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BDS Movement Hopes To Go Mainstream

By Naomi Zeveloff

The boycott Israel movement hopes to wrap itself in the mantle of the mainstream American left. It invoked the civil rights and anti-apartheid movements at a national conference.Read More


Recruiting From Long Distance

By Naomi Zeveloff

SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Facing plenty of local competition for Jewish students, a Houston day school took the unusual step of looking to New Jersey, Israel and beyond.Read More


Hadassah Stumbles as Centennial Nears

By Josh Nathan-Kazis

Two Hadassah board members have been accused of misusing funds. Charges and counter-charges have left the century-old Zionist women’s organization reeling.Read More


Navigating Transition to Middle School

By Naomi Zeveloff

SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Jewish day schools have trouble keeping middle school students. One school has done better by putting special emphasis on a difficult age.Read More


Welcoming Special Needs Students

By Naomi Zeveloff

SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Parents of special needs students often complain that Jewish day schools fail to serve them. One school in Norwood, Mass., has found an answer.Read More


When a Family's Struggle Goes Viral

By Gabrielle Birkner

What happens when Jewish parents decide to share with the blogosphere their toddler’s fight to survive? Gabrielle Birkner tells a tale of hope and loss for the Internet age.Read More


Anti-Semitism Still High in Germany

By Don Snyder

Germany is still haunted by its Nazi past. One in five Germans still harbor anti-Semitic attitudes, a figure that has not declined in recent years.Read More


Making Day School Affordable

By Naomi Zeveloff

SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Affordability is a major problem for Jewish day schools. The Hyman Brand school in Overland Park, Kan., took a radical step: It slashed tuition in half.Read More


BDS Leader: 'End Game’ Coming in Mideast

By Naomi Zeveloff

Palestinian rights advocate Ali Abunimah told a national boycott Israel conference that the Middle East conflict is near an ‘end game.’Read More


Pro-Peace Group Barred From Leading Hebron Tours

By Nathan Jeffay

Pro-peace group Breaking the Silence decided to join a government-run tour of Jewish sites in Hebron on the West Bank. That’s when settlers’ groups tried to undermine the tour.Read More