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Anne Frank and ‘Night’ may soon be required reading in Texas public schools. Is that good for the Jews?

JL;DR SUMMARY In an effort to standardize education, Texas is considering a legislative move to make key Jewish texts, including Anne Frank's diary and Elie Wiesel's "Night," part of a required reading list for public schools across the state. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Education PolicyHolocaustAnne FrankCensorshipDiversityElie WieselTexasCurriculumParental Influence

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Texas, United States
"Texas has been one of the most active states to pull books from shelves in response to parental complaints sometimes including versions of Anne Franks diary and other Jewish books."
Austin, Texas, United States
"Among those who testified against the policy was Rebecca Bendheim, a middle-school teacher at an Austin private school and author of young-adult novels about Jewish and LGBTQ identity."
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
"Hawes, a Fort Worth mother of four children in the state education system, first became an activist after her district removed the Graphic Adaptation of Franks diary from its shelves in 2022."
Keller, Texas, United States
"A parent reads aloud from Anne Franks Diary: The Graphic Adaptation at a board meeting for the Keller Independent School District in Keller, Texas, Aug. 22, 2022."
Israel
"A poem by Hannah Senesh, shown here in Israel in 1943, has been recommended for a statewide approved reading list in Texas."

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