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Beverly Hills school board narrowly votes to fly Israeli flags in effort to combat antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY Beverly Hills Unified School District has decided to display Israeli flags in its facilities during Jewish Heritage Month, igniting a debate on whether such a measure, aimed at combating antisemitism, is appropriate. 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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Public SchoolsHolocaust EducationBeverly HillsGeopoliticsInternational Holocaust Remembrance AllianceCommunity ResponseIsraeli FlagSchool BoardJewish Heritage Month

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Beverly Hills, California, United States
"The Beverly Hills Unified School District will display the Israeli flag in all of its facilities during Jewish Heritage Month starting next year, in an unusual move that split the school board in the ritzy and heavily Jewish enclave within Los Angeles."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"The resolution represents an aggressive response to concerns about antisemitism in Beverly Hills, which is home to celebrities as well as an epicenter of Los Angeles Iranian Jewish community."
Israel
"This should be a no-brainer for a school district that represents one of the only Jewish-majority communities outside of Israel, Mirisch said at Tuesdays meeting."
California, United States
"The resolution comes as California has faced heightened scrutiny over antisemitism in public schools."

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