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California school board members accused of antisemitism during contentious meeting

JL;DR SUMMARY At a Pajaro Valley Unified School District meeting, two board members made comments perceived as antisemitic, sparking calls for an apology from the Anti-Defamation League. 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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Anti Defamation LeagueJewish CommunityEthnic StudiesAnti ZionismPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictCalifornia SchoolsGabriel MedinaJoy FlynnCommunity Responsive Education

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Pajaro Valley, California, United States
"The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting, April 17, 2025, with Gabriel Medina at right and Joy Flynn at left."
San Jose, California, United States
"Earlier this month, California's Department of Education ruled that a San Jose school's ethnic studies curriculum had discriminated against Jewish students."
Santa Ana, California, United States
"In February, the Santa Ana Unified School District was required in a settlement to stop teaching ethnic studies courses altogether until they are revised."
Columbia University, New York, United States
"Medina said. I dont see you advocating to bring back Abrego Garcia or Mahmoud Khalil. I dont see you guys doing that."
El Salvador
"He then referred to Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador, and to Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian protester arrested by ICE at Columbia University."

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