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Jewish leaders must work with educators to battle antisemitism — not demonize us

JL;DR SUMMARY Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, responds to criticisms at the Jewish Federations of North America's General Assembly, highlighting the necessity for collaboration between Jewish leaders and educators to effectively combat antisemitism. 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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Jewish Federations Of North AmericaJewish LeadershipStudent SafetyJewish ValuesPublic EducationCollaborationRandi WeingartenTeachers Unions

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New York City, New York, United States
"Our New York City local, the UFT, has partnered with the citys Department of Education to promote a new curriculum called Hidden Voices, about prominent Jews through the decades."
Israel
"Many teach in the public schools precisely because of their Jewish values. But they, like many Americans and many American Jews, are alienated from Israel because of the actions of the Israeli government."
Southern District, Israel
"We cant ignore the anti-democratic actions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus government, the settler violence in the West Bank or the humanitarian crisis in Gaza."

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