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Toronto’s school board votes on a new antisemitism report today. Here’s what’s at stake

JL;DR SUMMARY The Toronto District School Board's new report on antisemitism is prompting mixed reactions from the Jewish community, with some appreciating the inclusion of Jewish concerns in diversity efforts while others criticize the continued focus on identity politics. 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 PolicyJewish CommunityJewish RepresentationIdentity PoliticsAnti ZionismIhra DefinitionDeiCommunity FeedbackToronto District School Board

Places mentioned

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Last summer, as hundreds of concerned Jewish parents rallied outside the head office of the Toronto District School Board, it was mid-June and coincided with a key meeting of trustees who were considering a new anti-racism policy."
Poland
"On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz comes an unprecedented exhibition about one of history's darkest moments."
Israel
"The parents were furious and they felt the board wasn't listening to the over 7,000 Jewish students and Jewish staff who reported feeling they don't belong anymore after October 7th. They've experienced cases like being labeled as racist because they're Zionists or being shunned by clubs and classmates because of the war between Israel and Hamas."
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