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0 Sports Politics

'Chetanyahu?': NBA star sucked into Gaza culture wars over workout video

Louis Keene in Forward · 21 Aug

NBA player Chet Holmgren became unexpectedly embroiled in the Israeli-Palestinian discourse after a video of him practicing basketball at an Orthodox Jewish school gym in Los Angeles, which displayed Israeli flags, went viral.

0 Education Israel

This just in: Let day school students teach themselves, and each other, about Israel through journalism

eJewishPhilanthropy · 18 Jul

Joelle Keene, Executive Director of the Jewish Scholastic Press Association, argues for a revamp of how Israel is taught in Jewish day schools, advocating for a journalistic approach that allows students to investigate and form their own understanding.

0 Education Politics

LA Jewish day school censors two student newspaper articles on Israel-Hamas war

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 11 Jun 2024

Los Angeles Shalhevet High School's student newspaper, the Boiling Point, faced censorship of two articles related to the Israel-Hamas war by the school's rabbi and principal, sparking a debate on the limits of student journalism in a Jewish day school.

0 Education Ethics

Orthodox school reports 'credible' claims that its former head engaged in 'sexualized' communications to students

Louis Keene in Forward · 21 Dec 2023

An Orthodox Jewish school in Houston, Texas, has reported credible allegations of inappropriate behavior against its former head of school, Rabbi Ari Segal.

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At these Jewish high schools, football is a girl’s sport

Forward · 11 Feb 2022

Jewish high schools across the United States are seeing a surge in popularity for girls flag football teams.