21
Apr
The Antisemitism Awareness Act Is Back
If passed, how will the Antisemitism Awareness Act be used to curb harassment of Jewish students?
21
Jul
Wisdom Project | Edith Everett, 94
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Jodi Blecker
Edith Everett’s days continue to be filled with endeavors to repair the world and she encourages others to do the same.
04
Nov
Opinion | Are Haredim Failing Their Children?
Like the misguided heroes of some Greek tragedy, Haredi leaders and educators in both the United States and Israel are waging battle to defend, as they see it, their way of life.
14
Apr
What Is the One Thing Students Should Leave College Knowing?
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Moment
Moment speaks with a diverse group of educators and thinkers including Leon Botstein, Erica Brown, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Bob Mankoff and others.
24
Jan
The State of Holocaust Education in America
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By
Dan Freedman
Fifty years ago, Holocaust education was introduced in public schools as a way to encourage moral development. In an era of polarization, is this message at risk of being forgotten?
03
Jun
Opinion | The Fights That Bind
A glutton for punishment, I recently slogged my way through all 316 online comments attached to a New York Times piece in which two Howard University officials, Brandon Hogan and Jacoby Adeshei Carter, defended themselves against the accusation by Cornel West and Jeremy Tate in The Washington Post that their decision to eliminate Howard University’s classics department to save money was a “spiritual catastrophe.”
04
Nov
Debate | Are Colleges Overprotecting Their Students? | No
The university context is special, because students have a status that allows the university to regulate them qua students—which is very different from the relationship between a citizen and the state.
04
Nov
Debate | Are Colleges Overprotecting Their Students? | Yes
Not only does the university not have the right, or the power, to educate students in what it thinks is civil or not civil; doing so is contrary to the goal of a liberal arts education.
23
Jan
What Israeli School Children Learn About American Jewish Life
The year 2017 was another rocky one in the relationship between Israel and many American Jews, punctuated by conflict over matters once considered common ground. Some controversies—including a backlash over comments about American Jews’ military service by Israeli deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely—suggest a level of misunderstanding that could end up harming both sides.
15
Nov
What American Jewish Children Learn About Israel
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Sarah Breger
“Going to college and learning about the occupation for the first time made me reflect back on my 11 years of Jewish education with sadness and anger, realizing that our Israel education had been misleading and one-sided.”
08
Nov
Interview | Lisa Pleskow Kassow: Director, Trinity College Hillel and Senior Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life
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By
It’s the 70th anniversary of Trinity College Hillel. How has the college changed since you started almost 17 years ago?
03
Oct
School Day One: Dispatch From Another Israel
The entire scene makes me proud of Israel, this one and only Jewish State, in which quality education and caring for its youngest children are such high priorities.