California
The pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA was closed off with multiple layers of barricades and a heavy police presence. (Jacob Gurvis)
August 14, 2024, 5:43 pm
UCLA can’t let protesters block Jewish students’ access to campus, judge rules
The temporary injunction, from U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi, is one of the most significant legal rulings to follow the spread of pro-Palestinian encampments
By Andrew Lapin
Anti-Israel protesters at the University of California, Berkeley on Feb. 26, 2024. (Source: NBC Bay Area/YouTube, via JNS)
February 29, 2024, 9:25 am
Some 200 anti-Israel activists force evacuation of Berkeley event
“Berkeley has students who are Hamas supporters and who flagrantly call for the destruction of Jews. Why were campus police not empowered to control this violent mob?” said Masha Merkulova, of Club Z.
By JNS
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured here in 2019, vetoed a bill to make the ethnic studies curriculum a graduation requirement following objections to the content of its first draft. (Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images)
August 30, 2023, 10:58 am
California Jewish groups welcome mandate that ethnic studies classes avoid ‘bigotry’
Jewish groups said a draft of a model curriculum published in 2019 excluded their experiences and included anti-Israel sections.
By Jacob Gurvis
Sather Gate at Berkley University in California (Photo is in the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
August 30, 2023, 9:41 am
Shellfish dumped on Berkeley’s Jewish fraternity house on first Shabbat of semester
“We realized this is more than just a prank,” Alpha Epsilon Pi's president said.
By Emma Goss
"We Are All Connected To Each Other Through Nature," water based paints and screen printed drawings on vinyl over metal truss and handmade lighting, 12x12x18 ft, by Laurie Shapiro. Photo courtesy of Laurie Shapiro
June 5, 2023, 9:22 am
California installation artist returns to Pittsburgh with big piece and bold message
Laurie Shapiro's mesmerizing structure invites visitors to find meaning in color, texture and experience
By Adam Reinherz
April 25, 2022, 10:05 am
Jewish Pittsburgher killed in an act of violence in California
23-year-old was living on the West Coast since graduating from Chapman University
By David Rullo
October 1, 2020, 3:47 pm
Getting ethnic studies right
"We hope that California will ultimately serve as a model of how to create such a program. For now, it has some work to do."
The California state capitol in Sacramento (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
October 1, 2020, 2:48 pm
California governor vetoes bill making ethnic studies a high school requirement
He said the graduation requirement needs more revising.
By Marcy Oster
California State Sen. Scott Wiener speaks at the Lambda Legal West Coast Liberty Awards in Beverly Hills, California in 2018. Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images via JTA
September 16, 2020, 4:20 pm
Calif. state senator facing anti-Semitic, homophobic attacks — and death threats
Wiener being called a pedophile because he introduced a bill that removes a disparity regarding who has to register as a sex offender.
By Ben Sales
An illustrative view of a school board meeting of the Oakland Unified School District. In May, the school board passed a resolution stating that it supports “the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft as written," despite concerns over anti-Semitism. Screenshot from JNS.
July 17, 2020, 3:35 pm
Calif. school boards forge ahead with controversial ethnic-studies curriculum
The proposed educational directive has been accused of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias, with little, if any, Jewish input into what will be taught to public-school students.
By Jackson Richman
June 6, 2019, 8:45 pm
CA progressives want state Party to link Israeli government to Pgh massacre
Far left democrats critical of Isreal
By JTA Staff
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