(JTA) — Citing the recent spike in antisemitic attacks, the Jewish caucus in the California State Legislature has secured $50 million to help protect nonprofits and $10 million for an exhibit on antisemitism at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.
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Jewish Caucus Secures Nearly 80 Million for Jewish Community Priorities in State Budget
Today, the California State Legislature approved legislation setting the parameters for the 2021–2022 state budget.
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The California Jewish Caucus announces an ambitious 2021 legislative agenda
The California Legislative Jewish Caucus has announced new legislation that seeks to address key
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Jewish Caucus Announces 2021 Priority Bill Package
Today, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), the Chair and Vice Chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, announced the Caucus’ 2021 legislative priorities.
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Jewish Caucus Commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day at the State Capitol
Today, the California State Legislature marked Yom HaShoah with special events at the State Capitol. The State Assembly and State Senate passed resolutions authored by the Jewish Caucus honoring the victims of the Holocaust and officially establishing April 8, 2021 as California Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Jewish Caucus Chair Jesse Gabriel Comments on Approval of the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D – Woodland Hills), Chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus and Senator Scott Wiener (D – San Francisco), Vice Chair, released the following statement regarding the State Board of Education’s adoption of the final Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum.
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California’s Jewish lawmakers join show of support for hate crime bills
Members of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus joined a coalition of state lawmakers on the
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On JPAC Advocacy for an Improved Ethnic Studies Curriculum
In recent days, several articles have appeared about the proposed Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum
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California’s Jesse Gabriel weighs in on the ethnic studies controversy
State Assembly Majority Whip Jesse Gabriel also discusses the role states like California can
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The uproar over the California ethnic studies program, explained
California Jewish groups appear less concerned than a recent headline would suggest