Gabe Stutman
By Gabe Stutman
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Fast Forward Sierra Club reinstates trips to Israel following outcry from Jewish groups
(J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Following an advocacy campaign by national Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, the Sierra Club has reversed its recent decision to cancel trips to Israel. Pro-Palestinian advocates had successfully pressed the American environmental group to scrap the trips, charging that the trips “greenwash Israel’s system of apartheid.” The cancelation…
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Fast Forward Twitter’s new curator for Middle East news apologizes for anti-Israel tweets
(JTA) — (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — A new Twitter hire responsible for curating news coverage of the Middle East and North Africa has apologized for tweets harshly critical of Israel made in 2010 and 2011 after they generated controversy on social media Monday. Fadah Jassem, a former journalist who…
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Fast Forward Billiards legend JoAnn Mason Parker is in a Jewish Sports Hall of Fame — now she’s plotting a competitive comeback
(JTA) — (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — For JoAnn Mason Parker, playing pool comes just as naturally as handling a knife and fork. “You’re not going to drop it, because you know what you’re doing,” the former child prodigy said, explaining the analogy during a recent video chat from Westchester,…
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Fast Forward California lawmakers approve revised version of ethnic studies curriculum that roiled the Jewish community
(JTA) — (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Jewish lawmakers critical of early drafts of an ethnic studies curriculum said they were satisfied with a version of the curriculum that cleared both houses of the California Legislature last week. The bill mandating ethnic studies would make the state the first in…
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News Stanford Diversity Programs Are Creating A ‘Hostile Climate’ For Jews In The Workplace, Staffers Charge In Federal Complaint
(JTA) — (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Two Jewish mental health professionals at Stanford University’s on-campus counseling clinic have filed federal complaints of workplace discrimination for what they call “severe and persistent” anti-Jewish harassment by colleagues. Dr. Ronald Albucher, a psychiatrist and associate professor in the medical school, and Sheila…
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News NFL’s San Francisco 49ers pick a Jew of color to lead their diversity efforts
(J. the Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Though she calls herself an “art kid” at her core, Christina Jefferson is no stranger to contact sports. Recently hired by the San Francisco 49ers to lead the NFL team’s diversity and inclusion efforts — a newly created position — Jefferson has a long history…
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Fast Forward Notorious Bay Area anti-Semite is now in the Hitler T-shirt business
(J. the Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Jon Minadeo Jr., a 38-year-old man infamous within the Bay Area Jewish community, has launched an online merchandise store selling virulently anti-Semitic and homophobic T-shirts and apparel in an effort to fund propaganda tours across California and beyond — what he calls his “activism.” Dubbed…
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News Jewish caucus inserts anti-bias ‘guardrails’ into California ethnic studies law
On Monday, California took a major step toward becoming the first state in the country to mandate completion of an ethnic studies course as a requirement for high school graduation. Assembly Bill 331, which will require all public high schools (including charter schools) to offer the course by 2025 and will make ethnic studies a…
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