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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Adam Schiff

Courtesy of Wikipedia Adam Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff was a member of the California State Senate from 1996 to 2000. Schiff graduated from Stanford and Harvard Law School. As an assistant United States attorney, he successfully prosecuted Soviet spy Richard Miller in 1993 and began running for

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UCSD Highlighted in ADL Report on Nationwide Campus Turmoil: June 18, 2024; StandWithUs Reports on Hunter College and Columbia University

The Anti-Defamation League assigned a “D” grade to UC San Diego over antisemitism on the campus.  The grading was part of a nationwide evaluation of major universities throughout the country. [Press Release]

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Jewish Family Service Condemns Biden Administration’s Asylum Policy

Kate Clark, Esq., senior director of immigration services at Jewish Family Service of San Diego: “We know from experience that punitive actions like this executive order will do nothing to solve the humanitarian crisis at our borders. We need all levels of government to come together to aid and increase safe pathways for people fleeing violence and persecution and in the immediate future increase numbers being processed through ports of entry.” [Press Release]

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Santa Monica College Professors Demand Students Take Anti-Israel Viewpoint on Tests

The StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department sent a demand letter on Monday to Santa Monica College  (SMC) after two professors issued mandatory class assignments compelling students to adopt anti-Israel political propaganda as objective truth in order to complete the assignments. [Press Release]

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Students Sue UCLA For Allowing ‘Jew Exclusion Zone’ During Violent Pro-Palestinian Encampment

Published by The Daily Caller Jewish students filed a lawsuit against the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the regents of the University of California system Wednesday over the administration’s alleged lack of effort to shut down a pro-Palestinian encampment that created a “Jew Exclusion Zone.” In April, students protesting the school’s ties to

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