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How one teacher transformed her students’ understanding of racism with a single experiment

How one teacher transformed her students’ understanding of racism with a single experiment

by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 10, 2020 | Children, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Racial Justice

*Photo from www.janeelliott.com* By Allen Schultz On April 5, 1968, a class of white third-grade students from Riceville, Iowa all had the same question for their teacher, Ms. Jane Elliott – why was their “Hero of the Month,” Martin Luther King Jr., killed the day...
JCJ responds to Supreme Court ruling protecting DACA program

JCJ responds to Supreme Court ruling protecting DACA program

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 18, 2020 | Children, Featured, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism

JCJ intern Adam Friedman Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision to block the Trump Administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  Following the decision, chairs of the Jewish Center for Justice...
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