JIMENA in the Press

Effort funded by UJA-Federation of NY will culminate with new training programs for Jewish educators and administrators May 23, 2023 -- JIMENA has undertaken a major effort to help New York Jewish Day schools better integrate Sephardic and Mizrahi students, culture, and content. The project, supported by UJA-Federation of New York, begins with an assessment of nineteen Jewish Day Schools in New York to determine what types of interventions school administrators and educators need to create more inclusive classrooms. The assessment’s findings will enable JIMENA to design the right training for Jewish educators and administrators. “Jewish learning experiences must reflect
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By Sarah Levin April 25, 2023 Last month, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) director was fired as faculty director for the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education at De Anza Community College in Cupertino, California. Dr. Tabia Lee, who is Black, had served in that role for two years. She shared her story of that professional experience—and why she was fired—recently in Compact Magazine. In short, her story shows the power of a few vocal people with rigid views of identities and social constructs to obstruct DEI efforts that deviate from their worldview. They do not identify
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On this Hag Habanot, I welcome you to participate in JIMENA’s fight for the dignity, heritage and rights of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East. Your support will enable us to continue supporting Sephardic Jewish women through leadership development programs, research, professional development opportunities, trainings for Jewish Day Schools and mainstream Jewish organizations, and community building programs. Please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible Hanukkah gift to JIMENA today. (full article by JIMENA's Program Director, Sapir Taib here)
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