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PJ Library, a nonprofit program that distributes 245,000 books each month free to families in the U.S. and Canada, has made changes to its PJ Publishing imprint as part of a strategy to publish more books and reach more readers.

The Harold Grinspoon Foundationa Jewish philanthropic organization headquartered in Agawam, Mass., founded PJ Library in 2005 with the aim to strengthen readers Jewish identities and encourage their involvement in Jewish life. PJ Library is funded by both the HCF and donations via philanthropists, Jewish federations, community centers, and other nonprofit organizations in local communities. Globally, PJ Library ships 680,000 books per month, reaching 36 countries with books translated into seven languages to support both the PJ Library program for kids 0-8, and its PJ Our Way program, for kids 9-12.

Since it was established in 2014, PJ Publishing has published 41 books to date. Output for the imprint is expected to increase to 20 titles a year moving forward through efforts to sign more authors and illustrators around the world. We want to share new stories that havent been told, says Alex Zablotsky, managing director of PJ Library. Global expansion requires a broader bandwidth to find authors in other languages and to adapt the books accordingly.

To meet its publishing targets, PJ Library recently hired Simon Klarfeld as director of content. Additionally, Jill Shinderman joined PJ Library as director of publishing and creative development, while Chris Barash, formerly chair of the book selection committee, has been promoted to director of acquisitions. Finally, Catriella Freedman has been promoted from director of PJ Our Way to director of author and illustrator stewardship. Klarfeld reports to Zablotsky, while Shinderman, Barash, and Freedman each report to Klarfeld.

Speaking with PW about her new role, Shinderman says PJ Publishing has the opportunity to create engaging narratives with relatable Jewish characters that reflect the diversity of Jewish life and practice. She adds, There isnt a lot of content out there for Jewish kids and families. Its exciting to be a contributor in this space."

Shindermans background includes working for Nickelodeon, PBS Kids, Disney, and Scholastic. She also founded the small press Barclay Square Books. Shindermans goals at PJ Library include creating more author and illustrator connections and increasing annual output. Referring to PJs backlist as nutrient-rich soil, she notes, We want to grow in a way that takes the beauty there and elevates it.

Challenges lie in being very intentional with the titles youre going to publish, Shinderman says. Working within a program that reaches such a large number of families, we are conscious of and respectful of those narratives and characters that can speak to all different kinds of families, and in a way that connects to Judaism and Jewish life. Its very important to us.

PJ's past, present, and future

In addition to expanding the staff, PJ Publishing is releasing five new books between now and early 2023. These include Jonah by Tammar Stein, illustrated by Sabina Hahn (Aug.), which is an early chapter book that retells the story of Jonah, timed with the Jewish High Holidays; Hi, Hello, Welcome by Chris Barash, illustrated by Rosie Butchera (Sept.), a lift-the-flap board book about welcoming guests during Sukkot; and Five Brave Knights vs. the Dreadful Dragon by Netalie Gvirtz, translated by Shira Atik, illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt (Oct.). Originally published in Hebrew, the book is based on a fable from the Talmud that follows five siblings. Also slated for publication is Hanukkah at Monicas by Varda Livney (Nov.) and Im a Little Acorn, a board book illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford (Jan. 2023).

While some of the books PJ Library sends out through its programs are licensed from other publishers, several are new and original to PJ Publishing. Nevertheless, all of the titles tell stories through a Jewish lens, and the content has a broad appeal, according to Zablotsky. Further, PJ Librarys website states that all Jewish families are welcome to enroll in the programs, whatever your background, knowledge, or family make-up, or observance may be. Zablotsky explains, We view being Jewish as a religion, but also as a culture, nationality, ethnicity, thought, and philosophy. And the books tell all-encompassing Jewish stories, both religious and secular, he says. Selected titles are also available to anyone via Amazon.

As for its name, PJ stands for pajamas, because "PJ Library supports reading any time of the day, but we know that many families sit down to read books at bedtime, in their pajamas," the website reads.

Reflecting on PJ Librarys programs, Zablotsky is particularly proud of efforts to engage families and respond to their needs in real-time through various platforms, including not only books but audiobooks, animated stories, and online engagement activities. For example, PJ Publishing is creating a Ukrainian-language animation of The Suitcase, originally published in English by Nosy Crow in 2019, to support families in this extremely challenging time, Zablotsky says. Our expansion into multiple formats enables us to reach different people in different ways.

Looking ahead, Zablotsky hopes to grow PJ Librarys Spanish-language program. We are actively working to bring PJ Library to Argentina, the largest Spanish-speaking Jewish community, he says. Accomplishing this goal would effectively double [the] program.

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We are now in the middle of the period called bein hametzarim, known more commonly as the Three Weeks. As a nation, we mourn the destruction of our two Holy Temples during this time. This loss is more poignant now with all the different hardships swirling around our people of late; the numerous people who are seriously ill and dying both in Eretz Yisrael and throughout the globe.

We must realize that we are feeling the absence of the mizbeiach, the altar, which allowed us the opportunity to atone for our sins instead of being punished for them. The disturbing inflation, the collapse of many previously successful businesses due to the unprecedented COVID restrictions, coupled with the normal hardships experienced by the middle class in paying tuition and health care, are all reminders that we are missing the Shulchan from the Holy Temple, which helped the fiscal solvency of our people.

But the Three Weeks is not simply a time to ponder our loss. The Yerushalmi Tractate Peah (chapter 1) teaches us, Kol dor shelo nivneh Beis HaMikdash byamav, kilu charav byamav Any generation in which the Temple was not rebuilt in its day, it is considered as if it were destroyed again in that era. Thus, the Three Weeks is also a time to focus on why the Temple was destroyed and what specific sins are still lingering among us, such that their malignancy is blocking the restoration of the House of Hashem.

Here, thankfully, we step outside the realm of guesswork or suggestion. The Talmud clearly delineates why the Temples were destroyed. In Tractate Yoma (9b) the Gemara teaches us that the first Temple was destroyed because of the sins of idolatry, immorality and bloodshed. Then the Gemara poses the question, Mikdash sheini, shhayu oskin bTorah uvimitzvos uvgemilus chasadim. Mipnei mah charav The Second Temple, where the masses studied Torah, followed the laws and embraced acts of loving-kindness. Why did they lose the Temple? And the Gemara responds succinctly, Mipnei shhaysa bo sinas chinam Because they were guilty of senseless and meaningless hate.

The Gemara then adds the powerful message that this teaches us that the sin of such hatred is equivalent in severity to the sins of immorality, idolatry and bloodshed. We should also reflect upon the profound novelty that it is possible for a people to be involved in Torah and even do acts of kindness and yet be so riddled with the crimes of feuding with and hating their fellow man.

The Gemara then continues that both Reb Yochanan and Reb Eliezer observed, Rishonim, shnisgalu avonam, nisgalu kitzam. Achronim, shlo nisgalu avonam, lo nisgalu kitzam. Rashi explains this to mean that, since the sinners of the First Temple era didnt bother to sin in secret, the limit of the first diaspora was not kept in secret but rather was revealed to be a duration of seventy years. However, the sinners of the Second Temple, who camouflaged their sins, were not told when the long diaspora would end.

Rav Michel Birnbaum, in his wonderful sefer Sichos Mussar (volume two), offers another explanation of this Talmudic dictum. He explains that the generation of the First Temple was punished only for a short duration since it realized its sins. However, the generation of the Second Temple and the ensuing generations thereafter have not fully realized their crimes. Therefore, it was not revealed to them when the Temple would be restored.

This is a very important point. Many people fool themselves into thinking that they are not guilty of the crime of sinas chinam. A very important step for us to take during the Three Weeks is to pull out our little black book and look over those people who we are not talking to, those people we used to be friends with, and see how we can repair these relationships.

The Orchos Tzadikim (chapter 6) gives some reasons why people might hate one another. Sometimes, he says, sinah is generated by jealousy, whether of the other persons wealth, wisdom, prestige, spouse, or children. He counsels us that we need to combat these feelings by realizing that Hashem gives us what is best for us. Other times, he suggests, we might dislike someone because they abstain from doing us favors. The Orchos Tzadikim suggests that we should sidestep this by looking for favors from Hashem instead.

We need to remember the rule taught to us by Rav Chanina ben Dosa in Pirkei Avos (3:13). Vchol shein ruach habriyos nocha heimenu, ein ruach haMakom nocha heimenu Whomever people are not pleased with, you can be sure that Hashem is not pleased with him either. Thus, it is imperative for us to brush up on our skills of peacemaking and tolerance, so that we should be assured of finding favor in the Almightys eyes.

This is a subject matter we need to discuss with our children at this critical time of the year. Say to them, If you would like to work toward the rebuilding of the Beis HaMikdash and the coming of Moshiach, you need to learn how to get along with all kinds of people, even those who are surly and sour, even those who are stubborn and rigid, and even those who are opinionated and self-righteous.

In this merit, may we indeed be zoche to the coming of Moshiach, speedily in our time.

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Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights group that has been tracking cases since 1979, found that there were 2,717 incidents in 2021. This represents an increase of 34% over 2020. In Europe, the European Commission found a sevenfold increase in antisemitic postings across French language accounts, and an over thirteenfold increase in antisemitic comments within German channels during the pandemic.

Together with other scholars who study antisemitism, we started to look at how technology and the business model of the social media platforms were driving antisemitism.A 2022 book that we co-edited, Antisemitism on Social Media, offers perspectives from the U.S., Germany, Denmark, Israel, India, U.K. and Sweden on how algorithms on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube contribute to spreading antisemitism.

Hatred against Jews on social media is often expressed in stereotypical depictions of Jews that stem from Nazi propaganda or in denial of the Holocaust.

Antisemitic social media posts also express hatred toward Jews that is based on the notion that all Jews are Zionist that is, they are part of the national movement supporting Israel as a Jewish state and Zionism is constructed as innately evil.

However, todays antisemitism is not only directed at Israelis, and it does not always take the form of traditional slogans or hate speech. Contemporary antisemitism manifests itself in various forms such as GIFs, memes, vlogs, comments and reactions such as likes and dislikes on the platforms.

Scholar Sophie Schmalenberger found that antisemitism is expressed not just in blunt, hurtful language and images on social media, but also in coded forms that may easily remain undetected. For example, on Facebook, Germanys radical right-wing party Alternative fr Deutschland, or AfD, omits the mentioning of the Holocaust in posts about the Second World War. It also uses antisemitic language and rhetoric that present antisemitism as acceptable.

Antisemitism may take on subtle forms such as in emojis. The emoji combination of a star of David, a Jewish symbol, and a rat resembles the Nazi propaganda likening Jews to vermin. In Nazi Germany, the constant repetition and normalization of such depictions led to the dehumanization of Jews and eventually the acceptance of genocide.

Other forms of antisemitism on social media are antisemitic troll attacks: Users organize to disrupt online events by flooding them with messages that deny the Holocaust or spread conspiracy myths as QAnon does.

Scholars Gabi Weimann and Natalie Masri have studied TikTok. They found that kids and young adults are especially in danger of being exposed, often unwittingly, to antisemitism on the very popular and fast-growing platform, which already counts over 1 billion users worldwide. Some of the content that is posted combines clips of footage from Nazi Germany with new text belittling or making fun of the victims of the Holocaust.

The continuous exposure to antisemitic content at a young age, scholars say, can lead to both normalization of the content and radicalization of the Tik-Tok viewer.

Antisemitism is fueled by algorithms, which are programmed to register engagement. This ensures that the more engagement a post receives, the more users see it. Engagement includes all reactions such as likes and dislikes, shares and comments, including countercomments. The problem is that reactions to posts also trigger rewarding dopamine hits in users. Because outrageous content creates the most engagement, users feel more encouraged to post hateful content.

However, even social media users who post critical comments on hateful content dont realize that because of the way algorithms work, they end up contributing to its spread.

Research on video recommendations on YouTube also shows how algorithms gradually lead users to more radical content. Algorithmic antisemitism is thus a form of what criminologist Matthew Williams calls algorithmic hate in his book The Science of Hate.

To combat antisemitism on social media, strategies need to be evidence based. But neither social media companies nor researchers have devoted enough time and resources to this issue so far.

The study of antisemitism on social media poses unique challenges to researchers: They need access to the data and funding to be able to help develop effective counterstrategies. So far, scholars depend on the cooperation of the social media companies to access the data, which is mostly unregulated.

Social media companies have implemented guidelines on reporting antisemitism on social media, and civil society organizations have been demanding action against algorithmic antisemitism. However, the measures taken so far are woefully inadequate, if not dangerous. For example, counterspeech, which is often promoted as a possible strategy, tends to amplify hateful content.

To meaningfully address antisemitic hate speech, social media companies would need to change the algorithms that collect and curate user data for advertisement companies, which make up a large part of their revenue.

There is a global, borderless spread of antisemitic posts on social media happening on an unprecedented scale. We believe it will require the collective efforts of social media companies, researchers and civil society to combat this problem.

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In his first Middle East trip as President of the United States, Joe Biden appears to be keen to continue one of former President Trumps most prominent foreign policy priorities: urging normalization between Israel and Arab states. Although the UAE and Bahrain signed the Trump-brokered Abraham Accords at a governmental level in 2020, challenges remain at the grassroots level.

In response, states across the GCC have pursued different strategies to mobilize popular sentiment. In the UAE, normalization initiatives in the educational and cultural spheres are carefully tailored to instill compliance to an Israel-friendly narrative. For non-signatory GCC states, such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia, normalization is less straightforward; however, even these states have taken steps to prepare citizens for a new geopolitical reality.

While some Emiratis celebrated the historical Abraham Accords in 2020, they were signed against a backdrop of common skepticism.

Changing the narrative

While some Emiratis celebrated the historical Abraham Accords in 2020, they were signed against a backdrop of common skepticism. Surveys have historically shown strong opposition to normalization. The ability of Emiratis to freely express their views however is very limited due to official restrictions. In nearly every country in the Arab World, the Palestinian cause is exceptionally sacred, with many citizens developing pro-Palestinian outlooks from a very young age. Therefore, neither US-driven peace agreements nor national policies will bear fruit for stakeholders overnight.

Given this context, the UAE has begun socializing the new narrative about Israel in the education field. In a piece celebratingthe UAE-Israeli peace agreement, Hind Al Otaiba, former Director of Strategic Communications at UAEs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasized the role of education in breaking down Long-held biases and misinformed taboos across societies and by all age groups. In the spirit of Otaibas remarks, soon after signing the Abraham Accords, Emirati officials immediately embarked on a series of education reform projects. In January 2021, Emirati and Israeli Ministers of Education met virtually to facilitate higher education opportunities and academic exchange programs.

A few months later, in a video released by the Consulate General of Israel in Dubai on Twitter, Sumaiiah Al Meheirijoyfully announced becoming the first Emirati female to join the University of Haifa in Israel. Prior to Al Meheiri, Mansoor Al Marzooqi had become the very first Emirati enrolled at an Israeli university, IDC Herzliya. UAE Ambassador to Israel, Mohammed Al Khaja,took to Twitter to announce Al Marzooqis enrollment. He expressed in Arabic, Education is a bridge to a better future and a milestone towards mutual success and progress. His message was intended not only to celebrate a milestone, but to engage young Emiratis as well. Like many other public figures, Al Khaja depicts Emirati youth as aids to the UAE government in the peace-building process. In this way, officials challenge resistance and secure citizen participation in their political initiatives.

Starting with Education

Even if one cannot travel, however, the Emirati government has made learning about Israel readily available on its soil. In late 2020, Emirati officials announced the opening of The Educational Hebrew Institute (EHI) in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In addition to language, the institute also teaches about Israeli cuisine and culture. In an interview by Deutsche Welle, Director of EHI Josh Samet stated he was astonished by the extent of the demand. Israels official Arabic Twitter account, @IsraelArabic also tweeted, Hebrew language lessons are in great demand in the Gulf countries, especially in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Yousef Al Hameli (@hameli1234)tweeted a video of himself writing in Hebrew. In the comments section, Avichay Adraee, IDF Spokesperson for Arab Media, commented in Arabic, may god give you happiness. As Israeli citizens take the lead to educate Emiratis about Israel's native language and culture in the UAE, a group of citizens tolerant of the Zionist state are beginning to emerge.

Although relations between the UAE and Israel are not brand new, the peace agreement allowed state actors in the Emirates to begin openly propagating the idea that Israel is not an enemy.

By the same token, in school textbooks, Israel is now portrayed in a strikingly different light. Based on a report by the Institute of Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se), an Israeli non-profit, anti-Israeli sentiments have been reduced and moderated significantly. Although relations between the UAE and Israel are not brand new, the peace agreement allowed state actors in the Emirates to begin openly propagating the idea that Israel is not an enemy. The CEO of IMPACT-se, Marcus Sheff, stated that the new content was made available on the desks of schoolchildren in the Emirates just two weeks after the announcement of the agreement. These educational initiatives will potentially curb the magnitude of future opposition to normalization.

Non-signatory states

In other GCC states, normalization gestures have been implemented more subtly. In 2019, Middle East Media Research (MEMRI) and Anti-Defamation league (ADL) released reports criticizing Qatars school textbooks for alleged anti-Semitic content. Subsequently, the Qatari Ministry of Education amended and removed some texts mentioned in these reports. In IMPACT-ses most recent report on Qatari textbooks, David Weinberg described the changes as remarkable and somewhat encouraging. The ADL and IMPACT-se publications were mentioned in theDepartment of States 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Qatar.

Beyond top-down changes, the exchange of diverse opinions about Israel is present in liberal academic settings. In Dohas Education City, where several American universities have branch campuses, faculty members have facilitated dialogue about Israel that challenges the status quo.In his book on his experience as a Jew living in an Arab, Muslim country soon after 9/11, Garry Wasserman, a former professor at Georgetowns campus in Qatar (GU-Q), discusses challenging deeply-embedded perceptions about Zionism in his classroom. He even arranged an open discussion between a group of Israeli students and a group of other Middle Eastern students in GU-Qs campus. Exposure to counterarguments and other perspectives can potentially shape a new understanding of Israel beyond the Palestinian cause among some students.

For example, Andrew Jose, a freelance journalist and current student at Georgetown in Qatar, was part of class discussions in which Israel was a prime subject. Pro-Israel discussions do take place quite often, from what I have seen. If not pro, there are indeed tolerant perspectives that are not anti-Israel, but see Israel as a legitimate actor in regional politics. He also maintained that favorable views were articulated by some of his Arab classmates, many of whom encourage free discussions about Israel. Finally, Jose indicated that the university ensures the safety of students, especially when expressing dissenting views.

Nevertheless, considering the strength of pro-Palestinian voices in the Saudi street, swiftly implementing normalization policies would increase political tensions to a high degree.

Saudi Arabia

In the case of Saudi Arabia, The Ministry of Education has also modified content in school textbooks in recent years. IMPACT-ses 2021-2022 report makes the case that prior to changes, anti-Semitic tropes were omnipresent, including those associated with prominent conspiracy theories. For example, in a social studies textbook, students learn that the 1969 arson of the Al Aqsa Mosque was a plot orchestrated by the Israeli government. Also, in a removed passage in a Hadith and Islamic culture textbook, students are taught that the Zionist Occupation, and its associations and organizations, ceaselessly plot to demolish and destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque, or burn it down and damage it. Although the Saudi government took steps to moderate and improve content, experts argue that more changes have yet to be made. Nevertheless, considering the strength of pro-Palestinian voices in the Saudi street, swiftly implementing normalization policies would increase political tensions to a high degree.

Saudi Arabia has sought to shape public opinion and stir public debates about normalization through other means as well. In 2020, Saudi television channel, MBC, aired Um Haroun, a TV show based on lived experiences of Jews and Muslims in 1940s Kuwait. In the opening scene, actress Haya Abdul Salam engages in a monologue in Hebrew. In her last line, she says, We are the Gulf Jews, we were born in the lands of the Gulf. In another show, Exit 7, a comedy that discusses contemporary sociopolitical issues, an actor introduces a hint at normalization with Israel by downplaying the Palestinian cause. In an episode, Actors Nasser Al Qasabi and Rashid Al Shamrani discuss Israel and Palestine after Al Qasabi caught his son interacting online with an Israeli boy, Ezra. Al Shamrani accuses the Palestinians of being ungrateful for the Saudi government after everything it has done for them. The enemy is one who does not appreciate you standing for him and curses you night and day, more than the Israelis do, said Al Shamrani after Al Qasabi asserted that Israel is an enemy.

Taken together, these steps towards cultural accommodation of Israel are not without serious challenges. Formal normalization should not mainly concern peace-building initiatives and bilateral interests with Israel, such as the case in the UAE. Considering the deep-rooted pro-Palestinian spirit within GCC communities, the Palestinian cause should be a prime issue through which state actors actively demand concessions. Even though this would still not fully curb opposition at the grassroots level, stipulating viable solutions for Palestinians might reduce the high price of normalization.

The views expressed in these articles are those of the author and do not reflect an official position of the Wilson Center.

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In April, the Solana Beach School District implemented a new plan for how to vet donations of books and other media and officials said it will keep the decision in the hands of local schools and out of politics. But some parents and advocacy organizations are suspicious of the timing.

Theyre worried about the plan to place some material dealing with debatable topics on a bookshelf only accessible to children who have parental approval with library staff guidance. Theyre especially concerned because of the donation that preceded the plans adoption.

District officials said they realized they needed a way to standardize how they vetted donated books after they received three separate collections of books in short succession. But critics believe parental pushback to one of the collections a set of LGBTQ-affirming books donated by the nonprofit Open Books, formerly known as Gender Nation played an outsized role in the districts decision to create it.

Open Books provides age-appropriate books meant to affirm those with gender-diverse and LGBTQ identities to libraries and schools. The organization has been embraced by California officials, like State Superintendent Tony Thurmond who applauded a donation it made to San Francisco schools at a May event.

Open Books donated the collection to the Solana Beach School District last April at the request of a teacher but the books have remained out of circulation. It included titles like And Tango Makes Three, the true story of two male penguins who raised a chick, Its Okay To Be Different, which celebrates childrens individuality and Melissa, about a young trans childs journey to accepting their identity.

Despite being lauded by reviewers, Melissa, which is meant for children ages 8 to 12, has for years has been one of the books most challenged by parents according to the American Library Association.

Keiko Feldman and Morgan Walsh, the founders of Open Books, said the nonprofit has donated books to over one thousand schools, mostly in California, and that Solana Beach is the only one in which they werent immediately put into general circulation.

The pushback in Solana Beach, which began after a post celebrating the donation was shared on social media, comes as a wave of anti-LGBTQ sentiment has swept the nation. Proposed legislation that would limit the rights of LGBTQ individuals has reached a record level, and many of those bills focus on schools. According to the American Library Association, five of the top 10 most challenged books of 2021 had to do with LGBTQ issues.

Simmering opposition to the books burst into public at a November Solana Beach School District meeting during which some parents spoke out both in opposition to, and in favor of them.

Marina Fleming, whose nonbinary child was a student in the K-6 district at the time and chose to speak in favor of the Open Books donation at that November meeting, was initially supportive of early drafts of the plan. She especially appreciated the stipulation that library staff, known as Curriculum Resource Teachers, with subject matter expertise would be responsible for the vetting of donated content.

But when the final policy was revealed, Fleming was dismayed to read that books that take a particular position on a debatable topic, would be relegated to a professional shelf that is only accessible with the consent of a parent or guardian and the guidance of a Curriculum Resource Teacher. If a child is restricted from accessing a book, the policy instructs library staff to gently and discreetly redirect students to other books or shelves that match those students interests.

Officials said that what constitutes a debatable topic would come from feedback from community and educational partners, but also underlined their commitment to not having their educational priorities derailed by potential feedback and to provide materials on opposing viewpoints on debatable issues to enable students to develop critical thinking, as is stated in their library plan.

Jodee Brentlinger, superintendent of the Solana Beach School District, said their plan reflects the districts belief that it is our responsibility to make sure that our students and our staff have a sense of belonging, that they feel welcomed, and they feel included. That would include any of our gender-diverse students.

But the vagueness and seeming flexibility about what could would be considered a debatable topic troubles Fleming, and Max Disposti, who runs the North County LGBTQ Resource Center. Hes concerned by the possibility of books from the Open Books collection ending up on the professional shelf.

This would really send a message to kids that this book and their identity is something that they should be ashamed of, Disposti said. He also worries it will foster mistrust in the library staff by students.

In May, Dispostis organization sent a letter to district officials, which was cosigned by organizations like the local chapters of the Anti-Defamation League and American Civil Liberties Union and the California Library Association. It went so far as to say the plan could result in a soft ban on certain content. He did not receive a response, but Brentlinger called this claim misinformation.

If material has the potential of arousing strong reactions based on ones cultural beliefs or religious beliefs and philosophies, that does not preclude that material from going into general circulation, Jennifer Goldston, director of instruction and educational technology at the Solana Beach School District added.

District staff are currently in the process of vetting the three collections of donated books and said thus far all of those reviewed would be placed into general circulation, including a number of books from the Open Books set. Brentlinger could not confirm whether any of them would end up on the professional bookshelf, which primarily houses reference materials that may be out of the age range of students, but called it a remote possibility.

The plan also gives parents or guardians the ability to opt that their children be restricted from accessing any topics, titles, or genres. During group lessons or read-aloud sessions, if even one child in a class is restricted from reading a book, staff is instructed to select an alternate text.

Jen LaBarbera, director of education and advocacy for San Diego Pride and a cosigner of that May letter, has a masters degree in library science and questioned if the policy could allow a parent to restrict their childs access to books mentioning the holocaust, or the civil rights movement simply because they would prefer they not have access to them.

They acknowledged that some books about these topics may not be appropriate for elementary schoolers but said there are plenty of kids books about affirming those from marginalized backgrounds that could conceivably be at risk.

This pushback is starting with these books from (Open Books) about LGBTQ people, but I would be surprised if it ended there and people didnt take advantage of this policy to try and cut other books out of circulation, LaBarbera continued.

Brentlinger said that was unlikely and that the opt-out policy, which only applies to books in district libraries rather than those read in classroom settings, had been in place prior to the adoption of the new plan. Goldston added that in the past parents have primarily used the opt-out option to restrict childrens access to books that include things like war or guns, and also witchcraft or potty humor, such as Harry Potter or the childrens book series Captain Underpants, respectively.

The policy is no different than parents having a say in what their children can check out of a public library, said Brentlinger. And any request to restrict children from accessing certain content would be reviewed by a students teacher and staff and prompt a conversation about the specifics between all parties.

For Disposti, the children whose parents would opt to restrict them from accessing certain books, especially those having to deal with LGBTQ identities, may be the ones most in need of those resources.

We are concerned about the kids who have parents like that because those are the kids that are going to have the highest risk of suicidal (ideations), he said.

Ive seen them day in and day out and I see how much they suffer when they dont get their parents support, Disposti continued. Its devastating in their formation, their self-esteem, and it can take them years of therapy to recover.

Transgender and nonbinary youth are at asignificantly higher risk of experiencing depression and suicidal thoughts, with some data indicating 82 percent of trans youth had experienced suicidal thoughts. Emotional neglect by family and internalized self-stigma play a key role in those high suicide rates, though LGBTQ youth of color had the highest rates of suicidal thoughts.

But research shows that gender-affirming care and increased support in schools can save lives.

Even for children with parents like Fleming who embrace and celebrate their identity, the lack of representation can still affect them negatively, and can increase the risk of bullying on campus another risk factor disproportionately experienced by LGBTQ youth that can lead to higher levels of depression and suicide. Trans youth who attended schools they felt were LGBTQ-affirming experienced lower rates of bullying.

These kids are there, Walsh said. You cant make someone LGBTQ, just like you cannot make someone straight. So, were either going to honor and reach out our hands and our hearts to the children that are already there, or were going to ignore them shut them away and create a hostile school environment for them where they end up self-harming.

Solana Beach School District did recently develop a relationship with the nonprofit TransFamily Support Services, another signatory of that May letter, to provide guidance around these issues. While Fleming applauds that decision, she doesnt feel its enough.

Ultimately, Fleming believes the districts plan will make teachers feel like they need to be careful about what books they choose in read-aloud settings.

I hope Im wrong, but my experience was that my childs teacher had trepidation in facing those concerned parents, Fleming said. The lack of access to resources that affirm the diverse identities of students can not only negatively affect those children, she said, but can also prevent other children from better understanding their peers and lead to continued bullying.

Fleming said that every month their child asked her if the books from Open Books were on the librarys shelves, and every time she was asked she had to tell them they werent. Eventually, her child stopped asking.

They graduated from that school without ever seeing a book that represented them, Fleming said. I dont want that experience for other kids, whether they are out or not.

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It was February 25th, the day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Yevgeny and Anastasia Dubov, a Moscow couple in their early 20s, were in a panic. Recently married, both had just begun wellpaid positions in graphic design. But they had taken leadership roles as student activists in the public demonstrations in support of Alexei Navalny, champion of the opposition in Russia and nemesis of Vladimir Putin. Acquaintances of theirs had been rounded up and jailed. It was time they had to flee.

The next day they were on a plane to Istanbul, hoping that the situation would quickly return to normal. After a month, and with no end in sight to the war now in its sixth month, they made the move that Yevgeny had toyed with since the eight-month Nativ program he had attended here for Russian university students in 2019 they would move to Israel on Aliyah.

As Yevgeny and Anastasia related their journey at our Friday night Shabbat table, I was brought back in time. It was forty years ago that we stood in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York in support of Soviet Jewry, chanting the movements anthem, when they come for us, well be gone. Never could I have believed that all these years later this would be the fate of distant cousins of mine, the ages of my own children.

Their Jewish journey is a fascinating one. Yevgeny had one Jewish grandfather in Russia whom he didnt know well, and who himself was highly assimilated. Anastasia has no Jewish relatives at all; her mother goes to church. Over dinner, though, it was clear how much they relish everything Jewish. The day of their aliyah they changed the family name, from Dubov to the surname of Yevgenys one assimilated Jewish grandfather. Given a choice of pumpkin soup or chicken soup they went with chicken soup because thats what Jews traditionally eat on Friday night. Yevgeny remembered with fondness my wifes vegan whole wheat challah from his previous visit with us while on his Nativ program. After dinner, they commented how much it had meant to them to join a family for a Friday night dinner, and that the idea of a weekly family reunion is something you rarely ever see in Russia. We loved watching you give the blessings to your grown children its such a connection to a deep tradition.

I was puzzled: Where does this thirst and enthusiasm for things Jewish come from?

Yevgeny is Russian, but can no longer comfortably identify as a Russian with the decline and deprivation of political culture under Putin. Theyve stolen the home we knew, Anastasia says about recent events in Russia. And so, with a deep yearning to identify with an untainted identity, they are seeking to reconnect with the vestige of another culture and another heritage that they know is buried somewhere in their past their Jewish heritage.

But our conversation took a dark turn when I asked what their parents think of the war.

We try not to talk about it with them, Yevgeny answered. We, of course, are horrified all our friends are. But my parents generation still has delusions of Soviet pride in them. They dream of a return to supposed glory and eminence in the world. Its a generation that just laps up what the government spews out, and its all that they know. For them, this is not a war against Ukraine. Its a war against the United States. And its a war to the finish. Our very survival is on the line thats what theyre told, he said.

But when you send them photos of childrens corpses, schools and hospitals blown to bits how can they possibly support that? I asked.

They laugh at us, Yevgeny explained, that we are so nave as to fall for that fake news.

I was speechless. How could Yevgenys parents, who had raised such a sensitive and intelligent young man, be so easily duped?

I had always wondered how ordinary Wiemar republic Germans descended into a moral abyss. Surely it must have been the perfect storm of culture, history economics and the communication technologies of the time. A black swan, a confluence of events unlikely to ever repeat itself and entirely beyond comprehension. Who would have thought that in 2022 such a quick descent into collective moral depravity could overtake a culture with a strong economy, and where the internet guarantees that no atrocity is a secret from public view.

It was the Nazi chief propagandist Joseph Goebbels who once said, We shall reach our goal when we have the power to laugh as we destroy, as we smash, whatever was sacred to us as tradition, as education, and as human affection. And it was Goebbels who said, This is the secret of propaganda: Those who are to be persuaded by it should be completely immersed in the ideas of the propaganda, without ever noticing that they are being immersed in it.

It is an utterly unsettling thought. Goebbels ideas were instrumental in the deaths of 25-million Russians during World War II. And now, seemingly, good Russians like Yevgenys parents can dismiss the images of destruction, convinced of the purity of it all, entirely without noticing the propaganda within which they are immersed.

We remember so many tragedies during these three weeks of mourning between 17 Tammuz and 9 Av, but relate to them as events of the past. Recalling these dark episodes in history and watching what is unfolding today before our eyes is a sobering reminder that the rapid collective descent into the moral abyss is ever a threat lurking just beneath the surface.

Joshua Berman is a professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University and is the author most recently of Ani Maamin: Biblical Criticism, Historical Truth and the Thirteen Principles of Faith (Maggid).

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Prime Minister Yair Lapid, on Thursday, dispatched his national security advisor Eyal Hulata to Moscow to begin discussions with his Russian counterpart over the recommendation to end Jewish Agency operations in that country.

But Lapid intends to tackle the problem from more angles and after consultations held with officials, had decided that a delegation from his office, the ministries of justice, immigration and absorption, and the foreign ministry, will head to Russia early next week.

Israel is on a short time schedule as the matter of the Jewish Agencies Russian operations, is to be adjudicated in Moscow in a weeks' time.

"The Jewish community in Russia is deeply connected to Israel and its important surpasses any other matter of policy we have with the Russians," Lapid said.

"We will continue to act through diplomatic channels so that the important work of the Jewish Agency would continue," he said.

If the Jewish Agency is forced to close its doors, the immigration of Jews from that country will suffer severely. The current crisis that has been brewing for a while, is a new high in tensions between the countries, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Lapid had adopted a rigid position against Russia since its forces invaded their neighboring country five months ago and was the first among Israel's leaders to join the West in condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Officials in Jerusalem view the crisis as politically motivated and an act of vengeance.

According to a report by the Interfax, the Russian news agency, the demand of the justice ministry as it was delivered to the district court in Moscow, refers to "unspecified violations of Russian law."

An official letter was sent to the agency a month ago, containing questions which indicated Russia was aiming to shut those operations down. In the letter, the Russians asked if the Jewish Agency has a data base of Russian nationals.

The Russians may claim that the Jewish Agency is compromising the privacy of Russians by created their data base which is illegal in Russia.

The Justice Ministry reported to the court that after reviewing documents provided by the agency, a decision was taken to shut the operations down.

They also claim the Agency was favoring Russians who work in the fields of science and business and their departures could impact the Russian Federation's scientific and business potentials.

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The move against the Jewish Agency could be viewed as pressure to settle that dispute.

A senior official said the agency was negligent in its handling of the crisis after it had been raided a number of times of the past two years but it did not inform the government or seek its intervention.

"The Russians were waiting for such an opportunity and the Jewish Agency gave it to them," the official said.

But other officials in Jerusalem believe the Russian decision may be reversed.

A senior member of the government said that if not handled properly, the crisis could intensify.

"Russia may also come after the Nativ organization, an administrative unit at the Prime Minister's Office which is tasked with granting immigrants, confirmation of their Jewish heritage in order to comply with Israel's Law of Return

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The TAKE with Rick Klein

The focus on the Trump and never-Trump binary choice misses the mark when it comes to describing the state of the Republican Party -- both in describing its recent past and predicting its medium-term future.

The summer burst of Jan. 6 hearings in the House, coupled with a developing series of speeches by ambitious Republicans -- including what's expected at competing events in Washington this week -- reveal at least three discrete segments of the GOP.

Start with the large portion of the party that remains effectively under the control of Donald Trump. They are voters and candidates for whom clinging to falsehoods about the 2020 election remains a mantra and for whom perceived disloyalty to the former president is disqualifying, while Trump himself prepares for another possible run.

Then there's the much smaller and probably still shrinking ranks of never-Trump Republicans. The Jan. 6 hearings have given them recent prominence, but the ranks of those who have taken a firm stance against Trump and his lies are likely to be thinning with forced retirements, including of Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and the possible primary defeat of Rep. Liz Cheney in Wyoming.

The part of the party that could matter the most, however, is firmly in neither camp. Former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis might be the two highest-profile Republicans to try to place themselves elsewhere in the GOP -- loyal to Trumpism and its main goals, yet trying to steer away from the most egregious Trump falsehoods about 2020.

Dueling conservative conferences will bring different wings of the Republican Party to Washington this week. Pence is the featured speaker at a Heritage Foundation event Monday and a Young America's Foundation gathering Tuesday; Trump will give his first post-presidential speech in Washington at the America First Agenda Summit on Tuesday.

The never-Trump cohort will likely get less visibility for now, at least until Jan. 6 hearings resume in the fall. Kinzinger on Sunday offered a tempered assessment of where the party is heading, with a sentiment more Republicans probably agree with than may say publicly.

"Trumpism isn't dying, even though Trump is becoming irrelevant," Kinzinger told ABC's Jonathan Karl on "This Week."

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a rally ahead of Arizona primary elections, in Prescott Valley, Ariz., July 22, 2022.

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The RUNDOWN with Alisa Wiersema

David Jakubonis -- the armed man accused of trying to attack New York Rep. Lee Zeldin last week -- made his initial appearance before a magistrate on Saturday after being arrested on a federal charge of assaulting a member of Congress.

Jakubonis was previously charged with a state crime of attempted assault after he allegedly said "you're done" and came at Zeldin -- a Republican gubernatorial candidate -- during a campaign speech near Rochester, ABC News' Aaron Katersky reported.

Following the incident, which was captured on camera, the Army veteran was initially arraigned on the state charge and released on his own recognizance, though federal prosecutors said he should be detained pending a hearing Wednesday as to whether he is a dangerous flight risk, according to The Associated Press. (His attorney told The AP he should be freed.)

The situation offered Zeldin the opportunity to take a personal victory lap over New York's crime rates, which has become one of his foremost campaign priorities.

"The [U.S. attorney] arrested the person who tried stabbing me at our campaign rally. Grateful they came in to do what NY's broken pro-criminal justice system could not - uphold the rule of law. Cashless bail must be repealed & judges need discretion to set cash bail on far more crimes," Zeldin tweeted on Saturday.

The incident also appeared to spotlight a growing concern over violence aimed at lawmakers and other high-profile figures in the political sphere at home and abroad. Last month, Congress expanded the security given to Supreme Court justices and their families after an armed man was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home with an alleged plan to kill him.

More recently, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while giving a campaign speech -- a shocking attack in a country with little gun violence and a global reputation as one of the world's safest nations.

At home, the attack on Zeldin could breed more partisan resentment. On the heels of the event, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blamed it on "the left encouraging mob violence."

"This is the result of years of demonizing cops ... And then, of course, the guy who attempts to murder the Republican candidate for governor in New York. Gets let out of jail hours later. This is nuts. This is insane," Cruz said before an audience at the Turning Point USA Summit on Friday.

Per The AP, citing court records, the suspect in Zeldin's case told authorities that he has struggled with alcoholism and anxiety, consumed whiskey and "must have checked out" during the altercation and "did not know who the speaker was."

Representative Lee Zeldin attends the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nov. 6, 2021.

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The TIP with Libby Cathey

With former President Trump and former Vice President Pence stumping for competing candidates in the Arizona governor's race over the weekend, the state's voters appeared to be caught in a proxy-battle between the two Republican heavyweights amid ongoing fallout over the 2020 election.

At a banquet-style event in Peoria with roughly 350 guests, Pence joined Gov. Doug Ducey to support Karrin Taylor Robson, a wealthy donor and former member of the Arizona Board of Regents who is widely seen as the establishment candidate. In the wake of last week's prime-time Jan. 6 hearing, Pence only mentioned Trump to tout their accomplishments together while also taking a swipe at Trump's chosen candidate in the Arizona's governor's race, Kari Lake, saying "There are those who want to make this election about the past."

Meanwhile, Trump continued to lament the 2020 election at a large rally in Prescott Valley alongside Lake, a former local news anchor turned "Ultra-MAGA mom." Lake called President Joe Biden "illegitimate" and Trump "Superman" to an energized crowd that shouted "I love yous" back to her.

The Aug. 2 primary presents a test of whether Republicans want to move forward with Trump or move on from him -- with one undecided voter telling ABC News that she wasn't swayed by Trump's endorsement but was, potentially, repelled by it.

"There's too many people that don't like him, so whoever he is sponsoring is going to have a hard time in the primary and in the general election," said Anastasia Keller, a lifelong Republican and Arizonian who supported Trump in 2020 but had relatives break off from him. "They really liked Trump and what he stood for, some of the things that he accomplished, but the mean tweets and the overall attitude -- I just don't think that he can bring the country together."

At a town hall for Lake on Saturday, it was Pence that had voters' ire for siding with Robson.

"To me, it just reiterated my disappointment in Pence," said LeAnna Perez. "I'm done with Mike Pence. He's proving who he truly is."

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an event for gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson at TYR Tactical in Peoria, Ariz., July 22, 2022.Pence Az Rally

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4th. Thats where New Hampshire ranks on FiveThirtyEights elasticity index, which is a measure of how sensitive a state is to national trends. And as FiveThirtyEights editor-in-chief Nate Silver writes, theres not a whole lot of upside for Republicans right now in the Senate, but a state like New Hampshire could be potentially interesting as its voters have more of an independent streak. Read more from Nate on FiveThirtyEights 2022 midterm election forecast.

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WATERVILLE Beth Israel Congregation will honor its 120th anniversary on July 31 with a celebration at Enchanted Gables in Oakland.

The synagogue plans to launch its Foundation and the Future campaign at the event.

Its website describes the synagogue as a place where congregantsactively participate in religious, social and administrative functions. The congregation was established in 1902.

The anniversary celebration will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Tickets are $36 each and may be purchased by going to bethisraelwaterville.org

According to Beth Israels website, descendants of original members have preserved the memories and traditions the synagogue offers.

While rich in history, our current congregation lists many who have come to us from other states and countries, bringing with them their own religious and cultural experiences, it says.

The synagogue provides a variety of programs that include a religious school for children, adult education classes, lectures, community suppers and other social events.

Beth Israel moved to its current location on Main Street in 1957 and has a sanctuary, classroom, large social hall and kosher kitchen. Its leader, Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, has been serving the synagogue for the past 11 years.

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