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At UCLA, a week of "building peace through education
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (555+ words) The 24 educators'from the Middle East'arrived at UCLA with two objectives: to share their experience building school communities where students can thrive amid turmoil, and to immerse themselves in the innovative centers of learning that Los Angeles has to offer. The…...
The past, present and future of Jews and the labor movement in Los Angeles
2+ week, 4+ day ago (263+ words) Professor Luce is the project director of the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment's Memory Work Research Initiative and a lecturer in the UCLA Department of Labor Studies. Her research explores immigration, labor and working-class culture in the…...
Watch: How Jewish heritage echoes in musical sounds and storytelling
3+ week, 3+ day ago (151+ words) [Click the play button above to watch the video.] Is there a set of musical elements that define music as Jewish? Michael Beckerman, dean of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, says the answer is nuanced. He studies what…...
IN FOCUS: Jewish American Heritage Month
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (371+ words) UCLA Library preserves archives of historic Jewish synagogue The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which had served the surrounding community for more than 100 years, was destroyed during the Eaton fire in Altadena. UCLA Library acquired the temple's extensive records in…...
The mirage of a new Middle East
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (169+ words) Newsroom | UCLA Dalia Dassa Kaye is a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and an internationally recognized expert on US policy and the Middle East. This piece originally appeared in Foreign Affairs on March 6, 2026. Eager to…...
Chancellor Julio Frenk: Treating antisemitism as the threat it is
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (133+ words) For UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk, eradicating antisemitism is a moral imperative and a deeply personal one, and he has made it a top priority since joining UCLA last year. In'a letter to the Wall Street Journal'(quoted below) in response…...
Jewish leaders and students define resilience at UCLA Hillel event " and more media coverage of UCLA
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (305+ words) UCLA Jewish Journal reported on UCLA Hillel's "Celebration of Jewish Resilience," an event that brought together students, faculty and community leaders to reflect on campus climate and Jewish identity. UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk emphasized that "hate has no place on…...