by George J Elbaum

Today being the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Collaborative and California Department of Education presented this SCHOOL LEADERHIP TO END HATE – A Winter Institute for School and District Leaders. The conference brought together 80 school administrators (Principals, Superintendents, and others in leadership roles) representing more than 40 different school districts from across the state. The day’s program began with “Antisemitism Past and Present”, an hour conversation between Morgan Blum Schneider, Director of the JFCS Holocaust Center and myself, and was followed by break-out sessions and workshops conducted by Facing History and Ourselves, The Twige Project, and the CA Department of Education, where this conference was held. The event’s key speaker was Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction (center in photo below).