Jewish Groups Release Statement Addressing âMisrepresentationsâ Regarding Ethnic Studies Photo by Peter Muller/Getty Images Several Jewish groups released a statement on February 4 addressing âmisrepresentationsâ about the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) issue in the media. The statement, which was spearheaded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, said that recent articles in Jewish publications about the ESMC âhave often misrepresented and misinformed on many of the details of the issue, its progression and the ongoing advocacy work that all our institutions are doing.â They proceeded to state that media reports have referenced parts of the initial ESMC draft that are no longer in the current draft as well as Jewish American lesson plans that are âfalse and out of contextâ that have yet to be finalized. Additionally, the Jewish groups allege that the recent reports havenât adequately described the âthe full timeline and scope of advocacy work doneâ by Jewish groups.