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Wisconsin schools will be required to provide education on the Holocaust and other genocides for students in at least two different grade levels, under a bipartisan bill signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday.  Evers signed the bill at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, which has raised alarms about the rising frequency of anti-Semitic incidents. Federation Board Chair Moshe Katz said the goal of the bill is to ensure that the stories and lessons of Holocaust survivors are not forgotten.   "I grew up with Holocaust survivors all around me," Katz said. "And hearing their stories, I ...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signs bipartisan bill requiring Holocaust and genocide education in schools Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Ebony Cox / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Gov. Tony Evers signs Senate Bill 69 on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation in Milwaukee. The bill will incorporate at least one Holocaust teaching to students in public and private schools grades 5 through 12. Wisconsin schools will be required to provide education on the Holocaust and other genocides for students in at least two different grade levels, under a bipar...

View Comments Wisconsin schools will be required to provide education on the Holocaust and other genocides for students in at least two different grade levels, under a bipartisan bill signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday.  Evers signed the bill at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, which has raised alarms about the rising frequency of anti-Semitic incidents. Federation Board Chair Moshe Katz said the goal of the bill is to ensure that the stories and lessons of Holocaust survivors are not forgotten.   "I grew up with Holocaust survivors all around me," Katz said. "And hearing the...

Jewish Ledger Gary Jones, the new CEO of Jewish Federation of Western CT, is drawn to Jewish communal work By Stacey Dresner SOUTHBURY – When the board of the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut was searching for a new chief executive officer, Eric Albert immediately thought of Gary Jones. “As a member of the search committee, I first reached out to Gary to see if he would be interested in speaking with the committee about this position,” said Albert, a past Federation president. “I have known Gary for many years and I consider him to be an extremely though...