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When Jewish teachers fight back: American Jewish teachers push back against antisemitism - opinion

Instead of buckling under hostile conditions, educators in the Jewish Affairs Caucus decided to stay and write new anti-discrimination protections into the NEA's governing documents.

  • Karen Bloom, a mathematics teacher, led NEA's fight against antisemitism.
  • Bloom blocked one-sided resolutions criticizing Israel in 2022.
  • Religion and ethnicity were added to NEA's protected categories in July 2026.

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