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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Hear how Ottawaâs public school board decided to finally take formal action against antisemitism
Description: Lisa Levitan founded the Jewish Educators Group to help Ottawa-Carleton District School Board staffers like herself cope with increasing hatred.
The award-winning elementary school teacher says she receives âtwo or three calls or emails a dayâ about antisemitism directed at colleagues or studentsâwhich she immediately sends to the appropriate principal and to the school boardâs team.
But the responses seemed insufficient until this week, when the trustees passed a motion to hire a Jewish equity coach.
It was partly the result of Levitanâs lobbying, which included collecting over 1,000 signatures on a petition.
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