Four heads of school from the Bay Area talk about a mission they took together to Israel during the current war. They depict what it's like in their schools during this time, with heightened antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the region. Their schools are serving as places of refuge, as centers of Jewish pride where people organize opposition to pro-Hamas political proposals. The heads describe the conversations and images in Israel that are seared in their memories, the people they met who are "the traumatized serving the traumatized." They share what they have been communicating with their school since their return.
Adam Eilath, Head of School, Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City, California
Dan Glass, Head of School, The Brandeis School of San Francisco
Dean Goldfein, Head of School, Contra Costa Jewish Day School in Lafayette, California
Tania Schweig, Head of School, Oakland Hebrew Day School