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Abby Porth

Abby Porth

Abby Porth is the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco.

More than 1,000 mourners gathered at a Parkland, Florida synagogue on Feb. 16, 2018 for the funeral of Meadow Pollack, 18, one of the 17 students and staff killed in a school shooting this week. (Photo/JTA-WSVNTV)
Posted inOpinion

Helping ‘outcast’ kids not become shooters is our imperative

Abby Porth by Abby Porth February 19, 2018February 19, 2018

This week’s horrifying news of the Parkland shooting perpetrated by a teen “social outcast” harboring white supremacist ideas has resurfaced public outrage about guns. A great deal has already been written […]

The scene at the entrance to Emancipation Park during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Justice shall we pursue: how to respond to ‘Patriot’ rally

Abby Porth by Abby Porth August 22, 2017August 22, 2017
Trump gives thumbs up
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

Nine reasons Jewish organizations should issue fewer public statements

Abby PorthDavid Bernstein by Abby Porth and David Bernstein March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

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