Jonathan Bernstein Jonathan Bernstein is the executive director of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces’ San Francisco Bay Area region. Recent Stories May 28, 2017 Remember the six days — and the soldiers — that saved us Oct 14, 2016 Riding with heroes: a bike journey with Israel’s soldiers Feb 13, 2009 Beware of anti-Semitism germinating in Oakland Apr 15, 2005 Same-sex marriage &mdash a matter of civil rights, not religion Apr 4, 2003 Confront rising anti-Semitism by speaking against it May 24, 2002 Extreme leftists fueling an anti-Semitic climate here