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Josefin Dolsten

Josefin Dolsten

JTA Staff Writer

"Welcome to 8chan, the darkest reaches of the internet," reads the banner at the top of the notoriously hateful message board.
Posted inTech

What is 8chan, the site linked to shooters in Christchurch, Poway and El Paso?

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten August 5, 2019August 6, 2019
Rabbi Mira Rivera of New York's Romemu congregation in her office (Photo/JTA-Josefin Dolsten)
Posted inU.S., Religion, Jewish Life, News

A Filipino-American dancer turned rabbi wants to change the conversation about Jews of color

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten July 3, 2019July 5, 2019
These fliers were found at UC Berkeley and UC Davis as well as at Vassar College in New York. (Photo/StandWithUs)
Posted inUncategorized, California

Campuses in California and elsewhere see increase in white supremacist fliers

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten June 27, 2019June 28, 2019
The 2018 San Francisco Dyke March coming down Castro Street (Photo/Instagram-@sfdykemarch)
Posted inPride

Despite DC controversy, S.F. Jews don’t expect problem with Jewish flags at local Dyke March

Josefin Dolsten by JTA, J. Staff and Josefin Dolsten June 17, 2019
Canadian indigenous and Jewish photographer Kali Spitzer (left) was mostly raised in Victoria by her Jewish mother, Eloise (right). (Photos/Kali Spitzer)
Posted inCulture

This indigenous and Jewish photographer wants to tell her people’s stories — before it’s too late

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten June 4, 2019June 4, 2019
SooJi Min-Maranda is among the few people of color in visible leadership roles in the Jewish community. (Photo/JTA-J.D. Scott)
Posted inJewish Life

Meet the Korean-American woman who leads the Jewish Renewal movement

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA April 17, 2019
At Camp Tawonga, kids abide by the CHAKWACO rule, which stands for “consensual hugging and kissing with all clothes on.” (Photo/Courtesy Camp Tawonga)
Posted inBay Area, U.S., Education, News

Jewish summer camps address consent and coupling in #MeToo era

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten April 4, 2019April 4, 2019
a young man in glasses looks at the camera
Posted inNews

What it’s like to be a transgender Jew in the military now

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten February 1, 2019February 1, 2019
From left, Bishop James Shannon, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery, Feb. 6, 1968. (Photo/JTA-Charles Del Vecchio-Washington Post-Getty Images)
Posted inMLK Day

Jews of color on what MLK Day means to them in 2019

Ben SalesJosefin Dolsten by JTA, Ben Sales and Josefin Dolsten January 20, 2019January 18, 2019
Protesters walk during the Women's March on Washington, Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Mario Tama-Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

Which local Women’s Marches are and aren’t affiliated with the national group

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA January 18, 2019January 18, 2019

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