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Natalie Weinstein

Natalie Weinstein is J.'s senior editor. She previously worked as a senior editor at CNET News and, in the 1990s, as a reporter and editor at J., which was then called the Jewish Bulletin.

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Israel travel tips for 2026: Apps, public transit, safety

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J. wants your stories from Jewish summer camp in Northern California

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At 22, East Bay native Tessa Veksler is a Jewish leader with national sway

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Jewish Coalition for Literacy shuts down after 25 years of teaching kids to read

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Oakland man arrested in connection with string of UC Berkeley arsons

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Pro-Palestinian activists claim credit for second arson at UC Berkeley

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Longtime J. staffer peppers memoir of ‘late-life love’ with humor, brutal honesty

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