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Niva Ashkenazi is J.’s reporter focusing on the East Bay and Yolo, Sacramento and San Joaquin counties, through the California Local News Fellowship.

Graffiti reading "Martyrs never die" and "Zionism is Nazism" was found inside a vacant building owned by UC Berkeley that was taken over by protesters in May 2024. (Photo/Courtesy JCRC)
Posted inNorthern California

ADL: Antisemitic incidents in Northern California remained high in 2024

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 23, 2025April 25, 2025
Man speaks at podium
Posted inPolitics

Ethnic studies bill in state legislature will be a fight, says JPAC director

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 21, 2025April 21, 2025
A woman wearing a hijab and a woman in a light pink blazer sit on a stage, reaching out to hold each other's hands
Posted inIdeas

Some bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families still seek peace — even after Oct. 7

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 14, 2025September 25, 2025
Musician Mikey Pauker is suing Harbin Hot Springs. (Courtesy River Siobhan-Sensation Media)
Posted inNorthern California

Harbin Hot Springs sued after canceling Hanukkah concert

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 7, 2025April 14, 2025
Protesters gathered outside a Santa Cruz theater on April 1 to demonstrate against a documentary detailing antisemitism. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
Posted inFilm

Anti-Zionist groups protest screening of ‘October 8’ in Santa Cruz

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 2, 2025April 29, 2025
"Any flag with the Nazi symbol is unacceptable, and it represents an act of hate against the Jewish community and others,” says Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz of Congregation Emeth in Morgan Hill. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Distress over Nazi flag on US 101 overpass unites Morgan Hill residents

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 1, 2025April 1, 2025
Albert Einstein Residence Center at UC Davis, July 12, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inNorthern California

UC Davis law school suspends student government over Israel boycott

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 27, 2025March 27, 2025
3D-printed handguns (left) and two 3D-printed devices (right) that can convert semi-automatic guns into fully automatic ones were allegedly found in Noah Bauer's home on Sept. 6, 2024. (U.S. Attorney's Office)
Posted inNews

Feds arrest East Bay man who ‘researched mass shootings’ targeting Jews

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 25, 2025April 1, 2025
The sign reads "Release Mahmoud Khalil, Defend Academic Freedom"
Posted inBay Area

At UC Berkeley rally, speakers decry Trump administration’s threats to pull funding

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 20, 2025March 21, 2025
"Be an activist, be a teacher," reads a T-shirt at an educators rally in Berkeley in May of 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Some Jewish educators are exiting the San Francisco teachers union over its anti-Israel activism

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 19, 2025March 21, 2025

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