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Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Niva Ashkenazi

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

Galileo Academy of Science and Technology's entrance back in 2006.
(Bahn Mi via Wikimedia Commons/
CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inBay Area

Antisemitic graffiti at two S.F. high schools under investigation

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 20, 2026March 24, 2026
A member of security staff during a community safety event hosted by the Oakland Jewish Alliance at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, Sept. 7, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

How Bay Area Jewish orgs are re-examining security after the Michigan attack

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
DA Brooke Jenkins
Posted inBay Area

Hate crime charges filed after antisemitic and anti-gay graffiti on S.F. church

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
In "Havurah," Jewish and Christian students confront faultlines. (Eric Van Tassell)
Posted inTheater

For locals, helping pick a Jewish Plays Project winner is serious work

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 2, 2026March 4, 2026
From left, forum moderator Alex Cohen and candidates Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, Tom Steyer, Eric Swalwell and Antonio Villaraigosa take part in the 2026 Jewish California Governor Candidate Forum at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 26. (Jewish Federation Los Angeles)
Posted inCalifornia

Candidates for CA governor vow to keep Jews safe and Israel ties strong

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 27, 2026February 27, 2026
Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, speaks Feb. 18 at its West Coast summit in San Francisco. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inNews

JCPA head seeks to reset coalition building post-Oct. 7, Gaza war

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
Aviva Siegel and Keith Siegel discuss their captivity in Gaza, during a Feb. 12 appearance at the Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Two former Israeli hostages detail captivity, start new chapter helping refugees abroad

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 17, 2026February 18, 2026
Deputy District Attorney Robert Baker presents closing arguments at the Hall of Justice in San Jose on Jan. 29. (Jane Sinense)
Posted inNews

Mistrial declared in Stanford pro-Palestinian protest case

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 13, 2026February 13, 2026
California state capitol building with dome
Posted inCalifornia

Legal threat to AB 715 is ‘on weaker footing’ after group drops federal appeal

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 6, 2026February 6, 2026
Man places necklace on paper-mache tree
Posted inArt

With the hostages home, students artfully hang up their yellow ribbons and pins

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

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