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Niva Ashkenazi is a J. staff writer through the California Local News Fellowship.

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
Deputy District Attorney Rob Baker presents his closing argument to the jury, with the defendants and their attornies behind him, as seen in this courtroom sketch at the Hall of Justice in San Jose, on Jan. 29. (Jane Sinense)
Posted inBay Area

Verdict anticipated soon in Stanford pro-Palestinian protester case

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 2, 2026February 5, 2026
Rabbi Avi Dabush, executive director of Israel-based Rabbis for Human Rights, spoke about his organization’s work at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav on Jan. 26. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Israeli rabbi sounds alarm about settler violence in the West Bank during S.F. talk

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 30, 2026January 30, 2026
Berkeley High School students hold a pro-Palestinian "teach-out" at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park after walking out of class on Jan. 27. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Berkeley High students stage pro-Palestinian walkout on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

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