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Rabbi Andrew Straus

Rabbi Andrew Straus

Rabbi Andrew Straus is former Northwest regional director at J Street and past president of the Northern California Board of Rabbis and the Greater Phoenix Board of Rabbis. Previously he served as a rabbi at Temple Sinai in Oakland and Peninsula Temple Sholom in Burlingame. The views expressed in this piece are his own.

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AB 715 will do more harm than good in fight against antisemitism in schools

Rabbi Andrew Straus by Rabbi Andrew Straus August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

AB 715, which claims to fight antisemitism in schools, is not the right prescription for a very real problem. The past few years have been difficult for committed Jews. We’ve […]

Three political leaders shake hands
Posted inLocal Voice

When I met with President Carter about Israel’s ‘apartheid’

Rabbi Andrew Straus by Rabbi Andrew Straus January 3, 2025January 3, 2025
(From left) Andrea Trippen, Marlene Straus and Jacob Trippen in front of the Jewish preschool, Jewish senior housing and JCC in Cologne, Germany
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Reunited at last — meeting the German family that saved mine

Rabbi Andrew Straus by Rabbi Andrew Straus June 10, 2019June 10, 2019

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