Articles from Sara Sarasohn

The Jewish News of Northern California

The author as a newborn on Jan. 1, 1970 in Lodi with (from left) her grandparents, Ruth and Niro Sunada; her great grandfather, Shinkuro Ishida; and her parents, Eileen and Howard Sarasohn. (Courtesy)

Adding a Jewish ethnicity checkbox to California forms would erase our diversity

by Sara Sarasohn July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

Checkboxes matter. That’s why the California Senate is considering SB 1387, which would add a checkbox to government forms allowing people to identify their ethnicity as Jewish. Checkboxes matter. That’s […]