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Around the Bay

Comedian Modi Rosenfeld is coming to San Francisco. (Daniel Landesman)
Posted inComedy

S.F. has ‘Moshiach energy,’ says gay Orthodox comedian Modi Rosenfeld

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi November 7, 2025November 17, 2025
Fremont High School in Sunnyvale was one of the schools that canceled a talk by Luai Ahmed after organized protests by anti-Zionist groups. (DanielPenfield via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inBay Area

School districts sued after canceling talks by pro-Israel Yemeni speaker

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 6, 2025November 6, 2025
Daniel Klein, CEO of Jewish Silicon Valley (left) and ADL's Oren Segal. (Emma Goss/J. Staff)
Posted inTech

How AI is helping antisemites spread extremist ideas online, in plain sight

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 6, 2025November 6, 2025
Luai Ahmed speaks at a Malka Productions event on Oct. 27 in San Francisco. (Courtesy Malka Productions)
Posted inBay Area

UPDATED: Gay Muslim speaker canceled at Bay Area schools over his pro-Israel views

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 5, 2025November 7, 2025
A Palestinian flag was held aloft during a San Francisco rally on Oct. 28, 2023, that called for a cease-fire in Gaza. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

State finds additional discrimination against Jews in Oakland schools

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi November 5, 2025November 6, 2025
California state capitol building with dome
Posted inCalifornia

Arab American group sues California over new antisemitism law for schools

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 4, 2025November 13, 2025
Etgar Keret speaks with Ira Glass
Posted inBooks

In S.F., Israeli writer Etgar Keret unfolds stories about ‘my dead mom’

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi November 4, 2025November 4, 2025
Yitzhak Rabin speaks at a podium
Posted inFirst Person

I was born the day Rabin died. My Israeli mother wrote to me about her joy and grief.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight November 4, 2025November 5, 2025
woman at dais raising arm and fist
Posted inBay Area

Israeli LGBTQ activists coming to S.F. with worrisome update on rights there

by Dan Pine November 4, 2025November 4, 2025
Woman on phone
Posted inObituaries

Journalism pioneer Joan Bieder, 83, a mentor and champion for students

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

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