Israeli 'unicorn' startups gallop to success in Bay Area By Maya Mirsky May 3, 2022 A record number of mythical creatures have cropped up in the Bay Area. But these particular fantastic beasts, while thriving here, have roots in Israel. The state as a whole now boasts the headquarters of 32 Israeli-founded “unicorns,” a term used to refer to privately held startup companies worth at least $1 billion. That’s nearly… Read More
Bay Area Palestinian and Israeli girls in leadership program visit Bay Area When Farah S. was 9 years old, her father was killed by Israeli soldiers at their home in the West Bank. Omri Dinur, an Israeli originally from the border… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Apr 21, 2022
Bay Area Some tech workers took ‘remote’ literally — and moved to Israel Koby Geduld clocks into work at 7 p.m. most nights. He’s a project coordinator for Tile, the San Mateo–based maker of Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices.… By Emma Goss Apr 13, 2022
Profile A jeweler’s winding path back to Judaism, and the family business Though he grew up in an Orthodox home, after decades of living a secular life, Andrew Litwin revisited Judaism and dove into it. The 63-year-old San… By Liz Harris Feb 10, 2022
Bay Area Helping people invest their money in solutions to climate change When the week-old Biden administration announced its first steps on climate change — such as halting new oil and gas leases on public lands and mandating… By Dan Pine Feb 11, 2021
Bay Area Mazel Tov Farms is high on Jewish branding When Cary Neiman named his cannabis company Mazel Tov Farms in 2016, he had no idea just how much luck it would bring him. “I don’t necessarily believe in… By Maya Mirsky Feb 10, 2021
U.S. Jared Kushner’s company plans to raise $100 million in Israel bonds Jared Kushner’s family real estate business wants to raise at least $100 million in capital through Israel’s bond market, according to papers filed near… By Gabe Friedman, JTA Dec 30, 2020
U.S. ADL, NAACP: Don't advertise on Facebook in July The Anti-Defamation League, along with the NAACP and other civil rights groups, is calling on corporations not to advertise on Facebook in July because of… By Ben Sales Jun 17, 2020
Books Shel Silverstein’s eccentric houseboat for sale in Sausalito Famed Jewish writer Shel Silverstein is best known for iconic children’s books such as “The Giving Tree” and poetry collections like “Where the Sidewalk… By JTA, J. Staff May 5, 2020