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the ad promotes Zenith-brand radios with a "magic dial"
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We worry about hate speech on Twitter. 90 years ago, it was hate speech on the radio.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 1, 2022
the cover says "EMANU-EL" in large letters and features an old photo of a man with a beard
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‘All hail!’ 127 years ago today, this newspaper’s first issue

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 22, 2022November 22, 2022
A print announcement of our first website
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In the late ’80s, we were riding the ‘information superhighway’

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 10, 2022November 10, 2022
From a 1946 issue of the Jewish Bulletin
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70 years ago this week, the world celebrated a man who ended a previous pandemic

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 4, 2022
Portrait of Florence Prag Kahn in the collection of the Library of Congress
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How this San Franciscan became the first Jewish woman in Congress

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 24, 2022October 27, 2022
Conklin Bros. carpet dealers delivering by mule, as seen in a 1902 issue of the Emanu-El (this publication's original name).
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Vintage newspaper ads: 120 years ago, your carpets came by mule

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 19, 2022
Three Sacramento synagogues were attacked in summer of 1999 by white supremacists, as seen on our front page at the time.
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Synagogue security? It’s long been on Bay Area Jews’ minds.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
an ad in an old issue of J. has a circle with the word HATE crossed out and the slogan "Let's make this the sign of the times"
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30 years ago this week: hate crimes and a looming election — sound familiar?

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 30, 2022September 30, 2022
Aitan Melamud (center), now a retired urologist in the Bay Area, with fellow soldiers during the 1973 Yom Kippur War (Photo/Courtesy Aitan Melamud)
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In 1973, the Yom Kippur War put Israel’s survival at stake. Here’s how this newspaper covered it.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 28, 2022September 28, 2022
Illustration from a 1917 issue of this newspaper, showing Rosh Hashanah "Jewish New Year's Customs Observed in Ancient Times."
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From Rosh Hashanah columns of yore, hopes for the future

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

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