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Abraham Orkin Freedman's photograph of the Western Wall from 1921 showed men and women praying together at the Jewish holy site. (Courtesy Tower of David Jerusalem Museum)
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The hunt is on for forgotten images of the Western Wall

by Deborah Danan June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

(JTA) — When David Freedman discovered a long-forgotten photo album in his parents’ Montreal basement last year, he found nearly 100 pages of century-old photographs from his grandfather’s year in […]

Participants dance through the “Red Sea” during the Deadhead seder in San Rafael on April 4. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Annual Deadhead seder is definitely different from all others

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins April 7, 2026April 14, 2026
Photo taken by Dena Fox, 10, at the JCCSF Purim party. (Dena Fox)
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J. sent ‘kid reporters’ to Purim parties with disposable cameras

Yael Bright by Yael Bright March 19, 2026June 19, 2026
Two headstones with candles on them, seen from above
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A cemetery photo assignment brought me back to my grandparents

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins February 12, 2026February 12, 2026
From left, Michal Sadan, 59, of Jerusalem; Mohamed Hassouna, 50, of Arad; and Zev Padway, 52, of Tsfat. (David Shlachter)
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‘Hinenu’: Bay Area man’s camera reflects Israel’s diversity in 100 portraits

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 2, 2026January 5, 2026
Sunny Schwartz sounds a shofar during an event on Rosh Hashanah 2025 at San Francisco's Crissy Field East Beach. The Golden Gate Bridge stands in background. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Our best photos of Bay Area Jewish life in 2025

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins December 30, 2025December 30, 2025
(©Richard Misrach; Courtesy Pace Gallery, New York; Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco; Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles)
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Luminous images of Bay show human imprint, social impact

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 14, 2025October 14, 2025
five men in WWII-era US Army combat uniforms work together to erect a flagpole atop a pile of rubble
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San Francisco getting a block named for famed Iwo Jima photographer Joe Rosenthal

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins November 26, 2024December 12, 2024
a book with hebrew text lies amid rubble
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Photojournalist Ziv Koren’s up-close photos of Oct. 7 horrors coming to Bay Area

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 30, 2024October 1, 2024
This photo by Tal Goldstein will be in the "October Rain" community art exhibit at the Los Gatos JCC in October. (Tal Goldstein)
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‘Even if we look normal, we are not’: Anguish pours out of ‘October Rain’ exhibit in Los Gatos

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

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