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Yom HaAtzmaut

Menachem Silverstein on stage at the Laugh Factory. (Courtesy)
Posted inCalendar

Upcoming events: Comedy. Coexistence. Bookfest.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

So much happens in our community every day that it can be hard to sift through all of the events. We’re highlighting a few here, in every corner of the […]

Boaz Cogan (right) hugs Debbie Cogan during a Yom HaAtzmaut celebration at the Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos, April 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inYom HaAtzmaut

Israel Independence and Israel Memorial Day events around the Bay Area

by J. Staff April 15, 2026April 15, 2026
Shulamith performing at a Seder in Rome, Italy, 1971. Left to Right: Rachel Neiman, Rina Neiman, Shulamith Dubno Neiman, Becky Neiman, David Neiman. (Courtesy Rina Neiman)
Posted inFashion

Her dresses, now archived, tell Israeli and Arab fashion history

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 13, 2026April 14, 2026
Students at San Jose State University protested against guest speaker Jeffrey Blutinger, the director of Jewish studies at Cal State Long Beach, who was scheduled to talk about pathways to peace for Israelis and Palestinians on Feb. 19 2024. (Photo/Hagit Shekel)
Posted inYouth Voice

In their words: This is a fight for basic human rights

by Jennifer Hauth April 25, 2025April 28, 2025
These cookies have the sweetness and flavor of baklava and none of the stickiness. (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Pistachio-date cookies taste like baklava without the work

Micah Siva by Micah Siva April 23, 2025June 19, 2025
Israeli flags were in abundance at a rally in San Francisco's Union Square on  Sept. 18, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inYouth Voice

In their words: My support for Israel goes beyond its mere existence

by Brody Jake Friedeberg April 22, 2025April 22, 2025
A Tel Aviv protest at the start of Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel's Independence Day, featured a sea of flags, April 25, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Ben Sales)
Posted inNews

On Israel’s 75th Independence Day, its flag has taken on new meaning as a protest symbol

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
Ofra Haza died in 2000, but AI technology has allowed for her voice and likeness to be recreated and used in a new song. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Two iconic Israeli singers have been resurrected via AI for a duet. Not everyone is happy.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA April 20, 2023April 20, 2023
Yom HaAtzmaut celebration at Congregation Emanu El in San Francisco, May 1, 2017. (File photo)
Posted inYom HaAtzmaut

Even in crisis, Israel at 75 deserves celebration, local planners say

by Dan Pine April 20, 2023
Children sing at a 2014 Yom HaAtzmaut event in Palo Alto. (Photo/Saul Bromberger)
Posted inBay Area

Where to celebrate Israel at 75 around the Bay Area

by J. Staff April 14, 2023April 26, 2023

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