Inside Sha’ar Zahav: a look at the history of SF's LGBTQ synagogue By Ron Lezell Mar 8, 2022 Congratulations to J. on digitizing its archives, which tell the story of our remarkable Jewish community. And thank you for the excellent recap of J.’s coverage of LGBTQ Jews over the years (“How we covered – or didn’t cover – LGBTQ Jews,” Feb. 18). As a founding member of Congregation Sha’ar Zahav in San Francisco,… Read More
From the Archives How we've covered the biggest Bay Area Jewish stories It’s Archives Week here at J. The Jewish News of Northern California! Our entire archives — 127 years of Bay Area Jewish news and history — is now… By Andrew Esensten Feb 14, 2022
History From our archive: The Loma Prieta earthquake, 30 years later As the Bay Area remembers and memorializes the 30-year anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake of Oct. 17, 1989, we took a dip back into the J. archives… By J. Staff Oct 17, 2019
From the J. Archive What we wrote about S.F.’s Israel celebration in 1948 May 21, 1948 Birth of the State of Israel was celebrated in San Francisco in the Veterans Building with a rousing mass meeting sponsored by all the… By J. Staff Apr 18, 2018
From the J. Archive AIPAC, 18 years ago: Bush vs. Gore From an article first published May 26, 2000 Whoever the next president of the United States might be, the pro-Israel community seems to like what he has… By JTA Mar 7, 2018
From the J. Archive The Chabad rebbe's earthquake advice From an article published January 28, 1994 Like many Northern Californians, Chabad Rabbi Yosef Langer has long been accustomed to living with the threat… By J. Staff Jan 28, 2018
From the J. Archive An early attempt to connect Jews 'through Internet' This article appeared in our Jan. 14, 1994 edition: “Reach out and touch world Jewry” could be the motto of a new computer network created by a group of… By J. Staff Jan 14, 2018
From the J. Archive In Hanukkah 1943, celebrating WWII as the ‘New Maccabean War’ Dec. 17, 1943 When the lamps of Chanukah are lit this year they will burn not alone for the deeds of the Maccabees of old, but for the present-day… By J. Staff Dec 18, 2017
From the J. Archive 1977: Israeli and Egyptian basketball teams approach peace Dec. 9, 1977 Although the ink isn’t dry yet, and won’t be for weeks to come, on Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s recent visit to Israel, the Israeli sport… By J. Staff Dec 10, 2017