Sacramento police tight-lipped after Swastika trench dug at golf course By Gabe Stutman Sep 30, 2022 Sacramento County police were saying little this week after the discovery of a brazen act of antisemitic vandalism at a golf course on Sept. 15. In a terse statement to J., police would not confirm whether the incident had been classified as a hate crime, only that no one was in custody after gashes multiple… Read More
World Italian Jews worry as far-right Giorgia Meloni prepares to take power The success of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party in Italy’s national election last week means the country is poised to have its most right-wing… By Simone Somekh, JTA Sep 30, 2022
Bay Area With years of experience, local Jewish agencies assist Ukrainian refugees On Feb. 28, four days after Russia launched its war on Ukraine, Kyiv resident Maria Litichevska and her 10-year-old son grabbed two small suitcases she… By Sue Fishkoff Sep 30, 2022
Bay Area Former refugees pay it forward by helping new Ukrainian arrivals When newly arrived Ukrainians turn for help to JFCS in San Francisco or the East Bay, they often find themselves speaking to staff or volunteers who speak… By Sue Fishkoff Sep 30, 2022
Bay Area Latest round of antisemitic Goyim TV flyers hits Santa Rosa and Novato Flyers accusing the Jewish community of controlling the Biden administration, immigration and gun control were distributed last week in two North Bay… By J. Staff Sep 29, 2022
Politics Awkward moments for Jews at White House summit on extremism At the White House’s “United We Stand” summit against extremism, there was almost as much talk of hugs as there was of hate. But the day-long event on… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Sep 29, 2022
World As Putin’s war sputters, antisemitism seeps into the Russian media Soon after he rose to power 22 years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin cracked down on the open antisemitism that nearly all of his predecessors had… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Sep 28, 2022
Bay Area Amid rising threats, local Jewish orgs nab $2M in federal security funds Ten Bay Area synagogues and five other Jewish nonprofits have received money from the federal government to improve their security and help make them less… By Maya Mirsky Sep 28, 2022
Israel Israeli satirical show shatters taboo by likening Ben-Gvir to Hitler “Eretz Nehederet,” Israel’s leading satirical program, went there. Kind of. In Israel’s political culture, in which it’s okay to call a politician just… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Sep 28, 2022