An array of local, city and state leaders gathered in Congregation Emanu-El’s courtyard Thursday afternoon in a show of unity and force in response to an increasing number of antisemitic incidents over the last year. In San Francisco, a Noe Valley preschool was vandalized with the words “Death to Israel” during the Israel-Hamas conflict in…
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U.S.
Guess which religious group is most likely to be vaccinated
As public health experts fret over a stalling Covid-19 vaccine campaign in the U.S., a new survey suggests they don’t have to worry about American Jews.…
Obituaries
Wallace Levin, backer of U.S. vets and an S.F. sleuth, dies at 91
In Hebrew, Wallace Levin might have been labeled a shomer, a watcher or a guardian. For most of his life, Levin stood guard, joining the Army during the…
Profile
This East Bay cannabis guru wants you to grow your own
“Everybody loves pot.” So says Ed Rosenthal, legalization activist and longtime elder statesman of California’s cannabis scene. He sees federal…
Sports
All the Jewish athletes who have won medals at the Tokyo Olympics
The Jewish highlights of the Tokyo Olympics kicked off with Jewish basketball superstar Sue Bird serving as one of Team USA’s two flag bearers at the…
Northern California
UC Davis resists calls to condemn ‘extremist’ anti-Israel statement
Faced with legal questions surrounding a staunchly pro-Palestinian statement endorsed by a cross-section of academic departments in May, UC Davis is…
U.S.
How did one of this library's Jewish treasures end up at auction?
When an auction house recently unveiled a new catalog of rare Jewish books and manuscripts, Rabbi Elli Fischer was among the many who rushed to examine…
Bay Area
White supremacist symbol on Marin scoreboard investigated as hate crime
A set of “notorious” numbers used by white supremacists was discovered Monday posted on a scoreboard at a Marin County park and is being investigated as a…
Education
L.A. teachers working to quash a union BDS vote say they’re winning
An intense campaign to derail a Los Angeles teachers’ union resolution supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel is…