Pew survey: Americans do not care about the boycott Israel movement By Ron Kampeas, JTA May 27, 2022 A Pew Research Center survey released Thursday found that American adults are just not paying attention to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. A whopping 84% of adults surveyed said they have heard “not much” or “nothing at all” about the movement, which seeks to pressure Israel into changing its policy towards the Palestinians by… Read More
California New CA hate crime bill differentiates swastika from Nazi emblem When is a swastika not a swastika? According to the Hindu American Foundation: always, because the swastika is the name of a religious symbol for the… By Maya Mirsky May 27, 2022
U.S. Jewish Queer Youth 'means the world' to queer Orthodox teens Students come to Jewish Queer Youth secretively — through a Google search, a meme on social media, a pamphlet in their local pizzeria, a chat between two… By Lauren Hakimi, Forward May 27, 2022
Israel Palestinian Authority says IDF intentionally killed journalist The Palestinian Authority concluded its investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by accusing Israeli soldiers of… By Andrew Lapin, JTA May 27, 2022
Education Pandemic's impact on Jewish schools: more students, more financial need Over the last two years, the Bay Area’s Jewish schools have gotten larger. And while they welcome that growth, the schools have also had to expand their… By Emma Goss May 27, 2022
Bay Area San Francisco JCC briefly evacuated after threat later deemed ‘not credible’ San Francisco police were dispatched to the JCC on California Street Thursday after a “threatening message via a web form” came into the center, a… By Gabe Stutman May 26, 2022
Bay Area Antisemitic markings discovered at Piedmont High School Antisemitic markings were found on the Piedmont High School campus earlier this week, according to a police statement issued Wednesday. A swastika and the… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 26, 2022
Politics ATF nominee Dettelbach mentions his Judaism at Senate hearing Steven Dettelbach, President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), pledged to focus on combating hate… By Jacob Kornbluh, Forward May 26, 2022
Bay Area Meet Marco Sermoneta, Israel's new S.F.-based consul general When he takes over this summer as Israel’s consul general for the Pacific Northwest, Marco Sermoneta will bring with him to San Francisco what he modestly… By Dan Pine May 26, 2022