Bay Area Jews start process to grieve Oct. 7 year mark By J. Staff Oct 7, 2024 Bay Area Jews on Sunday began a solemn and mournful period to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in Israel’s history. They used rituals, songs and public gatherings to share their collective grief. In the year since Oct. 7, 2023, in which Hamas terrorists rampaged across southern Israel, murdering 1,200 people and… Read More
Bay Area S.F. Jewish-owned cafe vandalized on eve of Oct. 7 anniversary Manny’s, a Jewish-owned business in San Francisco’s Mission District, was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti in broad daylight Sunday, marking an ugly… By Gabe Stutman Oct 7, 2024
News Israel-Hamas war tears at social fabric of tiny Bolinas Nearly every day for two years, Dave Shlachter, a 43-year-old Jewish father of three, spent his lunch breaks surfing the waves along the picturesque… By Emma Goss Oct 7, 2024
Bay Area Where to attend Oct. 7 commemorations in the Bay Area As the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre approaches, local events offer opportunities for communal remembrance, grieving and solidarity.… By J. Staff Oct 6, 2024
Bay Area Israeli professors at UC Berkeley reflect on a tumultuous year The day was Oct. 6, 2023. Hanan Alexander had just arrived from Haifa for another term at UC Berkeley as a visiting professor. An East Bay native who made… By Maya Mirsky Oct 4, 2024
Art Local tattoo artists offer Oct. 7 survivors ‘healing ink’ A flower for a murdered father. A crown for a lost husband. Two wolves for a best friend killed in action. Fruit trees, like the ones that hid fleeing… By Lea Loeb Oct 2, 2024
Philanthropy Rep. Ritchie Torres to speak at Federation's Day of Philanthropy The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund’s annual Day of Philanthropy is set for Oct. 14 with U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres as its featured speaker.… By J. Staff Oct 2, 2024
Bay Area In heated meeting, Berkeley again grapples with cease-fire resolution Berkeley, with its Free Speech Movement roots, has a reputation as an activist city. It is also one of a small number of Bay Area municipalities that so… By Maya Mirsky Oct 1, 2024
Bay Area Bringing comfort to Bay Area children in need, one blanket at a time As she was approaching retirement from a three-decade career as a neurological physical therapist with John Muir Health, Phyllis Edwards knew she needed… By Niva Ashkenazi Oct 1, 2024