Jewish immigrant story part of new museum on Angel Island By Larry Sokoloff May 18, 2022 Heather Klein recalls being moved to tears of joy when she saw her Jewish grandmother’s story featured in an exhibit at the new Angel Island Immigration Museum. It’s a tale that Rosa “Rose” Klein wouldn’t share fully during her lifetime. “I felt so happy to know that her story was not lost, but brought out… Read More
Bay Area Funding boost for Berkeley Hillel, Israeli visiting scholar at Stanford The Hillel center at UC Berkeley, helmed by Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman, has just been given a seven-figure matching grant that will endow the executive… By Maya Mirsky May 18, 2022
Bay Area SFCJL’s virtual memory care earns recognition from Fast Company Driving through the mountains. Walking on the beach. Feeling the wind on your face. These are some of the tactile experiences being brought to patients… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 17, 2022
Bay Area PHOTOS: Jews join Bay Area abortion rallies “Bans Off Our Bodies” marches were held throughout the Bay Area and across the country on Saturday to protest the Supreme Court’s… By J. Staff May 16, 2022
California ‘Liberated’ ethnic studies group sued over alleged Civil Rights violations Scrutiny continued to mount this week surrounding the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium after a group of Jewish parents and teachers in… By Gabe Stutman May 13, 2022
Bay Area ‘Survivor’ Torah scroll will journey from Palo Alto to Israel this summer Congregation Etz Chayim will be passing a “survivor Torah” — a scroll that survived the Holocaust in Europe — to a rabbi in Israel this summer, marking… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 12, 2022
Bay Area Suicide prevention a priority for grieving South Bay family By outward appearances, Stav Reuven had everything going for her: a loving family in Sunnyvale, an acceptance letter to UC Davis, and a sensitive soul… By Robert Nagler Miller May 11, 2022
Bay Area Q&A: How abortion laws shaped three generations of this family As an activist for abortion rights since the 1970s, an attorney and a member (now board vice president) of the National Council of Jewish Women, Claire… By Maya Mirsky May 10, 2022
Education Napa schools reverse course on ‘liberated’ ethnic studies contract Days after the Napa Valley school board approved a $38,000 contract with the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Coalition, the school district… By Gabe Stutman May 9, 2022