ADL: Holocaust denial persists on Facebook one year after ban By Yonat Shimron, RNS Dec 3, 2021 A new report from the Anti-Defamation League shows that while Facebook has removed major Holocaust denial posts on its platform, gaps in enforcing its ban remain one year after it went into effect. The report found nine troubling posts that overtly violated Facebook’s hate speech policy. As of Dec.1, the ADL said three of the nine remain.… Read More
Bay Area Ross Farca, Bay Area man who threatened to kill Jews, found guilty on five counts A Contra Costa County jury handed down five guilty verdicts this week in the case of Ross Farca, a 25-year-old who threatened to kill Jews and assembled… By Gabe Stutman Dec 2, 2021
Politics Local Jewish leaders rep Bay Area at White House Hanukkah party The annual White House Hanukkah party, one of the hottest tickets in D.C. in any year, was a more intimate affair than usual this year, reduced in size by… By J. Staff, JTA Dec 2, 2021
Philanthropy An easy way to make regular donations? There’s an app for that. Silicon Valley has disrupted everything from exercise to movie-watching to food delivery. Add charitable giving to the list. Adam Nash, a Silicon… By Maya Mirsky Dec 1, 2021
Tech Another Jewish group's anti-hate ad rejected by Facebook algorithm Just ahead of Hanukkah, the Jewish Federation of Broward County in Florida tried to purchase an ad on Facebook, a simple post calling attention to the… By Asaf Shalev, JTA Dec 1, 2021
Bay Area S.F. Federation philanthropy officer Joy Sisisky will be interim CEO The San Francisco–based Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund has announced that Joy Sisisky will act as interim CEO while the organization looks… By Maya Mirsky Nov 30, 2021
Bay Area Palo Alto JCC’s Z3 Conference back with ‘futuristic’ bent Technology is playing a central role in the Palo Alto JCC’s annual Z3 Conference, in more ways than one. The daylong exploration of Israel-diaspora… By Emma Goss Nov 30, 2021
Bay Area Nextdoor gripes aside, Tiburon now has its own town menorah On Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah, nearly 100 Tiburon residents gathered in the downtown plaza for the inaugural lighting of a brand-new, 9-foot,… By Emma Goss Nov 30, 2021
California ‘Goyim Defense League’ blamed for antisemitic flyers in Beverly Hills This piece first appeared at the Forward. Several residents of Beverly Hills discovered an early Hanukkah present in their driveways Sunday morning: a… By Louis Keene, Forward Nov 30, 2021