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Thomas Bona was arrested and charged with hate crimes in connection with antisemitic vandalism at Congregation Beth Israel in Chico.
Posted inNorthern California

Man arrested for burning Chico synagogue sign last week

by J. Staff November 8, 2022
Divorce and Discovery tashlich ritual, in which attendees cast off unwanted feelings they were carrying around from their divorce. (Photo/Margot Yecies)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish divorce retreat creates room to grieve and heal at Camp Tawonga

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 7, 2022November 9, 2022
Chalk writing at San Francisco State University, Feb. 23, 2018. (Photo/Courtesy SF Hillel)
Posted inBay Area

Survey: At S.F. State, many Jewish students hide their identity

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene November 4, 2022
Chris Walton, who passed away in 2012, was the inspiration for the Chris Kindness Award.
Posted inBay Area

Beloved JCC teacher inspires $1K kindness award in Berkeley 

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene November 4, 2022
Vandals burned and drew swastikas and SS bolts on a sign outside Congregation Beth Israel in Chico on November 2, 2022. (Screenshot/Action News Now)
Posted inNews

Synagogue in Chico hit with antisemitic vandalism, sign burned

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 3, 2022December 9, 2025
The counter at Oakland Kosher after it was ransacked by thieves on Nov. 2, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter @ljfernandez)
Posted inNews

Oakland Kosher burglary: ‘astute’ thieves took two cash registers of money

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 3, 2022
Samantha Liu carries a Torah scroll at her recent bat mitzvah at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo. Starting Nov. 1, the synagogue is no longer requiring masks at services. (Photo/Courtesy PTBE)
Posted inNews

With Covid protocols relaxed, masks come off at more synagogues — but some still say it’s premature

by Emma Goss November 3, 2022November 3, 2022
Posted inTech

Jewish security group warns Elon Musk about threats on Twitter

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 2, 2022November 2, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing the formation of the Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Oct. 2021. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Newsom's office)
Posted inNews

Newsom’s state council on genocide education, established last year, takes shape

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 2, 2022November 2, 2022
Jon Minadeo in a Goyim TV video, in which he taunts Latino police officers who confront him after he drops a banner reading "Kanye is right about the Jews" from an L.A. freeway.
Posted inBay Area

Antisemitic video site Goyim TV taken down by domain provider

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 31, 2022November 7, 2022

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