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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 inNorthern California

Legislative roundup: Jewish priorities during ’21-’22 session included cyberhate, security and Holocaust education

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene October 6, 2022
Ilan Vitemberg performing for children with a puppet at the Jewish Community Library. (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Community Library)
Posted inObituaries

Beloved Bay Area Israel educator Ilan Vitemberg dies of complications from Covid

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 4, 2022October 12, 2022
Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco (Photo/Flickr user DoNotClick)
Posted inBay Area

‘Smash and grab’ attempt at Emanu-El rattles S.F. synagogue community

by Emma Goss October 3, 2022October 4, 2022
Stanford University (Photo/File)
Posted inBay Area

Mezuzah ripped from Stanford residence on Rosh Hashanah, prompting hate crime inquiry

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 3, 2022October 3, 2022
Dead trees in the Jewish section of Sunrise Cemetery in Vallejo. (Photo/Shulamit Rosner)
Posted inNews

Jewish section of Vallejo cemetery in sorry state, say disappointed locals

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen October 3, 2022October 3, 2022
Trenches in the shape of a large swastika and the letters "F JEW" were found dug into a golf course near Sacramento. (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inNorthern California

Sacramento police tight-lipped after swastika-shaped trench dug at golf course

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 30, 2022October 3, 2022
Maria Litichevska and her son, Mark, fled Ukraine in the days following Russia's attack in February 2022. (Photo/Courtesy Litichevska).
Posted inBay Area

With years of experience, local Jewish agencies assist Ukrainian refugees

by Sue Fishkoff September 30, 2022October 3, 2022
Volunteer translator Zhenya Leonov (right) helps volunteer attorney Nick Keats (center) talk to a woman who recently arrived from Ukraine at a legal services clinic at JFCS San Francisco in 2022.
Posted inBay Area

Former refugees in Bay Area pay it forward by helping new Ukrainian arrivals

by Sue Fishkoff September 30, 2022September 30, 2022
Antisemitic flyers were found near Congregation Beth Ami in Santa Rosa last week. (Photo/File)
Posted inBay Area

Latest round of antisemitic Goyim TV flyers hits Santa Rosa and Novato

by J. Staff September 29, 2022
Rabbi Jason Rodich stands outside the entrance to Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco as an unarmed guard screens people coming into the building, July 2019. Emanu-El is one of 15 local Jewish organizations to receive new federal funding to enhance security. (Photo/Sue Barnett)
Posted inBay Area

Amid rising antisemitism, 15 Bay Area Jewish orgs get $2 million in federal security grants

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 28, 2022October 3, 2022

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