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Posted inHealth

American Jews are winning the fight against Tay-Sachs. But work on genetic disorders remains.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 19, 2022
Rabbi Mark Bloom of Temple Beth Abraham gives closing remarks at an Jewish community mayoral forum held at Temple Sinai in Oakland, Sept. 15, 2022. Candidates (from left: Loren Taylor, Treva Reid and Sheng Thao. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inNews

Oakland mayoral candidates tiptoe around Israel at wide-ranging Jewish forum

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 16, 2022September 17, 2022
S.F. State lecturer Rabab Abdulhadi (standing) at a forum she organized in Beirut commemorating the Sabra and Shatila Massacre on Sept. 10. Seated next to her is Salah Salah, a founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. On the right is a sign with a logo for AMED, Abdulhadi's department at S.F. State. (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inNews

S.F. State professor hosts speakers in Beirut linked to terrorist groups

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 15, 2022September 19, 2022
State Senator Steve Glazer speaks before a crowd of supporter at Todos Santos Park in Concord, Sept. 9, 2017, following a march in support of DACA. (Photo/Dan Rosenstrauch)
Posted inCalifornia

East Bay Jewish lawmaker’s initiative a win for local journalism

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 14, 2022September 16, 2022
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaking at the Here I Am event, Sept. 12, 2022. (Photo/Twitter @SFJCRC)
Posted inNews

AG Rob Bonta joins Santa Clara County officials to say #HereIAm in stand against antisemitism

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 13, 2022September 14, 2022
Members of Or Shalom Jewish Community at San Francisco Giants Jewish Heritage Night on Aug. 17, 2022. (Photo/Liz Isaacs)
Posted inSports

For years, the S.F. Giants have scored big with fans who love their Jewish merch

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 12, 2022September 13, 2022
A protest against Google and Amazon's contracts with the Israeli government in San Francisco, Sept. 8, 2022. (Photo/Twitter @AlphabetWorkers)
Posted inTech

Protest: S.F. tech workers and activists demand Google and Amazon end deal with Israel

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss September 9, 2022September 12, 2022
While women, pictured here at a Jewish Federations of North America gathering in 2019, have been hired for chief executive roles at many smaller and mid-size federations, they lag far behind men in the top job at major city federations — though Joy Sisisky of the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Federation is a major exception. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Jewish Federations of North America)
Posted inU.S.

Though the Bay Area is an exception, the largest Jewish federations are run by men

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward September 9, 2022September 9, 2022
Temple Sinai in Oakland. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons-Jayjg)
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Oakland’s Temple Sinai bulks up security after mayoral candidate’s screed

by J. Staff September 8, 2022
Henry Lien (right) and fellow tutor Cesar Morales (left) react to students debating about what move to make, at San Pedro Elementary School, July 6, 2022. (Photo/Jeffrey Huang)
Posted inNews

Three years later, bar mitzvah boy’s gambit is still helping kids learn chess in San Rafael

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

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