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SF Hillel's building sustained major damage after the fire on Dec. 5. (Courtesy)
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Felony charge in SF Hillel arson but no evidence of hate crime, DA announces 

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 19, 2025December 22, 2025
Man speaking at podium
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Jewish orgs condemn Richmond mayor’s ‘conspiracy’ posts on Bondi massacre

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
Noa Argamani, a former hostage in Gaza, tells her story at the OFJCC in Palo Alto on Dec. 16. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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‘If we give up, we just lose,’ former hostage Noa Argamani says in Bay Area

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 17, 2025December 18, 2025
SF Hillel's building sustained damage in a suspected arson on Dec. 5. (Courtesy)
Posted inBay Area

UPDATE: Suspect named in alleged arson at SF Hillel that caused ‘significant damage’

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 16, 2025December 17, 2025
Hanukkah cards came in from across the country to JBI Library. (Courtesy)
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Kids at two local synagogues create Braille Hanukkah cards 

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight December 16, 2025December 17, 2025
Rabbi Eli Schlanger (center) was a Chabad emissary who was killed in Sunday's attack on Bondi Beach. (Courtesy Chabad)
Posted inBay Area

Bay Area Jews recount horrors witnessed by loved ones at Bondi Beach massacre

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 15, 2025February 16, 2026
Chabad of SF Rabbi Yosef Langer carries a torch with its flame flickering as San Francisco celebrates the first night of Hanukkah at Union Square on Dec. 14. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Security ramps up at Bay Area Hanukkah events in wake of Sydney massacre

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 15, 2025December 29, 2025
Branham High School senior Cormac Nolan addresses the Campbell Union High School District board on Dec. 11. (Screenshot)
Posted inBay Area

At first school meeting since swastika post, speakers share concerns, solidarity

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 12, 2025December 12, 2025
A version of this poster hung outside the classroom of a Montera Middle School teacher.
Posted inBay Area

State findings of antisemitic discrimination mount against Oakland school district

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 11, 2025December 18, 2025
teenagers in school hallway
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What motivated the teenagers who made the ‘human swastika’ in San Jose? 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

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