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October 7 survivors
Posted inBay Area

Oct. 7 survivors, now engaged, recount 505 days of horror after ‘bunker of death’

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 14, 2026January 20, 2026
State Sen. Scott Wiener speaks at a press conference on antisemitism held on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 20, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Wiener, in J. interview, elaborates on why he now calls Israel’s war a ‘genocide’

by Emma Goss January 13, 2026January 13, 2026
State Sen. Scott Wiener waits to speak at a rally during a Jewish Unity March against antisemitism in San Francisco on March 3, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

Wiener explains his ‘painful’ decision to call Israel’s war a genocide

by Emma Goss January 12, 2026January 21, 2026
A court sketch shows Santa Clara County deputy public defender Avanindar Singh giving his opening statement to the jury, with three of the five defendants seated behind him, at the Hall of Justice in San Jose on Jan. 9, 2026. (Jane Sinense)
Posted inNorthern California

Prosecutor calls Stanford sit-in ‘attempted extortion’ as trial begins

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 9, 2026January 9, 2026
Congregation Sherith Israel's sanctuary glows in warm light. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Sherith Israel, a fixture of San Francisco history, is marking 175 years

by Emma Goss January 8, 2026January 9, 2026
Effigy of then-interim Stanford University president Richard Saller on June 5, 2024, when protesters took over the university president's office. (Andrew Esensten/File Photo)
Posted inBay Area

Jury trial of ‘Stanford 11’ opens Jan. 9 as attorneys spar over language

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 7, 2026January 7, 2026
Man at dais
Posted inBay Area

Richmond mayor’s supporters, opponents speak out at meeting after antisemitic posts

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 7, 2026January 7, 2026
Sang Hea Kil
Posted inBay Area

SJSU professor fired over pro-Palestinian activism wants her job back

by Emma Goss January 6, 2026January 8, 2026
New Lehrhaus executive director Robby Adler Peckerar teaches a Yiddishkayt tour group in Białystok, Poland. (Courtesy)
Posted inIdeas

New Lehrhaus merges with L.A.’s Yiddishkayt, expands its course catalog

by Julie Zigoris January 5, 2026January 6, 2026
A U.S. District Court judge heard oral arguments for and against AB 715 on Dec. 17 inside the Robert F. Peckham federal building in San Jose. (Emma Goss/J. Staff)
Posted inCalifornia

Federal judge allows AB 715, California’s K-12 antisemitism law, to take effect Jan. 1

by Emma Goss December 31, 2025December 31, 2025

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