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David Julius, a professor of physiology at UCSF, is one of two recipients of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. (Photo/Courtesy UCSF)
Posted inNews

UCSF scientist whose grandparents fled antisemitism in Czarist Russia wins Nobel Prize in medicine

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA October 4, 2021October 4, 2021
Temple Sinai in Oakland. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons-Jayjg)
Posted inBay Area

Bay Area Jewish orgs awarded $1 million in federal security grants

by Eliyahu Kamisher October 1, 2021October 5, 2021
Queer Israelis and Americans have a lot in common, say leaders of Israel Gay Youth.
Posted inNews

Queer Israeli leaders build bridges with American peers in Bay Area

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 1, 2021October 11, 2021
Sen. Scott Wiener presents to Sharon Silverman, then president of Hebrew Free Loan, a State Senate resolution commending the organization for 120 years of service the organization's 2017 gala. (Photo/Kamran Zohoori)
Posted inBay Area, Jewish Life, News, Philanthropy, Seniors

At 81, Sharon Silverman reflects on a life of trailblazing volunteerism and leadership

by Liz Harris September 30, 2021October 1, 2021
Marilyn Golden with Sen. Tom Harkin during her lobbying efforts for the American with Disabilities Act.
Posted inObituaries

Marilyn Golden, disability rights activist who lobbied for ADA, dies at 67

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
Screenshot from a video posted on Twitter in June that allegedly shows a former JVS employee (left) stealing a school board recall petition from a volunteer collecting signatures (right) in San Francisco.
Posted inBay Area

Former JVS employee arrested in school board recall petition theft

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
Ty Alper is the president of the Berkeley school board.
Posted inEducation

Virus and vitriol: Berkeley’s Jewish school board president reflects on Covid

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 28, 2021September 30, 2021
Marcia Freedman (Photo/Deborah Kaufman)
Posted inNews

Berkeley’s Marcia Freedman, first out lesbian in Knesset, dies at 83

by Dan Pine September 27, 2021September 28, 2021
Greg Kirkpatrick and his father John handle just-picked citrons at Lindcove Ranch.
Posted inNews

Heat wave, early holiday season deprive Bay Area Jews of local kosher etrogs

by Eliyahu Kamisher September 24, 2021September 27, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages a crowd to vote against the recall effort targeting him, August 2021. (Photo/Forward-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
Posted inEducation

Veto pressure on Newsom mounts as ethnic studies deadline looms

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 24, 2021September 28, 2021

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