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David Fankushen and Judi Wyant
Posted inSeniors

They found love in their 80s: ‘Like a missing piece of a puzzle’

by Emma Goss December 31, 2025January 8, 2026
Sunny Schwartz sounds a shofar during an event on Rosh Hashanah 2025 at San Francisco's Crissy Field East Beach. The Golden Gate Bridge stands in background. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPhotos

Our best photos of Bay Area Jewish life in 2025

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins December 30, 2025December 30, 2025
Clockwise from top left: Jessica B. Peixotto in 1923 (J. Archives); Gluten-Free Upside-Down Caramel Apple Cake (Micah Siva); a photo posted to social media of eight teens lying in the shape of a swastika on a football field; Rabbi Shua Brick in the sanctuary at Oakland's Beth Jacob Congregation. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Our top 10 Bay Area Jewish news stories of 2025

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 29, 2025December 29, 2025
A Dec. 12 OUSD report responded to 16 incidents, including the raising of a Palestinian flag  under a Pride Progress flag at United for Success Academy middle school on Oct. 3, 2025. (Courtesy Oakland Jewish Alliance)
Posted inBay Area

OUSD acknowledges it created a ‘discriminatory environment’ for Jews

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 26, 2025January 13, 2026
A new fence surrounds Congregation Beth Israel in Chico. (David Gayheart)
Posted inNorthern California

Good neighbors make good fence after antisemitic arson at Chico synagogue

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 24, 2025December 24, 2025
Man speaks at podium
Posted inBay Area

As Richmond mayor faces calls to resign, more posts surface with antisemitic tropes

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 23, 2025December 24, 2025
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

Judge to decide whether AB 715, the K-12 antisemitism law, can take effect Jan. 1

by Emma Goss December 22, 2025December 23, 2025
“There is a moment of darkness here,” U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-San Jose) says during a JCRC event on Dec. 20, the seventh night of Hanukkah, at Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Elected officials join event condemning ‘human swastika’ at San Jose high school

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 22, 2025December 22, 2025
Food donation barrels at the Jewish Family and Children's Services food bank in San Francisco last year. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Hidden from view, more Bay Area Jews are struggling financially

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 19, 2025December 20, 2025
SF Hillel's building sustained major damage after the fire on Dec. 5. (Courtesy)
Posted inBay Area

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

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