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Yosef Rosen teaching a senior seminar, Issues in Jewish Thought, at Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy JCHS)
Posted inEducation

Graduation 2021: Socially distanced, but still together

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 28, 2021June 2, 2021
Members of the United Educators of San Francisco, the union that represents the school district's teachers, rally for Proposition 15 in Oct. 2020. (Photo/Brooke Anderson)
Posted inNews

Pushback against S.F. teachers’ union BDS endorsement

by Gabriel Greschler May 27, 2021June 1, 2021
Isha Clarke (center), then a high school senior, emcees a Youth vs. Apocalypse protest in San Francisco, Dec. 6, 2019. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inNews

For Bay Area Jewish progressives, this time feels different

Gabe StutmanMaya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Gabe Stutman, Gabriel Greschler and Maya Mirsky May 27, 2021
Lina Lenberg teaches at Presidio Hill School about using art as a form of activism and resistance. The image on the board is by Sulu Artco, a collective of artists and activists who are raising awareness about the plight of the Uyghurs. (Photo/Callie Taylor)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish emigré from former Soviet Union ‘compelled’ to advocate for China’s Uyghur minority

by Doug Chandler May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
A view of San Francisco Unified School District's Mission High School from Dolores Park. (Photo/Flickr-Don Barrett CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Posted inEducation

SFUSD teachers union endorses Israel boycott movement

by Gabriel Greschler May 25, 2021November 22, 2023
Following the appearance of anti-Israel graffiti at Gan Noe Preschool, the children decorated a banner offering Shabbat greetings to the neighborhood.
Posted inNews

S.F. Chabad preschool vandalized with ‘Death to Israel’

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 25, 2021May 26, 2021
A pro-Israel rally near Walnut Creek's library in May 2021. (Photo/PB)
Posted inBay Area

Israel-Gaza fighting brings Bay Area protesters to the streets

by Gabriel Greschler May 24, 2021May 26, 2021
Leo Belman hard at work on his social justice gap year program in Portland.
Posted inUncategorized

Pandemic high school grads, one year later

by Gabriel Greschler May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
Joe Schneider: “It’s therapeutic for me to create the dough, and seeing that the bread I make makes people happy.”
Posted inFood, Bay Area, News

After perfecting challah for his family, this college student now bakes for the common good

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 21, 2021May 24, 2021
Jewish influencers and users of Instagram, the visual social networking app that is widely used for activism, say it became a challenging place during the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

‘Not good for my mental health’: Jewish Instagrammers struggle amid Israel-Gaza conflict and antisemitic violence

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA May 21, 2021

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