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A group of young Bay Area Jews, many of whom were involved with the sit-in, pose as "chalutzim" at UC Berkeley in the '70s. Standing (from left): Elaine Schlackman, David De Nola, Marcie Lincoff, David Lichtenstein, Arnie Druck, Jack Morgenstein,
Buddy Timberg, Judy Timberg and Shaul Osadchy. Seated/kneeling (from left): David Biale, Jane Rubin, Miri Gold, Bradley Burston, Ken Bob and the Timbergs' dog.

History

Fifty years ago, a radical Jewish sit-in brought the S.F. Federation to a halt

They brought songbooks, prayerbooks, sleeping bags and Shabbat dinner. But this was no sleepover party. The university students who entered the San…
By Liz Harris Apr 8, 2021
Middle East School II, one of the several schools located at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, in Monterey, Aug. 6, 2002. (Photo/JTA-Kim Kulish-Corbis via Getty Images)

California

Elite U.S. military language school in Monterey drops Hebrew

The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, the U.S. military’s elite language school in Monterey, is dropping Hebrew from its roster of…
By Ron Kampeas, JTA Apr 8, 2021
Feinstein Elementary, named for the current U.S. senator and former San Francisco mayor, was slated for renaming under an SFUSD board plan. (Photo/Google Maps)

Education

Facing litigation, S.F. school board rescinds renaming plan

Faced with a lawsuit and an unfavorable ruling from a Superior Court judge, the San Francisco school board voted on Tuesday to rescind a controversial…
By Gabe Stutman Apr 7, 2021
Students at Alameda High School are using social media to call out fellow students who have shared racist and antisemitic messages on social media. (Screenshots/Courtesy) Background: Alameda High School (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)

Education

Another round of racist, antisemitic posts at Alameda High School

School administrators in Alameda are once again facing complaints about expressions of antisemitism and racism — this time, in social media posts showing…
By Gabe Stutman Apr 6, 2021
Screenshot from “Antisemitism in Our Midst.”

Bay Area

Antisemitism video explainer aims to cool acrimony at UC Berkeley

A group of Jewish educators at UC Berkeley is hoping that an 11-minute, animated explainer video on antisemitism, geared toward college students,…
By Gabe Stutman Apr 2, 2021
Holocaust Memorial at the California Legion of Honor in San Francisco (Photo/Library of Congress-Carol M. Highsmith)

Yom HaShoah

Bay Area programs to honor Holocaust victims, survivors

Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorates the 6 million Jews and other victims who perished in the Holocaust. This year, it will begin on…
By J. Staff Apr 2, 2021
Sarah Goody: “I've learned how to focus not on the people who disagree with you, but on the people who agree with you.” (Photo/Norm Levin)

Profile

Sarah Goody: The Bay Area’s very own Greta

The hardest year of Sarah Goody’s life was in fifth grade. At age 11, she was suffering from abdominal migraines, a debilitating syndrome that doctors had…
By Gabriel Greschler Apr 2, 2021
Two pieces of digital art by the street artist fnnch: On the left, an NFT auctioned off as part of a star-studded virtual seder. On the right: Its twin, which was hidden in an online profile as afikomen during the seder.

Art

Matzah ‘NFT’ digital art fetches $4,200 in charity auction

How much is an afikomen worth? How about $4,200? That’s what a digital artwork by the Jewish San Francisco artist fnnch (pronounced “finch”) went for at a…
By Maya Mirsky Mar 31, 2021
Richard Grenell speaks at a 2019 Turning Point USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo/Flickr-Gage Skidmore)

California

Potential Newsom challenger compares vaccine passport to Nazi laws

A former ambassador to Germany during the Trump administration and potential Republican challenger to Gov. Gavin Newsom in the event of a recall vote has…
By Gabriel Greschler Mar 30, 2021
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