Northern California Sacramento's Jewish mayor rebukes antisemite in city council meeting Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is standing by his emotional response to a man spouting antisemitic rhetoric last week during a meeting of the… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 23, 2023
Bay Area A Peninsula synagogue is sending vital aid to Ukrainian Jews In the dark winter months following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, residents of the port city of Odesa had electricity for just two hours a day,… By Sue Fishkoff May 23, 2023
Bay Area London Breed gets broad view of Israel, from Haifa to Jerusalem Mere hours before San Francisco Mayor London Breed touched down in Tel Aviv on May 9, conflict had erupted between Israel and Gaza. The boom of rockets… By Emma Goss May 22, 2023
Bay Area At 95, Sherith's Cantor Feldman reflects on a harmonious career It’s a sunny Thursday in May in downtown San Francisco. In a barber shop just off Union Square, tucked into the entrance of a parking garage, Cantor… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 22, 2023
Bay Area $2M fund seeks to spiff up S.F., renew civic pride — and joy San Francisco hasn’t gotten the best press recently. From department stores fleeing downtown to a wave of shoplifting, much of the news has been bleak.… By Maya Mirsky May 19, 2023
Bay Area Thor Kill, S.F. resident linked to Nazi posts, out on probation A San Francisco resident linked to pro-Nazi and pro-shooter social media posts has been convicted of felony possession of “thousands of rounds of live… By J. Staff May 16, 2023
Northern California She's bringing her Hindu perspective to a new role at the ADL Shereen Bhalla, who started May 1 as director of education for the Anti-Defamation League’s office covering Northern California, Utah and Hawaii , knew… By Maya Mirsky May 16, 2023
Lifecycles Pandemic b’nai mitzvah teens finally get to party like it's 2019 For teens gathered in the Congregation Emanu-El’s sanctuary on May 5, the candies thrown from the pews must have felt like rain after a drought. After… By Dan Pine May 15, 2023
Obituaries Don Chaiken, dedicated East Bay philanthropist, dies at 86 In his role as a philanthropist, Donald Chaiken routinely met with leaders of nonprofits seeking grants. According to his daughter, Chaiken would consider… By Dan Pine May 15, 2023