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Clergy members of various faiths put their hands on Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie for a communal blessing during an interfaith celebration for Lurie at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2025. The photo was honored in the 2026 California Journalism Awards. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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J. wins seven honors from California Journalism Awards

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 24, 2026June 24, 2026
This photo of Aaron Sapiro ran in several issues of this paper.
Posted inFrom the Archives

This San Francisco orphan sued Henry Ford for libel — and won

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 24, 2026June 24, 2026
The Swenson Gate at San José State University. (Naoto Sato via Flickr)
Posted inNorthern California

SJSU professor fired over pro-Palestinian activism gets her job back

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 23, 2026June 23, 2026
Mimi Greisman adapted a secular song about a dinosaur into a hit Jewish children's song about a "Shabbat dinosaur." (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

She’s the Shabbat dinosaur knocking at your door — ‘Knocking 1, 2, 3’

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 23, 2026June 23, 2026
A Boichik Bagel location in San Francisco ran out of egg bagels soon after opening its doors on June 18. (Cayla Labgold-Carroll/J. Staff)
Posted inFood

Loss of egg-cellence: Why Boichik is discontinuing its beloved egg bagels

by Cayla Labgold-Carroll June 22, 2026June 22, 2026
Rabbi Yonatan Cohen and Frayda Gonshor Cohen address Congregation Beth Israel on June 14. (Hagit Caspi/Courtesy Beth Israel)
Posted inBay Area

Berkeley’s Beth Israel celebrates two decades of rabbi’s leadership

by Cayla Labgold-Carroll June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Greg Berguig hits a two-run homer as the Brandeis/Sherith Israel Lionhearts play the Kol Shofar Maccabees during a softball game at the Tamalpais High School softball field in Mill Valley, June 14, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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5 synagogues step up to the plate in BATS — the Bay Area Torah Softball league

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Debbie Togliatti hands preschoolers fresh peas from the garden. (Courtesy OFJCC)
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Inch by inch, this ‘gardenista’ helped preschoolers grow at the Palo Alto JCC

by Dan Pine June 16, 2026June 24, 2026
Randy Villegas, running for California’s 22nd Congressional District, poses in Bakersfield, California, on May 23, 2026. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Central Valley Dem backed by pro-Israel group loses House runoff spot to progressive opponent

by Andrew Lapin June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
Crossword constructor Adam Wagner holds his first puzzle published in the New York Times. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inCulture

Jewish crossword constructors across the Bay Area find clues to community

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 10, 2026June 15, 2026

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