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Fremont High School in Sunnyvale was one of the schools that canceled a talk by Luai Ahmed after organized protests by anti-Zionist groups. (DanielPenfield via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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School districts sued after canceling talks by pro-Israel Yemeni speaker

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 6, 2025November 6, 2025
Luai Ahmed speaks at a Malka Productions event on Oct. 27 in San Francisco. (Courtesy Malka Productions)
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UPDATED: Gay Muslim speaker canceled at Bay Area schools over his pro-Israel views

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 5, 2025November 7, 2025
Daniel Chesir (right), one of the co-founders of Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco’s only LGBTQIA+ synagogue, with his husband, Stefan Rowniak. (Courtesy Sha’ar Zahav)
Posted inObituaries

‘He was our anchor’: Sha’ar Zahav co-founder Daniel Chesir dies at 83

by Dan Pine November 5, 2025November 6, 2025
A Palestinian flag was held aloft during a San Francisco rally on Oct. 28, 2023, that called for a cease-fire in Gaza. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

State finds additional discrimination against Jews in Oakland schools

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi November 5, 2025November 6, 2025
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Arab American group sues California over new antisemitism law for schools

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 4, 2025November 13, 2025
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Posted inBay Area

Israeli LGBTQ activists coming to S.F. with worrisome update on rights there

by Dan Pine November 4, 2025November 4, 2025
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Posted inThe J. Interview

How Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin find grace in a shattered world

Chanan Tigay by Chanan Tigay October 31, 2025November 2, 2025
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Local JFCS prepares for influx of need as SNAP cutoff looms

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb October 31, 2025November 2, 2025
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens (left) with S.F. Emanu-El Rabbi Emeritus Jonathan Singer in conversation on Oct. 28. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Bret Stephens talks politics, Israel and Mamdani in S.F. as protesters chant outside

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi October 30, 2025October 30, 2025
J. staff writer Emma Goss (right) moderated a Z3 Conference panel last year called “Why are the People of the Book Struggling to Tell a Story?” Goss will lead another discussion at this year's Z3. (Courtesy Z3)
Posted inBay Area

Z3 Conference in Palo Alto to tackle pressing questions facing world Jewry

by J. Staff October 29, 2025October 30, 2025

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