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a man in full firefighter gear poses at the back of a firetruck with a grim expression
Posted inNews

Israeli firefighter in California: ‘The mind can’t understand the size of this fire’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 18, 2020September 18, 2020
A group of Germans who follow the QAnon conspiracy theory protest in Berlin, Aug. 29, 2020, the same day that a group of German extremists inspired by QAnon stormed the country's parliament. (Photo/JTA-Sean Gallup-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

QAnon is an old form of antisemitism in a new package, experts say

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA September 18, 2020
Florence Metz with her granddaughter and several great-granddaughters. (Photo/Carolyn Metz)
Posted inSeniors

Florence Metz, 105 and still going strong, to be celebrated

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 17, 2020September 18, 2020
UC Berkeley (Photo/file)
Posted inEducation

New grant boosts UC Berkeley antisemitism education program

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 17, 2020
Michael Dickson, executive director of StandWithUs Israel, addressing the Knesset on Sept. 15, 2020. (Photo/Courtesy StandWithUs)
Posted inNews

Leila Khaled event at S.F. State gets Israeli Knesset’s attention

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 17, 2020
Uri Bar-Lev (center) being interviewed by Roy Stein (right) and Hallel Silverman (left) of StandWithUs. (Photo/Courtesy StandWithUs)
Posted inNews

El Al pilot’s harrowing tale of outmaneuvering hijacker Leila Khaled

by Dan Pine September 16, 2020September 17, 2020
Abi Finer-Tominaga sounds the shofar in front of his house in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood. (Photo/Yuki Tominaga)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Wail of the shofar connects Bay Area Jews in uncertain time

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 15, 2020September 16, 2020
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inReligion

Oakland synagogue celebrates new year with long-awaited eruv

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
Tashlich at Wilderness Torah's 2019 Rosh Hashanah retreat. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inReligion

Tashlich ritual will give people a rare chance to gather together during pandemic High Holidays

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 14, 2020
Students at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School during recess, Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo/Patrick Hathaway)
Posted inEducation

Four Jewish schools get waivers for in-person learning; others waiting to hear

by Gabriel Greschler September 10, 2020September 16, 2020

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