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Jeremy Bruner, a senior at Bentley Upper School in Lafayette, with his dog Snowy. (EDEN BRUNER)
Posted inEducation

No graduation, no prom, no hanging out — tough times for Jewish high school seniors

by Gabriel Greschler April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
Rabbi Malcolm Sparer died April 1 at the age of 93.
Posted inObituaries

Rabbi Malcolm Sparer, Board of Rabbis president, interfaith pioneer, dies at 93

by Dan Pine April 7, 2020April 13, 2020
A houseboat on Lake Shasta. (WIKIMEDIA/CCATLETT1972 CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inNorthern California

Lawsuit: judge called public defender ‘Jew boy,’ shoved him into Lake Shasta

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 7, 2020July 14, 2020
Camp Ramah in the Rockies (Photo/Courtesy Ramah)
Posted inBay Area, U.S., Northern California, California, News

Ramah in the Rockies Jewish summer camp averts layoffs with a federal grant

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
San Francisco Giants Manager Gabe Kapler (center) at a press conference, Nov. 13, 2019. (Gabe Stutman)
Posted inSports

Giants manager Gabe Kapler plays video games to stay sharp as he waits for baseball season

Marc Brodsky by Marc Brodsky and JTA April 6, 2020April 6, 2020
Mike Perlmutter, wearing his grandfather's hat,  with the letter certifying his Polish citizenship. (ALICIA MOORE)
Posted inBay Area

The story behind one Berkeley Jewish man’s quest for Polish citizenship

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 6, 2020April 6, 2020
Jeanne Henzel Swartz in her workshop. (MAURICE RAMIREZ)
Posted inBay Area

Idea born at Oakland temple: Making plastic masks for medical workers

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
Amid all the darkness in the world right now, Rachel Luck took this photo last week of a rainbow over the dome of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco.
Posted inJewish Life

Feel-good pandemic photos from Jews around the Bay

by J. Staff April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
Jay and Phyllis Koppelman were among the first Californians to test positive for Covid-19. (COURTESY JAY KOPPELMAN)
Posted inNews

Local Jewish couple in their 70s recounts battle with Covid-19

by Gabriel Greschler April 3, 2020April 14, 2020
Santa Rita Jail, where Ross Farca has been held since November 2019.
Posted inNews

Judge denies Ross Farca’s motion for release in phone hearing

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 2, 2020April 2, 2020

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