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Eric Batzdorff was found Aug. 18 after an apparent suicide.
Posted inNews

Missing Jewish Alameda man found dead in East Oakland

by Gabriel Greschler August 19, 2019August 20, 2019
State Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond speaking to the press Aug. 14 about the state's proposed high school ethnic studies curriculum. (From left) Assemblyman Marc Berman, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Thurmond, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblyman Jose Medina (Photo/Facebook-Abby Porth)
Posted inCalifornia

Jews ‘must be included’ in ethnic studies curriculum, says state schools chief at press conference

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 14, 2019August 21, 2019
State Sen. Ben Allen, chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, puts a mezuzah on his office door with Rabbi Mendy Cohen. (Photo/Courtesy California Legislative Jewish Caucus)
Posted inCalifornia

California Jewish legislators hang mezuzahs on their offices to celebrate ‘mezuzah bill’

by JTA and Sam Sokol August 14, 2019August 14, 2019
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will recommend that the curriculum “highlight the contributions of Jewish Americans.” (Photo/Flickr-Gage Skidmore CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inEducation

Ethnic studies curriculum needs ‘substantial’ revisions, officials say

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 13, 2019August 14, 2019
Eric Batzdorff of Alameda has been missing since Aug. 11.
Posted inBay Area

Information sought on missing Jewish Alameda man

by Dan Pine August 13, 2019August 20, 2019
Graduate Theological Union
Posted inEducation

Graduate Theological Union offers fellowship for working Jewish communal professionals

by J. Staff August 13, 2019
Omri Casspi, right, playing for the Golden State Warriors in a game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Nov. 19, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Abbie Parr-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Former Warrior Omri Casspi, first Israeli in the NBA, returns home to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv

by JTA August 13, 2019
Rabbi Raleigh Resnick surveys the damage to the Chabad center he runs in Pleasanton after it was severely damaged by fire on Aug. 9. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inNews

Fire seriously damages Chabad center in East Bay on eve of Tisha B’Av

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 12, 2019August 13, 2019
California Jewish and Latino lawmakers visit the Otay Mesa Detention Center near San Diego. (Photo/Courtesy California Legislative Jewish Caucus)
Posted inNorthern California

Jewish and Latino state lawmakers visit ICE detention center near San Diego

by Gabriel Greschler August 12, 2019August 13, 2019
Matan Zamir, deputy consul general at Israel's S.F.-based consulate, during an interview in the J. offices, Aug., 2019 (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inBay Area

Israeli consulate welcomes new No. 2 to S.F.

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 9, 2019

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