Bay Area Watch: Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin's parents bring DNC to tears This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Rachel Goldberg… By Forward Aug 22, 2024
Education Sunnyvale teen creates new way to report hate in K-12 schools Updated Aug. 22 at 10:54 a.m. Dan Shalev, a Sunnyvale teen, spent the last few weeks of his summer break finishing the most difficult coding assignment… By Emma Goss Aug 21, 2024
Analysis Does ‘back to school’ mean back to protests? As students return to college campuses this fall, many Jewish community leaders and students are asking whether the tone and tenor of campus activism on… By Gabe Stutman Aug 20, 2024
Bay Area JCRC Bay Area expands into political organizing with new offshoot One of the most influential Jewish nonprofits in the Bay Area will be trying its hand at political advocacy. A new organization launched Friday from the… By Maya Mirsky Aug 19, 2024
Religion South Bay rabbi delivers fourth Torah scroll to Indonesian Jews If Rabbi David Kunin of Saratoga’s Congregation Beth David had delivered just one Torah scroll to the tiny Indonesian Jewish community of Manado, dayenu.… By Sue Fishkoff Aug 15, 2024
Bay Area Silicon Valley Jewish community study details barriers to participation It takes only one experience of feeling unwelcome to deter Jews of color from participating in Jewish communal life, according to a new study about the… By Lea Loeb Aug 14, 2024
Culture Kamala Harris’ Hebrew merch is taking shape (JTA) — Until recently, business was slow for Michael Zorek, a retired actor who hawks irreverent political buttons every Sunday to farmer’s market… By Jackie Hajdenberg Aug 14, 2024
Bay Area Felony charges for Gaza activists who blocked Golden Gate Bridge Updated Aug. 19 Twenty-six people have been charged in connection with an anti-Israel protest that shut down the Golden Gate Bridge for several hours in… By Ryan Torok Aug 13, 2024
Sports All the Jewish medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics (JTA) — The 2024 Paris Olympics conclude on Sunday, and at least 21 Jewish athletes from the United States, Australia and Israel will return home with… By Jacob Gurvis Aug 13, 2024