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S.F. District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan (center) at a candidates’ forum with Saikat Chakrabarti (left) and Calif. state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-SF). All three are running for Congress. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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AIPAC didn’t fund Connie Chan. Here’s what actually happened.

by Emma Goss June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
Reps. Thomas Massie (left) and Ro Khanna conduct a news conference after reviewing unredacted portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Feb. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel tech cooperation from defense bill

by Grace Gilson June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
The SUHSD main office in Redwood City. (Ardenmachro via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0)
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Peninsula school district makes sweeping policy changes to settle antisemitism suit

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
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Bringing the Silicon Valley mindset to Jewish impact and community

by Special to J. June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
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Jewish activists research and rate hundreds of candidates on antisemitism ahead of primary

by Emma Goss May 29, 2026May 29, 2026
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Jewish groups in Silicon Valley invited to apply for grants to cover security needs

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 28, 2026May 28, 2026
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Santa Clara) is campaigning for re-election this fall in his South Bay district, which he won comfortably in 2024.
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Many Silicon Valley Jews fret as Rep. Ro Khanna is favored to win primary

by Emma Goss May 27, 2026May 27, 2026
Rabbi Nancy Wechsler (center-right) is retiring from Congregation Beth Shalom, a small Reform synagogue in Carmichael, just outside of Sacramento. (Courtesy)
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Sacramento area synagogue honors retiring Rabbi Nancy Wechsler

by Emma Goss May 26, 2026May 29, 2026
Fourth-grader Skylar Cohen, 10, of Lafayette won first place for her grade at the JewQ International Torah Championship in Brooklyn, March 22, 2026. (Silber Studios/Merkos 302)
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You think you know Torah? Local girl reigns at Chabad’s global JewQ contest

by Sue Fishkoff May 22, 2026May 27, 2026
Mark Basta, who now works as the Arabic outreach manager for JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa, at the United Nations as a member of a civil rights society in April 2025. Basta's face is blurred due to safety concerns for his remaining family in Egypt. (Courtesy)
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Meet the Egyptian Copt who translates Jewish history for the Arab world 

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 21, 2026May 27, 2026

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