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Messages of hope written by attendees are visible to all during a Sept. 3 vigil at Congregation Shir Hadash for the six hostages killed by Hamas. (Kristin Johnson)
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Prayers, ‘screams’ at South Bay vigil for slain hostages 

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss September 4, 2024September 6, 2024
Palo Alto vigil
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Local vigils continue for Hersh Goldberg-Polin, other hostages killed by Hamas

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva September 3, 2024September 7, 2024
a bracelet with letter beads that spell out "TS SHABBAT"
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Taylor Swift sells out stadiums. In Palo Alto, she sells out Shabbat, too

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss September 3, 2024September 6, 2024
Hersh Goldberg-Polin seen on a screen during the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Jerusalem, Aug. 31, 2024, in Jerusalem. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
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Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s favorite soccer club grieves ‘our friend in the stands’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer September 3, 2024September 4, 2024
Yartzeit memorial candles flicker on a table during a memorial service for Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a Berkeley-born man held captive and killed by Hamas, at Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Sept. 3 vigils across Bay Area for slain hostages

by J. Staff September 3, 2024September 3, 2024
memorial candles burning
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Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley mourns one of its own: Hersh Goldberg-Polin

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss September 2, 2024October 17, 2025
An undated photo of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who moved to Israel from the U.S. at the age of 7. (Photo/Courtesy-JTA-Jon Polin)
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Death of six hostages, including Berkeley’s Hersh Goldberg-Polin, confirmed

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer August 31, 2024September 5, 2024
A Trader's Joe sign and a box of their Israeli feta superimposed over a background of crumbled feta cheese
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Salty talk about Trader Joe’s: Where did the Israeli feta go?

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 30, 2024September 5, 2024
Two people hold up a large sign that says "Hands off our students, hands off Palestine"
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Gaza protests return to Bay Area campuses as semester starts 

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)Gabe Stutman by Emma Goss and Gabe Stutman August 29, 2024August 30, 2024
Samson Nderitu Njogu in Los Angeles in April 2024. (Andrew Esensten/J. Staff)
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For Beth Sholom’s new Kenyan rabbinic intern, San Francisco is a long way from home

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

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