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La America, a Ladino paper from the U.S., published 1911. (Courtesy NIL)
Posted inBay Area

Stanford Ladino scholar keeps grip on fading Ottoman Jewish world

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 24, 2026April 24, 2026
Michael Tilson Thomas conducting a rehearsal of the San Francisco Symphony (Photo/Art Streiber-Courtesy S.F. Symphony)
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Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrated conductor of S.F. Symphony, dies at 81

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar April 23, 2026April 23, 2026
The San Leandro High School campus in July 2015. (newtonapple via Wikimedia Commons, CC 2.0 BY 2.0)
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Jewish San Leandro high schooler sues for ‘pervasive’ antisemitic harassment

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 23, 2026April 23, 2026
Prospect Sierra students sit around a campfire at Camp Tawonga. (Prospect Sierra/Facebook)
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Private East Bay school ends relationship with Tawonga over its ties to Israel

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss April 22, 2026April 29, 2026
Israeli Consul General Marco Sermoneta at a ceremony for Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day, at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Memorial event in Palo Alto turns political as crowd jeers at Israeli consul general 

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss April 21, 2026April 23, 2026
Adam Eilath, head of school at Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City. (Courtesy Wornick Jewish Day School)
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Heads of six Jewish schools say hello and goodbye in the Bay Area and beyond 

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 20, 2026April 21, 2026
Candidates vying to replace Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress this week amid sexual misconduct allegations, were the focus of a Bay Area Jewish Action webinar on issues of concern to Jewish voters, April 17, 2026. (Screenshot/BAJA webinar)
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The ‘genocide question’ grips California Democratic primaries

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 17, 2026April 29, 2026
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Jewish organizations face a heartbreaking choice: Security or Jewish continuity?

by Special to J. April 17, 2026April 17, 2026
(From left) Saikat Chakrabarti, S.F. District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan and Calif. state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-S.F.) during the San Francisco Independent Media Coalition’s congressional candidate forum at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco, April 15, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Facing local press in S.F., House candidates support synagogue security grants

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
The California state Capitol building is seen in Sacramento, April 12, 2022. (Josh Hild via Pexels)
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California Senate committee advances bill adding ‘Jewish’ ethnic category on forms

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

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