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The San Leandro High School campus in July 2015. (newtonapple via Wikimedia Commons, CC 2.0 BY 2.0)
Posted inEducation

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)
Posted inBay Area

Private East Bay school ends relationship with Tawonga over its ties to Israel

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)
Posted inBay Area

Memorial event in Palo Alto turns political as crowd jeers at Israeli consul general 

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)
Posted inEducation

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)
Posted inPolitics

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)
Posted inPolitics

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)
Posted inCalifornia

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
“Intifada” and an upside-down red triangle representing Hamas were spray-painted on a mailbox at UC Berkeley in May 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Survey: Jewish, Black and Muslim students face similar levels of campus hostility

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
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Chinese American Zionist is a joyful ‘warrior for Israel’ for 50,000 followers

by Emma Goss April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

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