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An undated photo of Ann Gonski. (Photo/Courtesy Gonski family)
Posted inObituaries

Ann Gonski, Camp Tawonga leader for decades, dies at 72

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 27, 2023December 28, 2023
Gavin Newsom meets with a Californian survivor of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in October. (Courtesy office of the Governor)
Posted inNews

Jewish orgs urge Newsom to adopt Holocaust group’s definition of antisemitism

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 27, 2023December 29, 2023
Two women hug as other people look on
Posted inAnalysis

9 stories that defined our Jewish year in 2023 before Oct. 7

Ben Sales by Ben Sales December 27, 2023December 27, 2023
This pro-Israel canine attended a rally demanding Hamas release hostages the Israeli hostages held in Gaza at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inUncategorized

Looking back on 2023: Northern California Jewish life in photos

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins December 26, 2023December 26, 2023
Zack Gelof at bat during one of his first games for the Oakland A's. (Photo/Courtesy Oakland A's)
Posted inSports

The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2023, from California to Israel

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis December 26, 2023December 26, 2023
Nida Khalil AKA Nida Liftawiya in a video from her YouTube channel. (Screenshot)
Posted inBay Area

‘Freaked out’ parents discover antisemitic posts linked to Oakland school social worker

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 22, 2023December 26, 2023
Jonathan Furst, a Jewish chaplain working for the Board of Rabbis of Northern California, seen here at his wife’s office in Berkeley on Monday, Dec. 18. 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

New Jewish community chaplain helps fill service gap at S.F. hospitals

by Sue Fishkoff December 22, 2023
Placard states AJS and Association for Jewish Studies
Posted inAnalysis

What is antisemitism? Jewish scholars at S.F. conference wrangle with past, present

by Andrew Silow-Carroll December 22, 2023December 26, 2023
Noah Dorfman of San Rafael picks produce on an Israeli farm that’s short on workers due to the war. (Photo/Courtesy Noah Dorfman)
Posted inNews

‘They needed us’: Bay Area volunteers drop everything to help in Israel

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz December 21, 2023December 21, 2023
Chabad of Oakland's menorah at Lake Merritt on Dec. 10, 2023 (right), two days before it was vandalized, pulled down and thrown in the lake (left). (Courtesy Chabad of Oakland)
Posted inBay Area

Most Bay Area Jews are more fearful since Oct. 7, survey finds

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 21, 2023

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