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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
Posted inSPONSORED CONTENT

Jewish organizations face a heartbreaking choice: Security or Jewish continuity?

by Special to J. April 17, 2026April 17, 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)
Posted inU.S.

Survey: Jewish, Black and Muslim students face similar levels of campus hostility

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
Exterior view of the Sharm el Sheikh Airport in Egypt. (Courtesy Zalmy Mochkin)
Posted inIsrael

This Passover, leaving Israel for California via reverse-Exodus path through Egypt

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg April 6, 2026April 6, 2026
California state capitol building with dome
Posted inCalifornia

California bill would add Jewish identity as an ethnicity on forms

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 30, 2026March 31, 2026
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at Belvedere Middle School in Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

Newsom says he regrets using ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer March 25, 2026March 25, 2026
A rabbi raises a glass of kosher wine as he blesses it. (Courtesy Moti Dolgin)
Posted inFood

As Americans drink much less wine, kosher demand stays strong

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
Anti-Israel protesters assemble outside of Adas Torah, a synagogue in the Pico Robertson neighborhood of Los angeels, July 23, 2024. Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

‘Buffer zones’ come to California, as Bay Area lawmaker proposes limiting protests near houses of worship

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev March 20, 2026March 20, 2026
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3 men charged in beating of Israeli Americans in San Jose

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 16, 2026March 18, 2026

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