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A new fence surrounds Congregation Beth Israel in Chico. (David Gayheart)
Posted inNorthern California

Good neighbors make good fence after antisemitic arson at Chico synagogue

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 24, 2025December 24, 2025
Man speaks at podium
Posted inBay Area

As Richmond mayor faces calls to resign, more posts surface with antisemitic tropes

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 23, 2025December 24, 2025
A U.S. District Court judge heard oral arguments for and against AB 715 on Dec. 17 inside the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose. (Emma Goss/J. Staff)
Posted inCalifornia

Judge to decide whether AB 715, the K-12 antisemitism law, can take effect Jan. 1

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 22, 2025December 23, 2025
UCLA
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Federal attorneys leave Trump’s UC antisemitism investigation en masse, alleging ‘sham’ process

by Andrew Lapin December 19, 2025December 19, 2025
The FBI released a video they say of people in the desert preparing to test explosives as they announce the arrest of alleged members of an extremist group that are suspected of planning bombing attacks in Southern California on New Year's Eve in Los Angeles on Monday, December 15, 2025. (Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

4 members of pro-Palestinian group arrested for allegedly planning L.A. bombings

by Grace Gilson December 16, 2025December 16, 2025
Home surveillance footage
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Police in Redlands, California, investigate shooting attack on Jewish family’s Hanukkah display

by Grace Gilson December 15, 2025December 15, 2025
Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner attend Human Rights Campaign’s 2025 Los Angeles Dinner at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Human Rights Campaign)
Posted inFilm

Rob Reiner, iconic Jewish director and actor, and wife Michele found dead

by Andrew Lapin December 15, 2025December 15, 2025
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UC Berkeley
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UC Berkeley to apologize to Israeli dance scholar rejected for a job post-Oct. 7

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 10, 2025December 9, 2025
The Audrey Irmas Pavilion
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2 arrested after pro-Palestinian protest disrupts event on LA synagogue campus

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 4, 2025December 4, 2025
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and artists
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In Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s story, local Jews of color find hope

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

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