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Two young men in baseball uniforms lean on a fence in front of the dugout
Posted inSports

Meet the Kligman brothers: Orthodox baseball players find their sweet spot at Sac State

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher September 24, 2024September 24, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing the formation of a Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Oct. 2021 (Courtesy Office of the Governor)
Posted inPolitics

State bills focusing on antisemitism and Holocaust education training await Newsom’s signature

by Ryan Torok September 20, 2024September 20, 2024
Demonstrators approach Sather Gate at UC Berkeley during a protest against antisemitism on campus, March 11, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inU.S.

Since Oct. 7, more Americans see antisemitism as a ‘very serious’ problem

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 10, 2024September 10, 2024
A viral visual Hebrew pun on Kamala Harris' name, among other new merchandise, is resonating with Jewish Democrats. (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)
Posted inCulture

Kamala Harris’ Hebrew merch is taking shape — in the form of a punctuation mark

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 14, 2024August 14, 2024
Leigh High School Jewish Culture Club officers (from left) Marie Levkovich, Mika Chirashnya, Edden Ofri and Itai Shechter Gelles handed out jelly doughnuts on campus during Hanukkah 2023. (Courtesy)
Posted inEducation

What’s popular at this San Jose high school? The Jewish Culture Club

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi August 8, 2024August 8, 2024
A sign on front of an office building that reads "Carmel Unified School District"
Posted inEducation

Federal report: Carmel schools violated Jewish students’ civil rights

by Sue Fishkoff August 6, 2024August 7, 2024
Thurmond, a bald Black man, sits smiling
Posted inEducation

California schools superintendent Tony Thurmond on his deep Jewish attachments — and the coming school year

by Sue Fishkoff August 2, 2024August 2, 2024
Attendees of a recent Sac Bad Jews event at Alaro Craft Brewery in Sacramento. (Screenshot via Instagram)
Posted inNorthern California

‘Bad Jews’ grows, bringing their irreverent vibe to Sacramento

by Ryan Torok July 31, 2024July 31, 2024
Harris and Yekutiel stand together on a stage, hugging sideways
Posted inPolitics

The Bay Area Jewish community is part of Kamala Harris’ political story

by Dan Pine July 29, 2024July 30, 2024
Ukrainian campers in the soccer program at Camp Ramah in Northern California, July 2024. (Courtesy)
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Jewish teens from Ukraine escape war at Camp Ramah near Santa Cruz

by Sue Fishkoff July 26, 2024July 29, 2024

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