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Gun control activist Loren Lieb (right) and her son, Josh Stepakoff, who survived a 1999 shooting at the North Valley Jewish Community Center.
Posted inUncategorized

Jewish activist and legislators line up behind state’s proposed new gun law 

by Ryan Torok January 18, 2022January 20, 2022
Wheatland Union High School District Superintendent Nicole Newman delivers a video message on Dec. 30, 2021, addressing a photo of students covered in swastikas that went viral on social media. (Screenshot)
Posted inNorthern California

Wheatland High takes ‘disciplinary action’ against students after swastika stunt

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 3, 2022January 4, 2022
Man hiding his face
Posted inBay Area

Police arrest man after Aryan Nations flyer drops in Carmichael

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 29, 2021
Students thought to be from Wheatland High School seen covered in Nazi symbols (Photo/Courtesy ADL)
Posted inNorthern California

Sacramento-area students post photos of themselves covered in swastikas

by J. Staff December 23, 2021December 23, 2021
A kippah-clad man holds a sign reading "Jews for Black Lives" at a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Valerie Macon-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Rabbis’ letter warns Jews are ‘self-censoring’ on race and gender

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward December 15, 2021December 23, 2021
Shel Lyons, a parent at Carmel River School, is suing the school after it refused to allow an inflatable menorah (left) at an event centered around the school's "holiday tree" (right).
Posted inNews

A Carmel school refused to allow an inflatable menorah at a ‘holiday tree’ lighting. A Jewish parent filed a lawsuit.

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 14, 2021December 15, 2021
Aminah Ha Rofah (left) and Micael Ben Shaleahk under the chuppah at their Oct. 17 wedding in Davis. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inNews

Vows, broom jumping and vegan cake: a soulful Hebrew Israelite wedding in Davis

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 10, 2021October 15, 2024
Scribe Kevin Hale restores Torahs with the Memorial Scrolls Trust. (Photo/Commandment 613)
Posted inNews

This 271-year-old Torah survived the Holocaust. Now it’s headed for a new home in Petaluma.

by Eliyahu Kamisher November 29, 2021
Sen. Dianne Feinstein makes her way to the Senate chamber, Aug. 10, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Mandel Ngan-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

After Patrick Leahy’s retirement, Dianne Feinstein could become the first Jew to be 3rd in line for the presidency

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 17, 2021
Consultant Wendy Rosov, one of the people behind a new survey on pay equity in Bay Area Jewish organizations.
Posted inNews

Local Jewish orgs don’t include salaries on job listings, survey shows. That can result in women earning less.

by Emma Goss November 1, 2021

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