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Matthew Finkelstein grieves during a Feb. 23 memorial service held in San Francisco for the Bibas family members and Oded Lifshitz. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Across Bay Area, hundreds share heartbreak over Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)Aaron Levy-Wolins by Niva Ashkenazi and Aaron Levy-Wolins February 24, 2025February 27, 2025
Anti-Israel demonstrators yell at ticket holders entering Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley to see Batsheva, an Israeli dance troupe, on Feb. 23, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Protesters call for ‘intifada’ outside Israeli dance performances at UC Berkeley

by Sue Fishkoff February 24, 2025January 20, 2026
Rabbi prayers
Posted inWorld

On 3rd anniversary of Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian Jews reinforce their identity

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
German politician
Posted inWorld

Far-right AfD notches record 2nd-place finish in German election as center-right party prevails

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
Newly freed hostages reunite with family members on Saturday. Top row from right: Omer Shem Tov, Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengistu. 
Bottom, from right: Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen and Tal Shoham. (Collage via Israel Government Press Office_
Posted inIsrael

Families of newly freed hostages share stories of ’emotional and physical scars’

by Bar Peleg February 23, 2025February 23, 2025
Pro-Israel student groups at UC Berkeley set up an orange tent on Sproul Plaza on Thursday in memory of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas.
 (Shaya Keyvanfar)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish students at Cal memorialize Bibas family with orange display

by J. Staff February 21, 2025February 21, 2025
School board meets
Posted inCalifornia

Southern California school district halts ethnic studies courses following lawsuit over alleged antisemitism

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev February 21, 2025February 21, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces received the caskets and draped them in Israeli flags on Thursday. (Israel Government Press Office)
Posted inIsrael

IDF: Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered by Hamas, but third body is not their mother

Ben Sales by Ben Sales February 20, 2025February 21, 2025
Stock photo shows a closeup of a pregnant woman's belly under a beige dress. her arm and the arm of a man standing next to her cradle her belly.
Posted inBay Area

Hasidah, Bay Area Jewish nonprofit whose IVF grants led to 60 babies, is winding down

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Niva Ashkenazi and Lea Loeb February 20, 2025February 27, 2025
Yony Alony came from southern Israel to pay her final respects at a vigil in Tel Aviv on Feb. 20, 2025. (Deborah Danan)
Posted inIsrael

Israel grieves as bodies said to be of hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz return from Gaza

by Deborah Danan February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

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