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President of Argentina Javier Milei at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Looming large over Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations: Argentina’s Javier Milei

by Grace Gilson April 22, 2026April 22, 2026
Israeli Consul General Marco Sermoneta at a ceremony for Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day, at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Memorial event in Palo Alto turns political as crowd jeers at Israeli consul general 

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss April 21, 2026April 23, 2026
Varda Morrell lays a photo at the gravesite of her son, Israeli Staff Sgt. Maoz Morell, in 2025. (Courtesy Varda Morell)
Posted inIsrael

At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Israel’s Memorial Day is shaped by new loss

by Deborah Danan April 21, 2026April 21, 2026
Adam Eilath, head of school at Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City. (Courtesy Wornick Jewish Day School)
Posted inEducation

Heads of six Jewish schools say hello and goodbye in the Bay Area and beyond 

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 20, 2026April 21, 2026
Temple Beth-El in Great Neck, N.Y. (Courtesy of Temple Beth-El)
Posted inFirst Person

A pioneering Reform synagogue makes way for a booming Iranian Jewish community

Lauren Hakimi by Lauren Hakimi April 20, 2026April 20, 2026
A poster is hung in Tehran's Revolution Square featuring an image of the Statue of Liberty, and photographs of several heads of state to mark the 46th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis in Tehranon Nov. 5, 2025. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish groups urge Trump to prioritize Americans held in Iran during ceasefire talks

by Grace Gilson April 20, 2026April 20, 2026
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
Israeli Maoz Inon, left, and Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah offer their vision for reconciliation in their book, "The Future is Peace." (Uri Levi)
Posted inU.S.

These Israeli-Palestinian ‘brothers’ are preaching peace. Can their message make a difference?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll April 17, 2026April 17, 2026
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Jewish organizations face a heartbreaking choice: Security or Jewish continuity?

by Special to J. April 17, 2026April 17, 2026
(From left) Saikat Chakrabarti, S.F. District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan and Calif. state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-S.F.) during the San Francisco Independent Media Coalition’s congressional candidate forum at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco, April 15, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Facing local press in S.F., House candidates support synagogue security grants

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

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