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Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor who won 10 Olympic gymnastics medals, dies at 103

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
Collage of newsmakers from 2024
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JTA’s 10 most-read Jewish news stories of 2024

by JTA January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
A student stands guard as tents are set up at a pro-Palestinian protest camp in Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley, April 24, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inAnalysis

For pro-Palestinian campus protesters, 2024 began with a bang — but ends with a whimper

by Judy Maltz December 31, 2024December 31, 2024
JCRC Bay Area CEO Tye Gregory holds an Israeli flag while singing the Israeli national anthem in front of Oakland City Hall before the city council considered a resolution in support of a cease-fire in Gaza, Monday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

Decoding the alphabet soup: Acronyms of Jewish life in the Bay Area

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 30, 2024December 31, 2024
Accompanied by Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, President Jimmy Carter lights the first menorah in Lafayette Square across from the White House, Dec. 17, 1979. (Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of the Washington Jewish Week.)
Posted inPolitics

Jewish groups mourn Jimmy Carter despite ‘profound disagreements’ with his later views on Israel

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
Saar wears a suit as he speaks into a microphone flanked by two Israeli flags
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Israel has spent millions trying win hearts and minds abroad. It’s about to spend 20 times more.

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
Three men shake hands
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Jimmy Carter, former president who brokered first Arab-Israeli peace accord, dies at 100

by Sarah Wildman December 29, 2024December 30, 2024
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Our 10 most popular Bay Area Jewish stories of 2024

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 27, 2024January 8, 2025
Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the Adwan family in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 1, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

IDF loosened rules of engagement after Oct. 7, fueling high death toll in Gaza: Report

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 27, 2024December 27, 2024
Members of the SFFD Ner Tamid Society, as well as San Francisco police officers, visit Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco on Dec. 13. (Courtesy Alicia Kletter)
Posted inBay Area

Ner Tamid Society shines light on Jewish first responders in S.F. Fire Department

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 26, 2024December 27, 2024

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