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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) wants to remove fluoride from U.S. water, as Israel did a decade ago under the stewardship of Yael German. (RFK Jr. by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images; German via Flash 90)
Posted inPolitics

RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.

by Deborah Danan December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky lights a Hanukkah menorah in Kyiv on Dec. 25, 2024. (Screenshot)
Posted inWorld

Using menorah from Argentina’s Milei, Volodymyr Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukrainian rabbis

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
A man in a wide-brimmed hat plays guitar on stage while singing into a microphone
Posted inBay Area

Harbin Hot Springs axes Hanukkah concert after online ‘threats of violence’

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 24, 2024December 26, 2024
An older woman holds up a crocheted teddy bear
Posted inBay Area

North Bay crafters’ teddy bears comfort traumatized Israeli kids

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins December 24, 2024December 24, 2024
(Photos by Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

The Jewish Bay Area’s year in photos

by J. Staff December 23, 2024December 23, 2024
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters are gathered to protest the Israeli offensives in Gaza outside the Federal Building in San Francisco, May 31, 2024. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inBay Area

2 Bay Area House reps face class-action suit for supporting Israel aid

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 23, 2024December 23, 2024
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaking in 2019. (Flickr-New America CC BY 2.0)
Posted inEducation

ADL plans to ramp up legal pressure on K-12 schools over antisemitism

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld December 23, 2024December 23, 2024
Gold medalist Amit Elor stands on the podium during the wrestling women’s freestyle 68kg medal ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, Aug. 6, 2024. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Posted inSports

The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2024, from Jessica Fox’s Olympic dominance to Sam Salz’s historic college football debut

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis December 23, 2024December 23, 2024
(Getty Images; Collage by Grace Yagel)
Posted inObituaries

18 notable Jews who died in 2024

by JTA December 23, 2024December 24, 2024
a synagogue building seen at dusk
Posted inU.S.

Tree of Life murderer is one of 3 death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order

by Ron Kampeas December 23, 2024December 23, 2024

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