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Defendants Bruneil Henry Chamaki (left) and Roma Akoyans leave Santa Clara County Superior Court after their arraignment on assault and battery  charges on May 13. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

3 men formally charged in Santana Row assault of Israeli Americans

by Emma Goss May 13, 2026May 19, 2026
The Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem's Old City is both a historical and an educational site. (Natalie Weinstein/J. Staff)
Posted inTravel

Israel travel tips for 2026: Apps, public transit, safety

Natalie Weinstein in downtown San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Natalie Weinstein May 13, 2026May 14, 2026
A building on the campus of Middlebury College. (PenelopeIsMe via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inU.S.

Middlebury College Hillel votes to rebrand, distancing from parent group on Israel

Louis Keene by Louis Keene May 13, 2026May 13, 2026
Protesters outside the United Nations on Dec. 4, 2023, call for condemnation of sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women. (Luke Tress)
Posted inIsrael

Israeli report details ‘systematic’ Oct. 7 sexual violence, seeking to shift debate from denial to accountability

by Deborah Danan May 13, 2026May 13, 2026
Rabbi Sydney Mintz joined Congregation Emanu-El’s staff in 1997, just after her ordination from the Reform movement’s seminary. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Rabbi Sydney Mintz to step down after 29 years at Emanu-El. She’s not going anywhere.

by Dan Pine May 12, 2026May 13, 2026
Keshet staff rallies outside of the U.S. Supreme Court. (Courtesy of Keshet)
Posted inU.S.

As anti-LGBTQ laws spread, these Jewish nonprofits are funding moves to safer states

by Grace Gilson May 12, 2026May 12, 2026
San Jose's Santana Row is an upscale shopping and residential area where two Israeli Americans were attacked on March 8. (La Citta Vita via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inBay Area

Israeli Santana Row assault victim faces trial on hate crime allegation in separate case

by Emma Goss May 11, 2026May 12, 2026
Latkes served by the restaurant Delfina during A Taste of Jewish SF at the JCCSF on May 9. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFood

S.F. Jewish Week kicks off with a knish here and a pickle there

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins May 11, 2026May 11, 2026
National Endowment for the Humanities sign
Posted inPolitics

DOGE’s cuts to Jewish humanities grants were unconstitutional, judge rules

by Andrew Lapin May 11, 2026May 11, 2026
Abe Foxman at an Anti-Defamation League event at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, May 8, 2014. (Michael Kovac/WireImage/Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Abraham Foxman, transformative longtime director of the ADL, dies at 86

by Ron Kampeas May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

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