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"I Voted" stickers strewn about a gray table
Posted inPolitics

Democratic poll shows 71% of Jewish voters across 7 swing states favor Kamala Harris

by Ron Kampeas October 9, 2024October 9, 2024
A woman with a microphone speaks to a man with a kippah on his head
Posted inCalifornia

Man who shot 2 Jews outside L.A. synagogues sentenced to 35 years in prison

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg October 9, 2024October 9, 2024
a crying man holds a child to his chest
Posted inBay Area

Thousands across Northern California gather to mourn and remember Oct. 7

by J. Staff October 8, 2024October 10, 2024
A makeshift memorial to the victims of Oct. 7, featuring candles and the Hebrew word "Yizkor," or remembrance, in Ashdod, Israel, Nov. 20, 2023. (Maqaf-Ivri/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inReligion

One year after Oct. 7, a Yom Kippur ritual of communal mourning takes on fresh meaning

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 8, 2024October 8, 2024
a black man and a white man in suits sit opposite each other talking
Posted inAnalysis

Was a viral Ta-Nehisi Coates interview a hit piece or fair play? A journalism ethics expert weighs in.

Louis Keene by Louis Keene October 8, 2024October 8, 2024
an enormous crowd sits in silence
Posted inIsrael

At Tel Aviv memorial ceremony interrupted by rocket sirens, Nova survivor reveals she witnessed rape on Oct. 7

by Deborah Danan October 8, 2024October 8, 2024
Memorial candles were lit at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette. (Maya Mirsky/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Across Bay Area, Jews start gathering to process and grieve Oct. 7 year mark

by J. Staff October 7, 2024October 10, 2024
Manny’s Cafe, owned by Manny Yekutiel, a Democratic Party activist, was spray-painted during a pro-Palestinian protest. (Rosalind Cohen/GoFundMe)
Posted inNews

Manny’s, Jewish-owned cafe in San Francisco, vandalized on eve of Oct. 7 anniversary

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 7, 2024October 9, 2024
A summer camp mural on a half wall by the ocean in Bolinas reads “Save the Planet” and is spray-painted with “Free Gaza" on Sept. 23. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inNews

Paradise lost: Israel-Hamas war tears at social fabric of tiny Bolinas

by Emma Goss October 7, 2024May 30, 2025
Children play with puzzle pieces
Posted inPhilanthropy

Federation’s man in Israel: Diaspora/Israel relationship is Jewish ‘superpower’

Chanan Tigay by Chanan Tigay October 7, 2024October 8, 2024

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