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Messages of hope written by attendees are visible to all during a Sept. 3 vigil at Congregation Shir Hadash for the six hostages killed by Hamas. (Kristin Johnson)
Posted inBay Area

Prayers, ‘screams’ at South Bay vigil for slain hostages 

by Emma Goss September 4, 2024September 6, 2024
Doug Emhoff at vigil
Posted inNews

‘I’m gutted,’ Doug Emhoff says at D.C. synagogue vigil for murdered hostages

by Ron Kampeas September 4, 2024September 5, 2024
"From the river to the sea" is written in chalk at the UC Berkeley encampment. The phrase has become common at protests and online. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inU.S.

Meta says ‘from the river to the sea’ is not inherently antisemitic

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev September 4, 2024September 4, 2024
A student at Berkeley Hillel wears a “Bring Them Home – Now!” dog tag in March 2024 in support of the hostages taken by Hamas. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inU.S.

Engagement in campus Jewish life spiked after Oct. 7, then dropped

by Andrew Lapin September 4, 2024September 4, 2024
Palo Alto vigil
Posted inNews

Local vigils continue for Hersh Goldberg-Polin, other hostages killed by Hamas

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva September 3, 2024September 7, 2024
Merrick Garland
Posted inNews

DOJ files criminal charges against Hamas leader, spurred by Goldberg-Polin’s execution

by Ron Kampeas September 3, 2024September 5, 2024
a bracelet with letter beads that spell out "TS SHABBAT"
Posted inReligion

Taylor Swift sells out stadiums. In Palo Alto, she sells out Shabbat, too

by Emma Goss September 3, 2024September 6, 2024
Hersh Goldberg-Polin seen on a screen during the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Jerusalem, Aug. 31, 2024, in Jerusalem. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s favorite soccer club grieves ‘our friend in the stands’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer September 3, 2024September 4, 2024
Yartzeit memorial candles flicker on a table during a memorial service for Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a Berkeley-born man held captive and killed by Hamas, at Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Sept. 3 vigils across Bay Area for slain hostages

by J. Staff September 3, 2024September 3, 2024
memorial candles burning
Posted inBay Area

Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley mourns one of its own: Hersh Goldberg-Polin

by Emma Goss September 2, 2024October 17, 2025

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