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Jonathan Polin amd Rachel Goldberg recount their last interactions with their missing son Berkeley-born Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who  was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, while family members and friends show up to support them at their home in Jerusalem, Oct. 10, 2023. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Netanyahu meets with hostage families in D.C. as pressure mounts for a deal

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer July 23, 2024July 23, 2024
Demonstrators carry a banner reading "Against antisemitism, racism and the extreme right" during a rally at the Square des Martyrs Juifs in Paris, Nov. 12, 2023. (Michel Stoupak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Jewish leaders in Europe want to stay there despite pessimism about antisemitism, survey finds

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov July 23, 2024July 23, 2024
Maor Tiyouri at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London. (TheDarkGoat via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inSports

Meet five Bay Area athletes who are competing for Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
From left: Nina Venkart, mother of Israeli hostage Omer Venkart; Udi Rosen, cousin of deceased hostage Tal Haimi; freed American hostage Aviva Siegel; and Elan Siegel, daughter of Aviva and hostage Keith Siegel on July 21, 2024. (Jacob Kornbluh/Forward)
Posted inIsrael

Families of hostages say Biden now has more political freedom to pressure Israel and Hamas into a deal

by Jacob Kornbluh July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis address the press after their election, Nov. 16, 2022, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Pennsylvania Governor's Office via Flickr CC BY 2.0)
Posted inNews

What would a Josh Shapiro vice presidency mean for American Jews and Israel?

by Jacob Kornbluh July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
Doug Emhoff arrives before President Joe Biden takes part in signing the infrastructure bill at the White House, Nov. 15, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Biden’s exit positions Doug Emhoff to become the first Jewish White House spouse

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
Biden and Netanyahu
Posted inNews

Exit of Biden, a vocal Zionist, marks the end of an era

by Ron Kampeas July 21, 2024July 21, 2024
Biden and Harris
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Biden ends campaign and taps Harris, as talks to end Israel-Hamas war enter critical phase

by Ron Kampeas July 21, 2024July 21, 2024
A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a protest at UC Berkeley on May 7, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Gaza statements prompt UC to ban political opinions on department homepages

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 19, 2024July 19, 2024
American journalist Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass defendant's cage during the verdict announcement at the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russia sentences Jewish-American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in maximum security prison

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg July 19, 2024July 19, 2024

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