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Pro-Palestinian protesters march near the United Nations as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, Sept. 26, 2025. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Israel just quadrupled its PR budget to $730M. Experts say it won’t work.

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
Kathy Saunders (left) sits next to her sister Ann Saunders Gordon as she records a story about her family’s history at our “History Is Calling!” event. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inHistory

California, here I come: Listen to J. readers share how their families came to the Bay Area

Yael Bright by Yael Bright April 29, 2026April 30, 2026
Steve Kerr talks to reporters following a game. (Cyrus Saatsaz via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inSports

Warriors coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’

Louis Keene by Louis Keene April 29, 2026April 29, 2026
Michael Makstman at his office in S.F. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

He left his past in Ukraine, and now runs S.F.’s entire tech operation

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 28, 2026April 28, 2026
Author Daniel Handler (right),  better known as Lemony Snicket, talks about his career with J.'s then-Editor-in-Chief Chanan Tigay during the Jewish Arts & Bookfest at the Magnes in 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inCalendar

Upcoming events: Mizrahi music, Jewish book fest, Lag Ba’Omer bonfires

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 28, 2026April 28, 2026
Left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who has been accused by several leading Jewish figures of promoting antisemitism, speaks to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency about his views, April 21, 2026. (Screenshot)
Posted inPolitics

Interview: Hasan Piker doesn’t want Jews to worry about him

by Andrew Lapin April 28, 2026May 7, 2026
Rabbi Zac Kamenetz discusses psychedelics and healing during last year’s San Francisco Jewish Week. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inCulture

2nd S.F. Jewish Week features ‘Robot Shabbat,’ comedy, Valkyries and a ball

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 28, 2026April 29, 2026
Torat Zedek volunteer Yael Rosmarin (Courtesy of Herd of Justice)
Posted inIsrael

‘The settlers are winning now’: West Bank activists aiding Palestinians are increasingly targets themselves

by Ben Lynfield April 28, 2026April 28, 2026
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna speaks at the Jewish Democratic Council of America’s 2024 Leadership Summit. (JDCA CC BY 2.0)
Posted inPolitics

Rep. Ro Khanna, running for reelection, stands by his criticism of Israel

by Emma Goss April 27, 2026April 28, 2026
Alex Sinclair wore a kippah showing the Israeli and Palestinian flags for years, until he said a police officer took it from him and cut off the Palestinian flag in April 2026. (Courtesy Sinclair)
Posted inIsrael

His kippah was a symbol of coexistence. Israeli police officers seized and destroyed it.

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

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