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Barbara Cymrot, pictured in the Castro District of San Francisco, was one of the first parents to join Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco's LGBTQ synagogue. (Aaron-Levy Wolins/J. Staff)
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LGBTQ synagogue Sha’ar Zahav, once reluctant to welcome children, embraces its third generation

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss June 26, 2024July 1, 2024
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in the glass defendants' cage in the Yekaterinburg courthouse where his trial began on June 26. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Closed-door espionage trial of American Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich begins in Russia

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg June 26, 2024June 26, 2024
Ghaith Al-Omari, a former adviser to the Palestinian Authority and current senior fellow at the Washington Institute,  says that two states for two peoples remains the only solution. (Aaron-Levy Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

PA must step up for Gaza, former Palestinian peace negotiator says in Oakland

by Sue Fishkoff June 25, 2024June 26, 2024
Julia Métraux will join J. as its California Local News Fellow in September.
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J. set to welcome new reporter through California Local News Fellowship

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 25, 2024September 11, 2024
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry addresses reporters after a U.S. Supreme Court first amendment case in March, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg June 25, 2024June 25, 2024
A Haredi Jew walks in Jerusalem in 2012. (Dan Zelazo via Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
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Haredi Jews warn of conflict after Israel’s Supreme Court orders yeshiva draft

Susan Greene by Susan Greene June 25, 2024June 25, 2024
Rabbi Burt Jacobson
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Rabbi Burt Jacobson, a political activist and founder of Kehilla, dies at 87

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 24, 2024June 25, 2024
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters clash outside a synagogue in Los Angeles, June 23, 2024. (Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Biden denounces violence during pro-Palestinian protest outside Los Angeles synagogue

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis June 24, 2024June 24, 2024
New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik displays the Anti-Defamation League's "F" campus report card grade for Northwestern as the presidents of that school, Rutgers, and UCLA testify before Congress on May 23, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

ADL doubles down on its campus antisemitism report cards despite backlash

by Andrew Lapin June 24, 2024June 24, 2024
Casey Goonan has been charged in connection with a string of arsons, including the torching of a UC Berkeley Police vehicle on June 1, 2024. (Photo/Abolition Media)
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Charges filed in UC Berkeley arsons, as pro-Palestinian groups voice support

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 21, 2024June 21, 2024

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