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Whiteboard in Berkeley middle school classroom
Posted inNews

Threatening incidents surround Berkeley middle-school walkout for Palestinians

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 13, 2024November 25, 2025
College students celebrate
Posted inEducation

Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds

by Andrew Lapin May 13, 2024May 16, 2024
The René C. Davidson Courthouse of the Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland. (Photo/Gabriel Classon-Flickr CC BY 2.0)
Posted inBay Area

Jews were excluded from Alameda County’s death penalty juries for decades, new evidence reveals

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg May 13, 2024June 23, 2024
President Joe Biden, accompanied by aide Jacob Spreyer, waves to members of the media as he walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, May 9, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Andrew Harnik-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

The pro-Israel backlash is harsh after Biden suspends delivery of weapons to Israel

by Ron Kampeas May 10, 2024
Barbara Rosenberg with President Ronald Reagan. (Photo/Courtesy Michael Rosenberg)
Posted inObituaries

Philanthropist Barbara Rosenberg, a ‘force of nature,’ dies at 91 

by Sue Fishkoff May 9, 2024May 9, 2024
Anita Friedman, executive director of Jewish Family and Children’s Services, discusses children's education with Tony Thurmond, California's superintendent of public instruction, at the JCCSF on May 5, 2024, during a Yom HaShoah observance. (Photo/Courtesy JFCS)
Posted inNews

Education is best tool against hate, California schools chief says at Yom HaShoah event

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva May 9, 2024May 17, 2024
Eden Golan, rehearsing “Hurricane” at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden. (Photo/Sarah Louise Bennett-European Broadcasting Union)
Posted inMusic

Eden Golan’s impossible mission — conquer Eurovision and redefine Israel’s image

Talya Zax by Talya Zax May 9, 2024
Israeli officials said closing Al Jazeera offices in the country was a necessary curb on an agent of a hostile state. (Photo/JTA-Ramsey Cardy-Sportsfile for Web Summit Qatar via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

What is behind Israel’s shutdown of Al Jazeera?

by Ron Kampeas May 9, 2024
Enikia Ford Morthel in Congress
Posted inNews

Berkeley schools superintendent grilled in congressional hearing on antisemitism

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 8, 2024May 8, 2024
Palestinians leave their homes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 8, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Abed Rahim Khatib-Flash90)
Posted inNews

UPDATED: After withholding some bombs, Biden says U.S. will not supply weapons for Israel’s Rafah invasion

by Ron Kampeas May 8, 2024May 9, 2024

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