• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Landing Top

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide

News

The latest Jewish news from around the Bay and around the world.

Palestinians inspect damage after an Israeli air strike, in the Al-Mawasi area, west of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2024. (Photo/JTA/Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
Posted inNews

Images of death and devastation in Rafah rattle some of Israel’s most ardent defenders

by Ron Kampeas May 28, 2024
Mark Hetfield, chief executive of HIAS, speaking in 2016. (Photo/HIAS-Gili Getz)
Posted inNews

HIAS was poised to spend $300k on Gaza aid. Internal divisions stopped it

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld May 28, 2024
The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, Washington. (Screenshot/JTA via YouTube)
Posted inCulture

Seattle museum staff walk out over exhibit about antisemitism they said ‘conveyed Zionist perspectives’

by Andrew Lapin May 28, 2024May 28, 2024
Protesters listen to speakers during a demonstration against the war in Gaza at San Francisco State University, April 29, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

State bill would compel college DEI training to include antisemitism

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 24, 2024May 28, 2024
Rep. David Kustoff, a Tennessee Republican, talks with reporters in the Capitol Visitor Center after an all members briefing on the attack on Israel on Oct. 11, 2023. (JTA/Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics, Uncategorized, U.S., Analysis, News

Is a bill targeting support for terrorism a necessary tool after Oct. 7, or authoritarian overreach?

by Ron Kampeas May 24, 2024
Amir Abdel Malik Ali, an imam who spreads antisemitic conspiracy theories, speaks at the Stanford pro-Palestine encampment, May 22, 2024. (Screenshot/Courtesy David Atri)
Posted inNews

Imam with antisemitic history doubles down at Stanford’s Gaza encampment

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 23, 2024May 23, 2024
Sabreen Msarwi found out on Facebook that she lost her job teaching middle school last week. Her transgression: marching in a Nakba demonstration on her day off. (Photo/Forward-Susan Greene)
Posted inNews

Israeli teachers who criticize the war have been yanked from the classroom — and thrown in jail

Susan Greene by Susan Greene May 23, 2024
UC Santa Cruz workers on strike over treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters, May 20, 2024. (Photo/Courtesy UAW 4811)
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Palestinian protesters want UCSC to cut ties with Hillel and Chabad

by Andrew Lapin May 23, 2024
Imam Amir Abdel Malik Ali of Masjid Al-Islam in Oakland speaking at the Muslim Community Association in Santa Clara, Dec. 13, 2023. (Photo/Memri TV)
Posted inBay Area

Stanford pro-Palestinian encampment invites imam with history of antisemitism

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 22, 2024May 23, 2024
Talia and Nora play at Gan Preschool in San Rafael. (Courtesy)
Posted inKids & Family

Local initiative bets the Jewish future on better preschools

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi May 22, 2024May 30, 2024

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 174 175 176 177 178 … 2,566 Older posts

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

I had a bat mitzvah at 83 to celebrate community, family and myself
More voicemails of your Bay Area family histories
Should synagogues give police access to their security cameras? This Jewish security official says no.
The A’s broke Oakland’s heart. This former Giants exec is helping build something new.
Shlomo Carlebach’s ugly legacy is illuminated in new film ‘The Darkest Light’
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

About

  • Mission
  • People
  • Policies
  • Financials
  • Careers

Ways to Give

  • Donate
  • Legacy giving
  • Donors

J. IN PRINT

  • Subscribe or renew
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Change of address
  • Archives

Connect

  • Free Newsletters
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • Advertise

Submissions

  • Contact
  • News Tips
  • Calendar Events
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecyle Events
  • Letters to the Editor
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • © 2026 J.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Powered by Newspack