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Blaze Bernstein (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Jeanne Pepper)
Posted inCalifornia

Trial set to begin in Blaze Bernstein murder case dominated by questions of antisemitism and homophobia

Louis Keene by Louis Keene April 9, 2024
Yael Nidan Kirsht holds a poster of her brother-in-law, Yagev Buchshtab, one of the hostages held in Gaza, at a vigil commemorating six months since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel in Lafayette on Sunday, April 7, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

East Bay overpass vigil brings attention to hostages at 6-month mark

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 8, 2024April 12, 2024
Gavin Newsom meets with a Californian survivor of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in October. (Courtesy office of the Governor)
Posted inCalifornia

Gov. Newsom unveils post-Oct. 7 plan to combat antisemitism in California

by Dan Pine April 8, 2024April 12, 2024
A shelf of Passover food at Community Market after Israeli products had been removed from display. (Photo/Courtesy 
Danielle Feldman)
Posted inBay Area

Israeli products put back on shelves at North Bay market after outcry

by Dan Pine April 8, 2024April 8, 2024
Yehuda Kurtzer (left), president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, speaks alongside Ken Bamberger, a Cal law professor and faculty co-director of the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, at UC Berkeley on April 4. (Photo/Courtesy Laura Turbow)
Posted inNews

American Judaism’s ‘golden age’ isn’t over yet, says Yehuda Kurtzer at UC Berkeley

by Sue Fishkoff April 8, 2024April 8, 2024
Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky speaks during an Israel-solidarity service in November 2023. Kalmanofsky is among a number of American rabbis to say that Israel's war is presenting challenging questions six months in. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

6 months on, American rabbis are grappling with anxiety over Gaza war’s aims and mounting toll

by JTA April 8, 2024April 8, 2024
District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin with his mother Tsipora Peskin after filing paperwork to run for mayor of San Francisco at City Hall, April 5, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

Longtime S.F. Supervisor Aaron Peskin steps into mayoral race

by Emma Goss April 5, 2024April 5, 2024
Three Palestinian flags briefly waved in front of Palo Alto City Hall during a protest, March 30, 2024. (Photo/Courtesy JCRC Bay Area)
Posted inBay Area

‘Tactical gear’ during Palestinian flag-raising at Palo Alto City Hall rattles local Jews

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 4, 2024April 9, 2024
Relatives of Palestinians killed during an Israeli attack on the Abu Diraz family home mourn as their bodies are taken from Al-Najjar hospital morgue for burial in Rafah, Gaza, April 04, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Ahmed Zaqout-Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Why the high-profile killing of a famous aid group’s volunteers could be a turning point for how Israel treats Gaza relief

by Ron Kampeas April 4, 2024
Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania have announced steps to fight antisemitism after weeks of turmoil on their campuses and others.(Photos/Wikimedia, David L. Ryan-The Boston Globe via Getty Images, Columbia University; Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)
Posted inU.S.

Most Jewish parents say Oct. 7 has affected their child’s college selection, Hillel survey finds

by Andrew Lapin April 4, 2024

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