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JCRC Bay Area CEO Tye Gregory holds an Israeli flag while singing the Israeli national anthem in front of Oakland City Hall before the city council considered a resolution in support of a cease-fire in Gaza, Monday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

JCRC Bay Area steps into the spotlight amid post-Oct. 7 uptick in antisemitism and anti-Zionism

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 18, 2024
Pro-Palestinian teachers in Oakland organized themselves early in the ongoing war. Here, a banner reads "Oakland Educators Say Fund Education, Not War on Gaza" at an Oakland Unified School District meeting on Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy anonymous)
Posted inBay Area

U.S. Dept. of Education announces antisemitism investigations of S.F. and Oakland school districts

by JTA January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
The Pacific School of Religion, seen here in August of 2020, is a progressive Christian seminary and member of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
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Rabbi accuses progressive Christian seminary in Berkeley of firing her over Israel

by Judy Maltz January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
Israelis marking the first birthday of Kfir Bibas in captivity of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Jan 18, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Avshalom Sassoni-Flash90)
Posted inNews

As Kfir Bibas turns 1 in captivity, supporters from Tel Aviv to Davos mark ‘the saddest birthday in the world’

by Deborah Danan January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks during a mournful gathering at Congregation Sherith Israel on Oct. 8, 2023, the day after a surprise Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,200. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Jewish orgs push S.F. Mayor London Breed to veto cease-fire resolution

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 17, 2024January 20, 2024
the canopy of a tall tree, seen from below
Posted inReligion

How to have ‘Tu’ much fun for Tu Bishvat in the Bay Area

by J. Staff January 17, 2024
Amos Dor holds a combined U.S. and Israeli flag during a rally demanding the release of Hamas' hostages at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Oct. 13, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inMusic

Israeli soldiers are singing it in Gaza, and American Jews in shul: How ‘Acheinu’ took flight amid crisis

Louis Keene by Louis Keene January 17, 2024January 17, 2024
Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator who caucuses with Democrats, argues for increased oversight of assistance to Israel, in the U.S. Senate, Jan. 15, 2024. (Screenshot/JTA via PBS)
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Senate declines to consider Bernie Sanders’ bill to review whether Israel follows U.S. human rights law

by Ron Kampeas January 17, 2024
A bicyclist peers through a window at Smitten ice cream in San Francisco, Nov. 22, 2023. The chain's Valencia Street location was vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti the month before. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

‘We’re just a bagel shop’: Local Jewish and Israeli restaurateurs targeted over Gaza war

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 16, 2024February 23, 2024
A flier calling for a boycott of Israeli business in San Francisco. (Photo/Twitter)
Posted inBay Area

Fliers calling for boycott of Israeli and Jewish restaurants posted in San Francisco

by Rachel Fink January 16, 2024

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