Bay Area Katie Couric to headline in-person Day of Philanthropy After three years on Zoom, the Jewish Community Federation’s Day of Philanthropy is back in person this year with journalist Katie Couric as the featured… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Jan 30, 2023
Education High school in Sunnyvale puts sharp focus on antisemitism After years of antisemitic incidents at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, including threats of violence against Jewish students and two instances of… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Jan 30, 2023
Art 'Simpsons' painted as Holocaust victims at Milan Holocaust memorial Just before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Milan’s Holocaust memorial debuted an eye-grabbing new addition on some of its exterior walls: murals… By David I. Klein, JTA Jan 30, 2023
Israel Anger and trepidation in Jerusalem neighborhoods gripped by terror Time stops on Shabbat in Jerusalem, for the living and the dead. Up the stairs in an apartment on the main road in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood in the… By Orly Halpern, JTA Jan 30, 2023
Bay Area Bomb and gun threats called in to two Bay Area Jewish high schools Phoned-in threats targeted two Bay Area Jewish high schools Thursday, leading to an all-school evacuation at one. A bomb threat was called into Kehillah… By J. Staff Jan 27, 2023
Israel At least 7 dead in Shabbat shooting attack on synagogue in Jerusalem A shooting attack on a synagogue in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Neve Yaakov killed at least seven people on Friday, a day after an Israeli raid on a… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Jan 27, 2023
California Adam Schiff declares bid to replace Dianne Feinstein in Senate One Jewish Democrat wants to replace a fellow Jewish Democrat as California senator. Rep. Adam Schiff, who rose to prominence during Donald Trump’s… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Jan 26, 2023
Business ‘No Jew Go Away’ scrawled on door at UC Berkeley Antisemitic graffiti was found on UC Berkeley’s campus Tuesday, with the words “No Jew Go Away” written in red marker on a door in the MLK student union… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Jan 26, 2023
Bay Area San Francisco to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day The JFCS Holocaust Center will be holding a series of events to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 26-27 in San Francisco. The… By J. Staff Jan 26, 2023