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Protesters gathered outside a Santa Cruz theater on April 1 to demonstrate against a documentary detailing antisemitism. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
Posted inAnalysis

Changing Jewish views on Zionism could scramble the antisemitism debate

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld June 4, 2026June 4, 2026
Attorney General Rob Bonta at the Capitol Summit 2024. (Photo/Courtesy JPAC)
Posted inBay Area

California sues 23andMe over hack that put Jewish data up for sale on the dark web

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
Rabbi Stuart Kelman in March 2025. (Courtesy)
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Stuart Kelman, founding rabbi of Berkeley’s Netivot Shalom, dies at 84

by Sue Fishkoff June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
People gather at state Senator Scott Wiener’s election party at his campaign headquarters on election night, June 2, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Scott Wiener advances in race to replace Pelosi

by Andrew Lapin June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
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Super Mensch shutters after 8 months in S.F., Ma’lawah Bar closes in Palo Alto

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 2, 2026June 3, 2026
Kim Bistrong is stepping into the role of development director. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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J. welcomes banjo-playing development director

by J. Staff June 2, 2026June 3, 2026
An El Al plane lands at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, Aug. 18, 2021. (Ronen Fefer via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)
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El Al is bringing back its direct flight to SFO. Will United Airlines follow?

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 2, 2026June 2, 2026
Clockwise from left: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar, congressional candidate Scott Wiener, L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, and congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti are among the California primary contenders of interest to the Jewish community. (Photo illustration by Grace Yagel/70 Faces Media)
Posted inCalifornia

Scott Wiener, Spencer Pratt and Eric Swalwell’s replacement: 5 primaries Jews are watching in California

by Andrew Lapin June 2, 2026June 2, 2026
Some NCJW sections run thrift shops to support their fundraising. The LA section operates seven locations; the Louisville NCJW chapter recently closed its only store. (Forward/Courtesy of NCJW|LA)
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National Council of Jewish Women ejects LA chapter, other affiliates cut ties amid historic reboot

Louis Keene by Louis Keene June 2, 2026June 2, 2026
S.F. District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan (center) at a candidates’ forum with Saikat Chakrabarti (left) and Calif. state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-SF). All three are running for Congress. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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AIPAC didn’t fund Connie Chan. Here’s what actually happened.

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

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