Israel Israeli police attack Al Jazeera journalist's funeral procession Israeli police armed with batons and stun grenades rushed a crowd of funeral-goers in Jerusalem, nearly toppling the coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh, the… By Ron Kampeas, JTA May 13, 2022
Politics Deborah Lipstadt's first talk after confirmation: 'Take antisemitism seriously' Antisemitism is often not taken seriously until it becomes deadly, said Deborah Lipstadt, the Holocaust scholar whose nomination to be the State… By Ron Kampeas, JTA May 13, 2022
Bay Area ‘Survivor’ Torah scroll will journey from Palo Alto to Israel this summer Congregation Etz Chayim will be passing a “survivor Torah” — a scroll that survived the Holocaust in Europe — to a rabbi in Israel this summer, marking… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 12, 2022
Analysis How should Jewish communities respond to the overdose epidemic? The U.S. recorded more than 100,000 deaths from drug overdoses in 2021 — more than any previous year, in a sobering milestone for an epidemic that has… By Rudy Malcolm, Forward May 12, 2022
Israel Israeli official: source of gunfire that killed Palestinian journalist unclear Hours after a gunshot killed a prominent Palestinian journalist in the West Bank city of Jenin, Israel’s defense minister said Shireen Abu Akleh could… By Ron Kampeas, JTA May 12, 2022
World Inside the mission to aid Ukraine’s 15 remaining ‘Righteous Gentiles’ After Russia invaded Ukraine early in the morning of Feb. 24, millions of Ukrainians suddenly had their lives upended. The Jewish Foundation for the… By Stewart Ain, Jewish Week May 11, 2022
Bay Area Suicide prevention a priority for grieving South Bay family By outward appearances, Stav Reuven had everything going for her: a loving family in Sunnyvale, an acceptance letter to UC Davis, and a sensitive soul… By Robert Nagler Miller May 11, 2022
Israel Palestinian journalist shot and killed while reporting on IDF operation A veteran Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot and killed Wednesday while reporting about an Israeli army operation in Jenin. Abu Akleh,… By Philissa Cramer, JTA May 11, 2022
U.S. Lawsuit: sexual assault of 15-year-old mishandled at NY Camp Ramah A rabbi who pledged to improve safeguards against abuse at a Jewish summer camp he ran is the subject of a lawsuit alleging that he dramatically… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA May 10, 2022