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J. staffers scoop up five S.F. Press Club awards

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 14, 2023
Collage of three pictures: Micah Franklin playing baseball, Micah Franklin as a little boy wearing a yarmulke, and a picture of an Oakland Ballers hat
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S.F. native has diamonds in his eyes as manager of new Oakland B’s

by Andy Altman-Ohr December 14, 2023December 16, 2023
Family members of Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas during the terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, including, from right, Yael Alexander, Orna Neutra, Adi Alexander and Liz Naftali, talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Dec. 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
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Families of American hostages meet with Biden in person for the first time

by Ron Kampeas December 14, 2023December 14, 2023
Entrance to the FBI Building in Washington, DC. (Photo/JTA-drnadig via Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

FBI arrests California minor for role in synagogue swatting ring

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis December 14, 2023December 14, 2023
Evan Gershkovich in a defendants' cage before a hearing to consider an appeal on his extended pre-trial detention at the Moscow City Court on Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Natalia Kolesnikova-AFP via Getty Images)
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In first comments on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Putin says Russia seeks a prisoner exchange

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg December 14, 2023December 14, 2023
Oakland elementary school teacher Naomi Bernstein at a press conference at Montclair Elementary School, where parents, teachers and Jewish leaders spoke out against a statement on Gaza by the Oakland teachers union, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo/Dan Ancona)
Posted inUncategorized

Legal group seeks to prevent more pro-Palestinian teach-ins at Oakland schools

by Emma Goss December 13, 2023December 13, 2023
Chabad of Oakland's menorah at Lake Merritt on Dec. 10, 2023 (right), two days before it was vandalized, pulled down and thrown in the lake (left). (Courtesy Chabad of Oakland)
Posted inNews

Large menorah destroyed, thrown into Oakland’s Lake Merritt

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 13, 2023December 13, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the annual AIPAC policy summit at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., June 5, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

The debate over what should happen in Gaza after the war, explained

by Ron Kampeas December 13, 2023December 13, 2023
A JewBelong billboard in San Carlos that originally said "Hamas is your problem too" was rewritten and defaced by activists to say "Zionism is your problem too." (Photo/Courtesy anonymous activists)
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Bay Area billboards become another front in Israel-Hamas war

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 12, 2023December 19, 2023
(From left) Sara Levin, executive director of JIMENA; Tova Ricardo of JDC Entwine; Analucía Lopezrevoredo, founder of Jewtina y Co.; Tyler Gregory, executive director of JCRC Bay Area; Joy Sisisky, CEO of San Francisco Jewish Community Federation; and Paula Pretlow of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation at the 2023 White House Hanukkah party. (Photo/Courtesy JCRC)
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Biden’s White House Hanukkah party centers on Oct. 7 massacre

by Ron Kampeas December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

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