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In June, the name and logo of one of Elon Muks's companies and a swastika were spray-painted on Peninsula Sinai Congregation in Foster City. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inBay Area

Arrest made in vandalism of Peninsula Sinai Congregation in Foster City

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 11, 2023August 11, 2023
An aerial image shows destroyed homes and buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Patrick T. Fallon AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish groups launch relief effort for Maui as island’s Jews are among the evacuated

by Ron Kampeas August 11, 2023August 11, 2023
A former Beta Israel village outside Gondar, Ethiopia, July 6, 2019. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inWorld

Israel evacuates more than 200 Ethiopians from conflict region

Ben Sales by Ben Sales August 11, 2023August 11, 2023
This illustration accompanied the essay "I was an Iranian Jewish refugee" by Tabby Refael in the inaugural issue of Distinctions.
Posted inCulture

New online journal elevates contemporary Sephardic and Mizrahi voices

by Dan Pine August 10, 2023August 11, 2023
Exterior of Jewish Congregation of Maui. (Photo/mauijews.org)
Posted inU.S.

Chabad of Maui in evac zone, while another synagogue shelters fire evacuees

Louis Keene by Louis Keene August 10, 2023August 10, 2023
Christian students enrolled in the master's program for Jewish studies at Yeshiva University read a piece of text from the book of or Exodus while on a tour of the campus guided by Jewish educators. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Yeshiva University)
Posted inEducation

Yeshiva University, a pillar of Orthodox Judaism, launches master’s program for Christian students

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 10, 2023
Seth Brysk speaking at the formal signing of SB 103, a Utah hate crime bill, in 2019. During his tenure at the Anti-Defamation League, Brysk's office handled multiple states in the Western U.S., including Utah. (Photo/Utah Attorney General's office)
Posted inBay Area

ADL Bay Area head Seth Brysk takes new senior role at Jewish Federation

by Dan Pine August 9, 2023August 9, 2023
The Iron Dome missile defense system fires interception missiles as rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel on May 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inAnalysis

Once considered taboo, discussions of ending U.S. military aid to Israel have become increasingly common in D.C.

Amir TibonBen Samuels by Amir Tibon and Ben Samuels August 9, 2023
Jamie Foxx pictured in March 2023. (Photo/JTA-Chandan Khanna-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

In antisemitism discourse around Jamie Foxx’s ‘Jesus’ post, evidence of a ‘culture clash’

Ben Sales by Ben Sales August 9, 2023
Anatoly Smolkin, seen here in a screenshot from a security camera at Congregation Beth Sholom in 2021, has been convicted of making threats at Congregation Emanu-El.
Posted inBay Area

Local Jewish man with history of mental illness convicted of threatening S.F. synagogue

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 8, 2023August 9, 2023

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