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The U.S. Supreme Court building (Photo/JTA-Stefani Reynolds-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling on Sabbath accommodations a big win for Orthodox Jews

by Ron Kampeas June 30, 2023June 30, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court overruled university affirmative action policies in June 2023. (Photo/JTA-Joe Daniel Price-Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Jewish quotas were at the heart of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

by Ron Kampeas June 30, 2023July 3, 2023
An image posted to Gab, the far-right social media site, by an account linked to Christopher Acret. (Screenshot)
Posted inNorthern California

Professor’s investigation links Chico man to antisemitic flyer drops and social media posts

by J. Staff June 29, 2023July 5, 2023
a mountain rising over a lake
Posted inU.S.

It’s not just Swastika Lake — the U.S. is full of sites named for swastikas

by Gall Sigler June 29, 2023June 29, 2023
Let's be real. When you hear Jewish Heritage Night is coming up, your first question is, "Is the giveaway any good this year?" (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inBay Area

A’s schmear Yankees on a bagel-filled Jewish Heritage Night at the Coliseum

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 28, 2023June 28, 2023
Joseph Pedott at his office in San Francisco in 2017. (Photo/@jaywatsonphoto)
Posted inObituaries

Joseph Pedott, Chia Pet mogul and Jewish philanthropist, dies at 91

by Dan Pine June 28, 2023June 29, 2023
Julian Berkowitz-Sklar
Posted inPhilanthropy

3 Bay Area Jewish teens win $36,000 Diller Teen awards for social justice projects

by Jordan Greene June 28, 2023June 29, 2023
A protestor holds a sign saying "Abortion bans are against my religion" at the May 2022 Jewish Rally For Abortion Justice in Washington, D.C. (Photo/JTA-Anna Moneymaker via Getty)
Posted inNews

How Jewish activists are campaigning for reproductive rights, one year after Dobbs

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg June 28, 2023June 28, 2023
A middle aged man in glasses stands outside chatting
Posted inWorld

Germany’s far-right AfD party scores first district victory, alarming Jewish leaders

by Toby Axelrod June 28, 2023
The weekly "Shabbat stroll" at Camp Tawonga in 2022. (Courtesy Tawonga)
Posted inU.S.

At Jewish sleepaway camps this summer, bunks and bathrooms accommodate any gender identity

Louis Keene by Louis Keene June 27, 2023

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