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Nov. 29, 2021 menorah lighting at Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto
Posted inU.S.

Planned ‘Day of Hate’ against Jews passes by with packed synagogues and no violence

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 27, 2023March 6, 2023
African American man speaking into a microphone
Posted inUncategorized, Bay Area

Teacher who assigned antisemitic text preaches controversial Hebrew Israelite doctrine

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 24, 2023March 6, 2023
Paul Berg soon after learning he received the Nobel Prize in 1980.(Photo/Stanford Medicine)
Posted inBay Area, News

Pioneer of gene research dead at 96

by Emily Moskal, Stanford Medicine February 24, 2023February 24, 2023
A swastika was painted on Temple Sinai’s carved wooden door in Oakland in 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Temple Sinai)
Posted inU.S.

Jews on uncertain alert ahead of planned ‘National Day of Hate’

by Andrew Lapin, JTA and J. Staff February 24, 2023February 24, 2023
A bookshelf in the town of Medzhybizh with texts in both Hebrew and Russian. (Photo/Jacob Judah)
Posted inWorld

Ukrainian Jews have historically spoken Russian. The war is changing that.

by Jacob Judah and JTA February 23, 2023February 23, 2023
Wreckage of a rocket on a playground in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on the first day of the invasion, Feb.24, 2022. (Photo/Fotoreserg via Depositphoto)
Posted inNews

One year after Russian invasion of Ukraine, the pain is still fresh for local emigres

by Sue Fishkoff February 23, 2023March 6, 2023
A residential building in Kharkiv destroyed by Russian shelling in 2022. (Photo/Fotoreserg)
Posted inWorld

‘There was no time to sleep’: 4 Jews reflect on a year of helping Ukrainians at war

by Steve Lipman and JTA February 23, 2023March 6, 2023
Mt. Eden high school in Hayward. (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inBay Area

Hayward teacher placed on leave after teaching antisemitic conspiracies

by J. Staff February 23, 2023
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv's film "Golda." (Photo/Jasper Wolf)
Posted inTV & Film

Can a new biopic about Golda avoid politics?

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA February 22, 2023February 22, 2023
Nick Resnick (Courtesy/Nick Resnick For Oakland School Board)
Posted inNorthern California

Trailblazing Jewish school board member steps down after vote count reversal

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene February 22, 2023February 23, 2023

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