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A person walking on Haight St. in San Francisco. (Photo/Tony Fischer via Flickr CC BY 2.0)
Posted inBay Area

Man arrested in anti-Jewish skateboard attack on Haight 

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 22, 2022December 27, 2022
The Bill Graham menorah is back up in Union Square for another year. (Photo/SF Chabad)
Posted inNews

Menorah lighting brings hundreds to economically struggling downtown S.F.

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene December 22, 2022
George Santos joined the newly elected GOP members of the New York State Senate and United States Congress during a press conference in Baldwin, New York, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Alejandra Villa Loarca-Newsday RM via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Congressman-elect George Santos lied about grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish persecution during WWII

by Andrew Silverstein and Forward December 22, 2022
Benjamin Netanyahu (left) speaks with Religious Zionist party head Bezalel Smotrich during a vote in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Who’s who in Israel’s new far-right government, and why it matters

by Andrew Lapin and JTA December 21, 2022
Ruth Solomon (right) and Shirley Ginzburg have a little fun with some of the merchandise from the temple Judaica shop they've run together for decades.
Posted inBay Area

Helmed by two friends, this temple gift shop is one for the ages

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 20, 2022
San Mateo Mayor Amourence Lee
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After 7 days without a mayor, San Mateo appoints first Jew of color to the job

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 19, 2022December 20, 2022
Oakland school board member Nick Resnick with his sons Jude (left) and Dylan. (Photo/Courtesy Resnick for Oakland School Board)
Posted inBay Area

This Oakland Jewish dad is the first transgender person to serve on a California school board

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene December 16, 2022December 20, 2022
Ashkenazi men can carry harmful mutations of the BRCA gene, putting them at elevated risk not only of breast cancer, but also of melanoma and prostate, ovarian and pancreatic cancer. Yet there are precautions they can take to minimize their risks. (Photo/JTA-Thomas Barwick-Getty Images)
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Hereditary cancers aren’t just a women’s problem. Jewish men need to take precautions too.

by Larry Luxner and JTA December 16, 2022December 16, 2022
Power outages are commonplace across Ukraine as Russia continues to attack power stations. Here is a view of Lviv, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Pavlo Palamarchuk-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

In Ukraine, Hanukkah candles are a lifeline in the midst of power outages

by Steve Lipman and JTA December 15, 2022
The Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus. (Photo/Tristan Harward via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNews

Department of Education to investigate UC Berkeley amid law school Zionism controversy

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

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