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Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing the formation of the Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Oct. 2021. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Newsom's office)
Posted inNorthern California

Legislative roundup: Jewish priorities during ’21-’22 session included cyberhate, security and Holocaust education

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene October 6, 2022
Democrat House candidate Adam Frisch listens to incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert during a debate at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado, Sept. 10, 2022. (Photo/JTA-RJ Sangosti-MediaNews Group-The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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Poll: A ‘moderate, pragmatic Jew’ is in striking distance of Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA October 6, 2022October 6, 2022
Ilan Vitemberg performing for children with a puppet at the Jewish Community Library. (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Community Library)
Posted inObituaries

Beloved Bay Area Israel educator Ilan Vitemberg dies of complications from Covid

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 4, 2022October 12, 2022
A synagogue built last year at the Babyn Yar memorial site near Kyiv is meant to resemble a pop-up book. It can fold up and open with a winch. (Photo/JTA-David Saveliev)
Posted inUncategorized

Across Ukraine, a somber High Holiday season captures how war has ravaged a growing Jewish community

by David Saveliev, Nicholas Bennett and JTA October 4, 2022October 4, 2022
Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco (Photo/Flickr user DoNotClick)
Posted inBay Area

‘Smash and grab’ attempt at Emanu-El rattles S.F. synagogue community

by Emma Goss October 3, 2022October 4, 2022
Stanford University (Photo/File)
Posted inBay Area

Mezuzah ripped from Stanford residence on Rosh Hashanah, prompting hate crime inquiry

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 3, 2022October 3, 2022
Dead trees in the Jewish section of Sunrise Cemetery in Vallejo. (Photo/Shulamit Rosner)
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Jewish section of Vallejo cemetery in sorry state, say disappointed locals

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen October 3, 2022October 3, 2022
Trenches in the shape of a large swastika and the letters "F JEW" were found dug into a golf course near Sacramento. (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inNorthern California

Sacramento police tight-lipped after swastika-shaped trench dug at golf course

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 30, 2022October 3, 2022
Giorgia Meloni is seen holding a placard that says, in Italian, "Thanks Italy," Sept. 26, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Valeria Ferraro-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Italian Jews worry and wait as Giorgia Meloni, far-right leader, prepares to take power

Simone Somekh by Simone Somekh and JTA September 30, 2022September 30, 2022
Maria Litichevska and her son, Mark, fled Ukraine in the days following Russia's attack in February 2022. (Photo/Courtesy Litichevska).
Posted inBay Area

With years of experience, local Jewish agencies assist Ukrainian refugees

by Sue Fishkoff September 30, 2022October 3, 2022

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