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Sandy Koufax wasn't the only Jewish player to leave a mark on the game in the 20th century.(Graphic/Wikimedia Commons-Getty Images-Design by Mollie Suss)
Posted inSports

10 Jewish baseball players from history who you may not know — including 2 Giants and an Oakland A

by Caleb Friedman and JTA August 12, 2022August 12, 2022
Henry Herskovitz protesting outside Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in December 2021. He holds a poster that says "No More Holocaust Movies." (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Herskovitz)
Posted inUncategorized

Born and raised Jewish, the man leading 19 years of protests against a Michigan synagogue embraces antisemitic tropes

by Stewart Ain and Forward August 11, 2022August 11, 2022
under a very large sukkah, shere raises her hands up as she leads a circle of people in prayer
Posted inReligion

Wilderness Torah’s signature Sukkot festival returns in October

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 11, 2022
(From left) Elaina Marshalek and Rabbi Frankie Sandmel at home in Rockridge. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inBay Area

At Bay Area’s first ‘Base,’ rabbinic couple invites you in to make connections

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 11, 2022May 26, 2023
A view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, which was raided by the FBI on Aug. 8, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Jason Armond-Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

The judge who signed the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago warrant is facing violent antisemitic threats

by Madeline Fixler and JTA August 11, 2022
A view of San Francisco Unified School District's Mission High School from Dolores Park. (Photo/Flickr-Don Barrett CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Posted inEducation

San Francisco school board votes to close schools on two Muslim holidays

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 10, 2022August 17, 2022
Tamar Bloch in the Beit Dakira museum, part of a JIMENA-sponsored virtual trip to Morocco.
(Screenshot/JIMENA)
Posted inNews

Newly founded Sephardic Leadership Institute will elevate Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish voices 

by Dan Pine August 10, 2022August 19, 2022
Political science professor Maksym Gon is at the front in the Donbas region of Ukraine, defending the country from the Russian army. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Gon)
Posted inWorld

This Jewish Ukrainian professor could still be teaching. He chose to go to war instead.

by Helen Chervitz and Forward August 10, 2022August 11, 2022
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar waves during a voter engagement event in Minneapolis, Aug. 9, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Star Tribune via Getty Images)
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Ilhan Omar, one of Israel’s fiercest critics in Congress, ekes out primary victory in Minnesota

by Andrew Lapin and JTA August 10, 2022August 10, 2022
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg said she donated to victims of sex trafficking to make amends for benefiting from the Wexner Foundation, whose benefactor had close ties to Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo/Instagram)
Posted inNews

A rabbi who benefited from Wexner’s foundation is donating equivalent sum to victims of sex trafficking

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA August 10, 2022August 9, 2022

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