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State Sen. Scott Wiener waves to the crowd during the San Francisco LGBTQ Pride Parade on June 29, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

After ‘genocide’ statement, will Wiener’s LGBTQ Jewish base still support him?

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch talks to the press about the Jan. 28 incident with Mayor New York Zohran Mamdani to her left
Posted inU.S.

Suspect in Chabad headquarters ramming previously sought ‘spiritual guidance’ from rabbi

by Hannah Feuer January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building
Posted inArt

Federal building with murals by Jewish artists at risk of sale, demolition

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
Antisemitic memes
Posted inTech

TikTok deal fuels rise of UpScrolled, whose founder conceived it as a haven for Palestinian activism

by Grace Gilson January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
People in Minneapolis march against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Jan. 25. (Sharon Mollerus via Flickr, CC BY 4.0)
Posted inBay Area

In Minnesota, Bay Area rabbis say ICE crisis demands unity, action 

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb January 28, 2026January 29, 2026
JD and Usha Vance at Dachau Concentration Camp memorial site
Posted inPolitics

Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement, incensing Jewish critics on both sides of the aisle

by Andrew Lapin January 28, 2026January 28, 2026
Jonathan Dekel-Chen
Posted inEducation

Father of former Israeli hostage joins Columbia as a Jewish history professor

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov January 28, 2026January 28, 2026
Berkeley High School students hold a pro-Palestinian "teach-out" at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park after walking out of class on Jan. 27. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
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Berkeley High students stage pro-Palestinian walkout on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 27, 2026January 27, 2026
Hostages Square
Posted inIsrael

Jewish world marks first day with no hostages in Gaza by shedding their symbols of support

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 27, 2026January 27, 2026
“Neshama,” by Marcella Pixley
Posted inBooks

Stories of ghosts, grief and Shabbat gladness win top prizes in Jewish children’s literature

by Penny Schwartz January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

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