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Richie Greenberg and volunteers campaigning for Chesa Boudin's recall at Bay to Breakers, May 2022.
(Photo/Courtesy Greenberg)
Posted inBay Area

How chutzpah and a viral petition led to Chesa Boudin’s recall

by Emma Goss August 8, 2022August 11, 2022
A salvo of rockets is fired from Gaza City towards Israel in the hours before a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a militant group in Gaza, Aug. 7, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Majdi Fathi-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Ceasefire brokered by Egypt ends days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 8, 2022August 8, 2022
In a video for Douyin, China's version of TikTok, Rabbi Matt Trusch explains in Mandarin "what Jews have done for the world."
Posted inWorld

Jewish stereotypes abound in China. A U.S. rabbi is using online videos to fight them.

by Jordyn Haime and JTA August 5, 2022
Zach Gayer is the social media manager for the Golden State Warriors.(Photo/Courtesy Gayer)
Posted inBay Area

How this Jewish basketball nerd became the voice of the Warriors on social media

by Emma Goss August 5, 2022August 15, 2022
Smoke rises from a building hit with missiles from Israel in the Gaza Strip, Aug. 5, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Mustafa Hassona-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israel kills Islamic Jihad terror leader and at least 7 others in new Gaza offensive that could foreshadow large-scale conflict

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA August 5, 2022August 5, 2022
Chesa Boudin looks on during an election-night event as voters chose to recall him from his position as San Francisco District Attorney, June 7, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Ousted San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin will not run this year, citing family needs

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 4, 2022August 5, 2022
A local boy enjoys Ziggy's Playground during the opening event in Kigali, Rwanda, July 9, 2022.
Posted inPhilanthropy

Ziggy’s Playground: San Francisco family builds joy in Rwanda

by Dan Pine August 4, 2022August 5, 2022
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Eric Rosen (right) was part of a 6-1 ruling in 2019 that found the state constitution protected the right to abortion. (Photo/Forward-Associated Press)
Posted inU.S.

Meet the Jewish judge who helped protect abortion in Kansas

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward August 4, 2022
Rep. Shri Thanedar won his Michigan U.S. House primary despite more than $4 million spent on his behalf by the PAC affiliated with AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby. (Photo/JTA_Courtesy Thanedar's office)
Posted inNews

Self-funded House candidate beats AIPAC-backed opponent in Detroit as pro-Israel lobby marks rare primary loss

by Andrew Lapin and JTA August 3, 2022
Republican U.S. senatorial candidate Blake Masters speaks at a campaign event on the eve of the primary in Phoenix, Aug. 1, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Brandon Bell-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Blake Masters, Republican who once cited a Nazi official, among far-right candidates to prevail in Arizona primaries

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer, Andrew Lapin and JTA August 3, 2022

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