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Two men at dais
Posted inNews

Richmond councilmember unpacks why censure of mayor for antisemitism failed

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 26, 2026January 27, 2026
Community leaders stand next to lit memorial candles during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the Menorah Center SF on Jan. 25. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inHolocaust Remembrance Day

‘Never again’ must be ‘something we do’: S.F. event commemorates Holocaust

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
A family in the Seduva shtetl, captured before the world they knew disappeared. The Lost Shtetl Museum offers an intimate look at religious, civic and cultural life in communities like these. (The Lost Shtetl Museum/collection of Anat Rosen)
Posted inCulture

Echoes of a lost shtetl: How sound is recreating a vanished Jewish world

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
Alex Pretti's memorial
Posted inU.S.

Jewish voices rise up with concern following ICE killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

by Grace Gilson January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
Ran Gvili
Posted inIsrael

Remains of final hostage Ran Gvili return to Israel

by Grace Gilson January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
Tim Walz
Posted inPolitics

Tim Walz invokes Anne Frank in pressing Trump to end ICE operations in Minnesota

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
David Halimi
Posted inNorthern California

How a Persian Jewish immigrant became a rodeo king in Chico

Benyamin Cohen by Benyamin Cohen January 23, 2026January 25, 2026
Josh Shapiro
Posted inAnalysis

From Alfred Dreyfus to Josh Shapiro: How ‘dual loyalty’ charge shadows Jewish public life

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 23, 2026January 23, 2026
Faith leaders speak against ICE
Posted inU.S.

Invoking Torah, Jews are mobilizing against ICE in Minnesota

by Andrew Lapin January 23, 2026January 23, 2026
A photo shared with J. shows a cable cut between a solar panel and a security camera in San Lorenzo.
Posted inBay Area

Man charged with allegedly spraying antisemitic graffiti in San Lorenzo

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

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