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More than 750 campers and 300 counselors attended Camp Ramah in the Berkshires in the summer of 2015. (Photo/JTA-Uriel Heilman)
Posted inUncategorized, U.S.

Lawsuit alleges mishandling of 15-year-old’s sex assault allegation at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA May 10, 2022
Claire Lipschultz's mother, pictured  around  the time that her own mother almost died from an illegal abortion.
Posted inBay Area

Q&A: How abortion laws shaped three generations of this family

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
Rabbi Daniel Bogard (left) and Shira Berkowitz lead songs at Camp Ramot Amoona. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Berkowitz)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish summer camp veterans are opening a camp for trans kids. It was filled within weeks.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
Napa Valley Unified School District offices at the original Napa Union High School. (Photo/nvusd.k12.ca.us)
Posted inEducation

Napa schools reverse course on ‘liberated’ ethnic studies contract

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 9, 2022May 10, 2022
Fran Birnbaum, a member of Beth Chaim Congregation in Danville, is behind the synagogue sisterhood's efforts to raise thousands for Ukraine war relief by making and selling challah.
Posted inBay Area

Challah for Ukraine fundraiser rises rapidly in East Bay

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 9, 2022May 11, 2022
Max Homa representing UC Berkeley at the 2013 NCAA Championships where he won the individual title.
(Photo/Todd Drexler-SE Sports Media)
Posted inSports

Jewish golfer Max Homa, Berkeley alum, enters world top 30 after tourney win 

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher May 9, 2022May 10, 2022
Smoke billows among headstones of a Jewish cemetery that reportedly was bombed in Hlukhiv, Ukraine, May 8, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Dmitry Zhivitsky-Facebook)
Posted inWorld

Russian shelling damages Jewish cemetery in Ukraine where pogrom victims are buried

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA May 9, 2022
Women of Reform Judaism members (from left) Robin Cohen, Julia Weinstein, Julia Wackenheim and Deb Lelchuk at the May 21, 2019 "Ban the Bans" rally at the Supreme Court.(Photo/Courtesy Robin Cohen)
Posted inBay Area

Local Jewish women’s groups are ready to fight for abortion

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 9, 2022May 10, 2022
David Brog speaking at a CUFI event. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy)
Posted inNews

David Brog was the head of Christians United for Israel. Now he’s running as a Jewish candidate for Congress.

by Jacob Kornbluh and Forward May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
Grant Liffmann (right) filming part of the intro for his former show "Warriors Outsiders" with Steph Curry. (Photo/Courtesy Liffmann)
Posted inSports

Q&A: Warriors sportscaster Grant Liffmann looks good in blue and gold

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 6, 2022May 9, 2022

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