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Gavin Newsom and Ben Shapiro
Posted inPolitics

Newsom: Israel’s war in Gaza was not genocide, but ‘destruction broke my heart’

by Haaretz January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
People wearing yarmulkes
Posted inCalifornia

What will AB 715, California’s new school antisemitism law, do?

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 16, 2026January 20, 2026
Mickey Gitzin, right, and Daniel Sokatch take part in a pro-democracy demonstration in Tel Aviv, part of a wave of protests that engulfed the country after the government proposed a judicial branch overhaul in early 2023. Gitzin is stepping in as interim CEO of the New Israel Fund as Sokatch, its current head, takes a year-long sabbatical. (Courtesy NIF)
Posted inIsrael

New leader of New Israel Fund makes the case for liberal democracy

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 16, 2026January 16, 2026
Woman hands out oranges
Posted inBay Area

Jews, Muslims and Christians unite to help Oakland neighbors in need

by Sue Fishkoff January 15, 2026January 21, 2026
Destroyed houses in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on Dec. 26, 2025. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Second phase of Gaza ceasefire underway, despite remaining hostage

by Grace Gilson January 15, 2026January 15, 2026
Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on Jan. 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (Screenshot)
Posted inEducation

Tulsa’s Jewish community pushes back on Jewish charter school proposal

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev January 15, 2026January 15, 2026
October 7 survivors
Posted inBay Area

Oct. 7 survivors, now engaged, recount 505 days of horror after ‘bunker of death’

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 14, 2026January 20, 2026
Future Chabad building
Posted inCalifornia

L.A. investor gives Chabad $100M to build one of the world’s largest Jewish centers

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev January 14, 2026January 14, 2026
Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center after fire
Posted inCalifornia

Rubble of Pasadena synagogue destroyed in wildfire is vandalized with anti-Zionist graffiti

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg January 14, 2026January 14, 2026
State Sen. Scott Wiener speaks at a press conference on antisemitism held on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 20, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Wiener, in J. interview, elaborates on why he now calls Israel’s war a ‘genocide’

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 13, 2026January 13, 2026

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