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Jake Berman, a Jewish former student, speaks at a school board meeting in Southlake, Texas on Oct. 18, 2021. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

Jews in Texas raise concerns after official tells teachers law requires ‘opposing’ views on Holocaust

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA October 20, 2021October 20, 2021
"Mohammed" with two of his five children in Concord, where the Afghan family was resettled by JFCS East Bay, October 2021. (Michael Fox/J.)
Posted inNews

Afghan refugee family starts new life in East Bay, with help of JFCS

Rachele Kanigel by Rachele Kanigel October 19, 2021October 19, 2021
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf (Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inBay Area

East Bay officials to address antisemitism at press conference

by J. Staff October 19, 2021October 21, 2021
Ben Allen (arm extended), then chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, speaks with Gov. Gavin Newsom at a meeting in March 2019. (Photo/Courtesy California Legislative Jewish Caucus)
Posted inNews

Everything you need to know about the ‘guardrails’ built into the California ethnic studies law

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 18, 2021October 25, 2021
Emma Mayerson
Posted inNews

Early lessons in philanthropy inspired her to create this group for teen girls

Dan Schifrin by Dan Schifrin October 18, 2021
US Secretary of State Colin Powell (left) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem on February 25, 2001. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images-Pool photo)
Posted inObituaries

Colin Powell, who brokered the Middle East ‘road map’ to peace, dies at 84

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 18, 2021October 20, 2021
an older woman happily holds out her arms to greet an old friend in a large synagogue sanctuary
Posted inBay Area

As local rules relax, Bay Area congregations return to their sanctuaries

by Emma Goss October 15, 2021October 26, 2021
Tennis player Larry Scott is one of five 2021 Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California inductees.
Posted inSports

Meet the 2021 inductees to the NorCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 15, 2021October 15, 2021
The Texas State Capitol rotunda. Teachers in a Texas school district wondered whether "Number the Stars," a Holocaust novel, would require an "opposing" perspective under the terms of a new education law there. (Photo/JTA-Tamir Kalifa-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Texas official to teachers: State law requires teaching ‘opposing’ views on the Holocaust

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA October 15, 2021October 18, 2021
JoAnn Mason Parker, once the wunderkind of competitive pool, is looking to make a comeback — and she's being inducted into the Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. (Photo/Parker Hill)
Posted inSports

‘Battling Beauty’ of pro billiards gets nod from NorCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 15, 2021October 15, 2021

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