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Anatoly Smolkin caught on security camera across the street from Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco.
Posted inNews

Man threatening S.F.’s Beth Sholom is arrested and released

by J. Staff October 14, 2021October 22, 2021
Joy Sisisky will serve as the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund's interim CEO starting Dec. 31, 2021.
Posted inPhilanthropy

In a time of global suffering, Federation sees growth in Jewish giving

by Dan Pine October 14, 2021October 14, 2021
From left, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan take part in a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, Oct. 13, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Andrew Harnik-Pool-AFP-via Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Why a seemingly minor word choice appeased Yair Lapid on D.C. visit

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 14, 2021
Visitors look at items well-wishers left behind along the fence at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on the first anniversary of the shooting attack on the synagogue, Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Swensen-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Three years after Tree of Life shooting, Pittsburgh is hosting a major global summit on eradicating hate

by David Rullo and JTA October 13, 2021October 14, 2021
A swastika was found painted on Temple Sinai’s carved wooden door in Oakland, Oct. 18, 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Temple Sinai)
Posted inBay Area

Bay Area Jews ask: Should our buildings be visibly Jewish?

by Eliyahu Kamisher October 13, 2021October 14, 2021
Sally Rooney speaks onstage during a conference in Pasadena on Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik Voake-Getty Images for Hulu)
Posted inBooks

‘A new moment’: BDS activists cheer Sally Rooney’s boycott, Jewish groups mostly mum

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward October 13, 2021
Jasper Vyda, a junior at College Prep high school in Oakland, giving his TEDx Talk on Sept. 17, 2021.
Posted inEducation

This Bay Area 16-year-old confronted antisemitism on the TEDx stage

by Mark Lawton October 13, 2021
Eddie Jaku shows the concentration camp number tattoo on his left arm, July 2, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Louise Kennerley-The Sydney Morning Herald via Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Holocaust survivor who called himself ‘The Happiest Man on Earth’ dies at 101

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA October 13, 2021
Sally Rooney speaks onstage during a conference in Pasadena on Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik Voake-Getty Images for Hulu)
Posted inCulture

Sally Rooney: Israeli publishers can’t put out my new book for now, but Hebrew translation ‘would be an honour’

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA October 12, 2021October 12, 2021
Lila Corwin Berman speaking at Stanford on Oct. 5, 2021. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Author Lila Corwin Berman grabs third rail: Jewish philanthropy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

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