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The pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA was erected after the Oct. 7. 2023 attacks in Israel. (Jacob Gurvis)
Posted inCalifornia

Trump administration again sues UCLA over antisemitism, alleging ‘hostile educational environment’

by Andrew Lapin May 27, 2026May 27, 2026
Former mayor of Sausalito Janelle Kellman (left) and former mayor of Novato Josh Fryday (right) are both Jewish candidates for lieutenant governor in the upcoming primary election on June 2. (Screenshots via Facebook/ Janelle Kellman, Josh Fryday)
Posted inPolitics

Two Jewish Bay Area ex-mayors are running for California lieutenant governor

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 26, 2026May 26, 2026
Rabbi Nancy Wechsler (center-right) is retiring from Congregation Beth Shalom, a small Reform synagogue in Carmichael, just outside of Sacramento. (Courtesy)
Posted inNorthern California

Sacramento area synagogue honors retiring Rabbi Nancy Wechsler

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 26, 2026May 29, 2026
An uncommonly strong shekel is posing challenges for Americans in Israel in May 2026. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

A stronger shekel has become a pressing problem for Americans building lives in Israel

by Theia Chatelle May 26, 2026May 26, 2026
Fourth-grader Skylar Cohen, 10, of Lafayette won first place for her grade at the JewQ International Torah Championship in Brooklyn, March 22, 2026. (Silber Studios/Merkos 302)
Posted inBay Area

You think you know Torah? Local girl reigns at Chabad’s global JewQ contest

by Sue Fishkoff May 22, 2026May 27, 2026
Mark Basta, who now works as the Arabic outreach manager for JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa, at the United Nations as a member of a civil rights society in April 2025. Basta's face is blurred due to safety concerns for his remaining family in Egypt. (Courtesy)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Meet the Egyptian Copt who translates Jewish history for the Arab world 

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 21, 2026May 27, 2026
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Wiltern Theatre on September 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Harris is in the midst of a 15-city book tour following the release of her new book “107 Days,” recounting her presidential campaign against President Donald Trump. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Gaza and Israel go unmentioned in Democrats’ 2024 election autopsy report

by Joseph Strauss May 21, 2026May 21, 2026
Barney Frank speaks during PFLAG National's Love Takes Justice event at AFT Headquarters on Nov. 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for PFLAG)
Posted inPolitics

Barney Frank’s final warning on Israel: ‘America’s effort should be to support the opposition to Netanyahu’

by Ron Kampeas May 21, 2026May 21, 2026
Former Rep. Barney Frank attends a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 8, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Barney Frank, irascible Jewish progressive who wrote landmark finance bill, dies at 86

by Ron Kampeas May 20, 2026May 20, 2026
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) walks into the Senate Chamber on December 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Jewish groups rally behind bipartisan Senate antisemitism bill with $1B security allocation

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

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