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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’

by Emma Goss January 13, 2026January 13, 2026
Sydney Opera House with candlelight
Posted inOpinion

Can Australia’s multicultural project survive Bondi Beach?

by Dan Goldberg January 13, 2026January 13, 2026
surveillance footage
Posted inU.S.

Man charged with setting fire to Mississippi synagogue targeted it due to its ‘Jewish ties,’ FBI says

by Grace Gilson January 13, 2026January 13, 2026
State Sen. Scott Wiener waits to speak at a rally during a Jewish Unity March against antisemitism in San Francisco on March 3, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

Wiener explains his ‘painful’ decision to call Israel’s war a genocide

by Emma Goss January 12, 2026January 21, 2026
Hessy Taft as a baby
Posted inObituaries

Jewish S.F. woman who was face of Nazi propaganda dies at 91

by Grace Gilson January 12, 2026January 12, 2026
Patrons at Breads Bakery
Posted inAnalysis

Can Breads Bakery workers really demand that Israeli owners cut ties with Israel? Labor experts weigh in.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg January 12, 2026January 12, 2026
An arson fire on Jan. 10 caused extensive damage to the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi. (Beth Israel Congregation)
Posted inU.S.

Mississippi synagogue bombed by KKK in 1967 is heavily damaged in arson

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev January 11, 2026January 11, 2026

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