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Giant posters on buildings in Jerusalem feature photos of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and President Donald Trump, beneath slogans supporting West Bank annexation and opposing a Palestinian state. They were hung by the Yesha Council, an umbrella organization of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which is split on Netanyahu's annexation plan. (Photo/JTA-Ahmad Gharbali-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Israel could annex parts of the West Bank on July 1. Here’s what you need to know.

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA June 11, 2020
College student and former J. intern Tova Ricardo: "There are people who doubt my Jewishness. They’ll doubt my Jewish knowledge. They will assume I don’t know their stories." (Photo/Kara Fleishhacker)
Posted inUncategorized

For Jews of color, protests are reminders of pain — even within Jewish community

by Gabriel Greschler June 11, 2020January 25, 2021
UJA-Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein, seen in December 2019. (Photo/JTA-Bennett Raglin-Getty Images)
Posted inPhilanthropy

UJA-Federation of New York announces layoffs as CEO forgoes pay

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA June 10, 2020June 10, 2020
Ross Farca speaking with an attorney outside Contra Costa Superior Court, Sept. 26, 2019. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inNews

East Bay man who threatened Poway-style shooting posts bail, is released from custody

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 10, 2020June 10, 2020
Israeli first- to third-graders social distance and bring doctor’s notes at the entrance to their Jerusalem school, May 3, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

After dramatic rise in coronavirus infections, Israel halts reopening plans

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA June 10, 2020June 10, 2020
Rabbi Menachem Lazar, right, officiates at the wedding of Marco Del Monte and Elinor Hanoka at the Great Synagogue of Rome, June 7, 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Chabad Piazza Bologna)
Posted inWorld

Rome Jews celebrate first Jewish wedding after lockdown

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA June 10, 2020
Fire fighters working to put out a fire at Congregation B'nai Shalom in Walnut Creek. (Photo/Courtesy Contra Costa County Fire Protection District)
Posted inNews

Brush fire caught early at Walnut Creek synagogue

by Gabriel Greschler June 9, 2020
Mort Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing discussing hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism, April 9, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Zach Gibson-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

At a time of racial strife, liberal groups say no room at communal table for a leader whose tweets inflame

by Ron Kampeas and JTA June 9, 2020
2017 Camp Kee Tov campers Jules Rabinowitz, Isabelle Keim and June Waggoner. (Photo/Courtesy Emily Schnitzer)
Posted inBay Area, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, News

Jewish day camps prep for a fun but unusual summer

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen June 9, 2020June 9, 2020
a water tower that says UC Davis in blue writing
Posted inNorthern California

UC Davis student government president vetoes boycott Israel resolution

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

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