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The Northern District of California's Oakland location. Inset: Ross Farca. (Concord Police Department, Google Maps)
Posted inNews

Ross Farca pleads guilty to federal charge, sentencing hearing set

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 10, 2020
With the Tikkun Emanu-El Shuk, San Francisco's Congregation Emanu-El is helping local businesses find a new online audience.
Posted inBay Area

S.F. synagogue launches online ‘shuk’ to save small businesses

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 10, 2020
Ivanka Trump at the White House, Dec. 12, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Brendan Smialowski-AFP via Getty)
Posted inU.S.

So Bernie won’t be the first Jewish president. Here are 10 people who could be.

by JTA April 10, 2020
San Francisco native Cole is spending Passover on base. (COURTESY FIDF)
Posted inNews

Passover lockdown in Israel cuts ‘lone soldiers’ from Bay Area off from family

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 8, 2020April 13, 2020
Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign stop at Berg Middle School in Newton, Iowa, Jan. 11, 2020. (JTA/Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Bernie Sanders suspends his presidential campaign

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 8, 2020April 8, 2020
Entrance to the Home of Eternity cemetery in Oakland. (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inBay Area

Mourners no longer allowed graveside at Sinai Memorial Chapel funerals due to coronavirus fears

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 8, 2020September 3, 2020
A new wing under construction at the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living. (Screenshot/Google Maps)
Posted inNews

S.F. Campus for Jewish Living ready to accept Covid-19 patients, per state order

by Gabriel Greschler April 7, 2020April 8, 2020
Dr. Michelle Roland (left) with patients at the Maipelo Free Clinic in Gaborone, Botswana, in 2019. (RICHARD MILES)
Posted inHealth

Doctor uses traumatic lessons from AIDS pandemic to fight coronavirus

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 7, 2020April 8, 2020
Jeremy Bruner, a senior at Bentley Upper School in Lafayette, with his dog Snowy. (EDEN BRUNER)
Posted inEducation

No graduation, no prom, no hanging out — tough times for Jewish high school seniors

by Gabriel Greschler April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
Rabbi Malcolm Sparer died April 1 at the age of 93.
Posted inObituaries

Rabbi Malcolm Sparer, Board of Rabbis president, interfaith pioneer, dies at 93

by Dan Pine April 7, 2020April 13, 2020

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