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Helen Fixler at home in Oakland, with her certificate of recognition from the state Legislature. (MAYA MIRSKY)
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

She spent the war in hiding, from a forest bunker to a haystack

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 19, 2020March 19, 2020
Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List (left), with other party members at the party headquarters in the Arab-Israeli city of Shfaram, March 2, 2020. (Photo/JTA-David Cohen-Flash90)
Posted inAnalysis

Arab parties’ historic choice to recommend Gantz for prime minister, explained

by Ron Kampeas and JTA March 19, 2020
Elissa Epel, professor of psychiatry at UCSF (FROM FILE)
Posted inNews

Local Jewish agencies provide psychological help during shelter-in-place

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 18, 2020March 22, 2020
Nir Berenzovsky, an Urban Adamah volunteer, drops off fresh produce at the home of Lorelai Kude. (LORELAI KUDE)
Posted inSeniors

Urban Adamah makes house call with produce for seniors

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 18, 2020
Jewish Family and Children's Services in San Francisco delivering food during the 1918 Spanish Flu. (COURTESY SUE TENEROWICZ)
Posted inBay Area

Federations, JFCS, Hebrew Free Loan announce coronavirus emergency funds

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 18, 2020March 19, 2020
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inBay Area

Contra Costa couple in their 70s, members of Beth Jacob, test positive for coronavirus

by Gabriel Greschler March 17, 2020March 18, 2020
Terri and Mark Stark were looking forward to opening their Jewish deli in the North Bay.
Posted inUncategorized

Jewish-owned food businesses hit hard by coronavirus restrictions

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 17, 2020March 30, 2020
A Passover seder in 2019. (Photo/JTA-Creative Touch Imagine Ltd/Nurphoto)
Posted inReligion

Passover in a pandemic: Families on Zoom, solo seders and broken traditions

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA March 17, 2020
(FLICKR-AARON PRUZANIEC CC BY 2.0)
Posted inNews

Here are the local Jewish organizations open and offering support

by Gabriel Greschler March 17, 2020March 24, 2020
Rabbi Daniel Stein (top right) leads candle lighting and some songs over Zoom before Shabbat, March 13, 2020. (Screenshot/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inReligion

Shabbat, prayer and religious connection during a pandemic

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

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