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James “Sneaky” White Jr. moments after his release from prison, Jan. 21, 2020. (Alix Wall)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish lifer who helped 1,500 inmates earn degrees freed from prison after 38 years

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 23, 2020January 29, 2025
Teens listen to a keynote address at the 2020 Club Z convention in San Mateo. (Club Z)
Posted inNews

‘You are soldiers’: Zionist teens from across country attend Bay Area gathering

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 22, 2020January 23, 2020
The Zioness group at the Jan. 18 Women's March in San Francisco. (Susan George)
Posted inBay Area

‘Zioness’ group sees no anti-Semitism at S.F. Women’s March

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen January 22, 2020January 22, 2020
An aerial view of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Dec. 17, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Moshe Shai-Flash90)
Posted inHolocaust Remembrance Day

With Holocaust summit in Jerusalem, Israel gets dragged into Europe’s memory wars

by Sam Sokol and JTA January 22, 2020January 22, 2020
Nancy Parkes (dipping her brush) leading a session on social, emotional and spiritual learning at "Elevate: Inspiring New Paths in Jewish Education," Jan. 13 in San Francisco. (Laura Turbow)
Posted inEducation

Israel, ‘chill pills’ and masculinity: the new Jewish education

by J. Staff January 22, 2020April 29, 2020
Ethiopian Jewish women pray in Jerusalem at the Sigd holiday overlooking the Temple Mount, Nov. 7, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Gali Tibbon-AFP)
Posted inNews

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate officially recognizes Ethiopian Beta Israel community as Jewish

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA January 21, 2020
Selma van de Perre signs her book at the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, Jan. 9, 2020. (JTA/Cnaan Liphshiz)
Posted inHolocaust Remembrance Day, World, History, Holidays, News

At 97, a Dutch resistance hero wants to give fellow Jewish fighters overdue recognition

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA January 21, 2020January 21, 2020
Camille Menke (left) and Suzanne Amor at theBay Area Change Accelerator orientation. (Jaime Rapaport Barry)
Posted inTech

Program helps local Jewish organizations build their tech know-how

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 17, 2020February 3, 2020
The April 2019 shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue was one factor that led to a new report by the Secure Community Network, the Jewish community's umbrella security agency. (JTA/Xinhua/Li Ying via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Synagogues should not arm congregants, Jewish security agency says

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA January 17, 2020January 17, 2020
Joe Biden, left, listens as Sen. Bernie Sanders makes a point during the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2019. (JTA/Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Posted inThe Tell

Where the Democratic candidates stand on Iran; and other tidbits from the week’s political news

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 17, 2020

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