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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

This year in Jewish politics was bananas

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 30, 2019
2019 was the year that was. (Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inBay Area

Our 10 most read stories of 2019: genetics, TV, ‘Barbie Death Camp’ and more

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 30, 2019January 28, 2020
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a rally in his support in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2019. (JTA/Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Netanyahu easily wins Likud party primary

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA December 27, 2019
Chesa Boudin, San Francisco's District Attorney-elect, at a fundraiser earlier this year. (Courtesy Chesa Boudin)
Posted inNews

Chesa Boudin, San Francisco’s D.A.-elect, talks homelessness, Jewishness and taking on the establishment

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 26, 2019January 8, 2020
Jewish Israelis seen in the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron, Nov. 19, 2019. (JTA/Amir Levy/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Vying for seats at World Zionist Congress, liberal newcomers like Peter Beinart hope to block Israeli settlements funding

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 26, 2019December 26, 2019
a black woman in glasses and a white shirt with a determined expression
Posted inNews

Four local Jews on annual ‘Forward 50’ list

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 24, 2019December 24, 2019
Michael Berenbaum, director of the Sigi Ziering Institute for Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust. (American Jewish University)
Posted inNews

Scholar’s talks on Peninsula could touch ‘raw nerve’ with tough topics

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 24, 2019
Rudy Giuliani in Washington, D.C., May 30, 2018. (JTA/Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Rudy Giuliani says he is ‘more of a Jew’ than billionaire Holocaust survivor George Soros

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 24, 2019
Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills. (Wikimedia/Glenn Francis CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inNews

Suspect in Beverly Hills synagogue vandalism pleads not guilty to charges including hate crime

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 24, 2019
Rabbi Mayer Hirsch with barrels of sacramental kosher wine during Prohibition in San Francisco, ca. 1930. (The Magnes Collection)
Posted inHistory

100 years ago, Prohibition put booze and Jews in the news

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 24, 2019

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