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Security officers in Jersey City after the shooting there, Dec. 10, 2019. (JTA/Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Gun rampage at New Jersey kosher market hits heart of Jewish community

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
Beatie Deutsch, aspiring Olympic runner, may have to bow out of the games over Shabbat observance. (Beatie Deutsch/Instagram)
Posted inSports

Orthodox Israeli ‘Marathon Mother’ may have to give up Olympic dream over Shabbat

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
(From left) Hedy Durlester, Lotte Marcus and daughter Naomi Marcus at a Dec. 8 event in San Francisco honoring Feng Shan Ho, who saved thousands of Jews from Nazi Germany. (Andrew Esensten)
Posted inBay Area

Israeli, Chinese consulates in S.F. honor ‘Schindler of the East’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
(From left) Rabbi Greg Wolfe, Congregation Bet Haverim; Rabbi Nancy Wechsler, Congregation Beth Shalom; Rabbi Alan Rabishaw, Temple Or Rishon; and Rabbi David Aladjem, Congregation Bet Haverim attended a forum on religious pluralism in Israel in Sacramento, Dec. 8, 2019. (Elissa Einhorn)
Posted inNorthern California

Sacramento forum takes a swing at a major Israeli issue: religious pluralism

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet refusenik and Israeli lawmaker, was named the 2020 Genesis Prize laureate. (JTA/Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Natan Sharansky named 2020 recipient of Genesis Prize

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council's annual conference in Hollywood, Fla., Dec. 7, 2019. (JTA/Noam Galai)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish groups denounced Trump’s insinuations about Jewish wealth. So why do some say they went easy on him?

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
A polling station in Jerusalem. (JTA/Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael, News

Israel sets a March 2 election date if government isn’t formed. That’s 3 votes in less than a year.

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
The Northern District of California's Oakland location. Inset: Ross Farca. (Concord Police Department, Google Maps)
Posted inBay Area

Bail revoked for East Bay man accused of threatening Jews

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 9, 2019December 17, 2019
About 140 people came to an event to hear about the planned Berkeley Moshav cohousing development, Dec. 8, 2019. (Photo/Deborah Newbrun)
Posted inUncategorized, Bay Area

Jewish cohousing project Berkeley Moshav announces future home on San Pablo Avenue

by Sue Fishkoff December 9, 2019December 17, 2019
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 inU.S.

Biden takes swipe at Sanders over idea to withdraw military aid from Israel

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 9, 2019December 17, 2019

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