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Posted inBay Area

Maps in Oakland schools that axed Israel were discriminatory, state finds

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi October 21, 2025October 28, 2025
Israeli flags at a rally in San Francisco's Union Square, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inEducation

Beverly Hills schools wanted to fly the Israeli flag – but not to support the Jewish state

by Hannah Feuer October 21, 2025October 22, 2025
Book and author
Posted inBooks

U.S. military base canceled a children’s event celebrating a Jewish cyclist, citing DEI ban

by Andrew Lapin October 21, 2025October 22, 2025
Adults sitting in circle listen to speaker
Posted inBay Area

Russian speakers in Palo Alto are getting the tools to become Jewish leaders

by Sue Fishkoff October 20, 2025October 21, 2025
Rep. Ro Khanna speaks on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, April 11, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Tasos Katopodis-Getty for MoveOn.org)
Posted inBay Area

Rep. Ro Khanna says he supports Zionism in exclusive interview on Jewish issues

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 17, 2025October 20, 2025
Jenny Circle (center), The Kehillah School Development Director and former longtime basketball coach who passed away Oct. 14, with her varsity basketball team in 2011. (Courtesy Heather Fils)
Posted inObituaries

Kehillah basketball coach and fundraiser Jenny Circle remembered as exuberant mentor

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 17, 2025October 20, 2025
People at a Holocaust memorial
Posted inU.S.

The Shofar Report is a liberal response to Project Esther’s influence on Trump

by Andrew Lapin October 17, 2025October 17, 2025
A parade counterprotest sees "queerness as an ongoing engagement in the liberation of all people." (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inU.S.

‘Conversion therapy is having a moment’ — what will it mean for LGBT Jews?

Nora Berman by Nora Berman October 17, 2025October 16, 2025
Donald Trump in the Oval Office
Posted inPolitics

Trump: ‘If Hamas continues to kill people … we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 17, 2025October 17, 2025
Arlo Blackman-McGrew, 18, is seen at Glen Pass in Kings Canyon National Park, about an hour’s drive east of Fresno, as they hiked around 500 miles alone on the Pacific Crest Trail this summer. (Courtesy)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Davis freshman finds quiet, and a few fellow Jews, on Pacific Crest Trail

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 16, 2025October 17, 2025

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