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Progressive Zionists of California members Andrea Beth Damsky, Paul Kujawsky, Susan George and Matthew Finkelstein at the 2019 California Democratic party convention (Photo/Dan Pine)
Posted inNews

How activists at state Dems’ convention sparred over Israel resolutions

by Dan Pine June 7, 2019June 9, 2019
The S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund is making changes to its board.
Posted inHistory

What is a Jewish federation, anyway?

by J. Staff June 5, 2019
Three teens stand together — one Latina, one Asian, one black — the Asian one is wearing a t-shirt that reads "This is what Jewish looks like."
Posted inNews

Study finds Jews of color have been chronically undercounted

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 4, 2019June 22, 2020
Activist and writer Michael Petrelis was one of many... uh, colorful characters on parade at the California Democratic Party convention in at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, May 31-June 2, 2019. (Photo/Dan Pine)
Posted inNews

Candidates and other colorful characters at the California Dems’ convention

by Dan Pine June 4, 2019June 4, 2019
Staff changes at Urban Adamah (from left): Adam Weisberg, a founding board member, is the new incoming executive director; Ayelet Krieger will continue as associate executive director; and Adam Berman, founder and current executive director, is the incoming president, a new top position at the organization.
Posted inNews

Leadership changes at Urban Adamah, as founder steps into new top role

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 3, 2019June 10, 2019
A Jewish attendee of the California Democratic Party's state convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, May 31, 2019 (Photo/Dan Pine)
Posted inNews

At state convention, California Dems reject anti-Israel language in resolutions

by Dan Pine June 1, 2019June 3, 2019
Rishik Gandhasri of San Jose aced two Jewish terms — yiddishkeit and keriah — in the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Posted inJewish Life

This San Jose 7th-grader won the National Spelling Bee with Yiddish and Hebrew

Lior Zaltzman by JTA and Lior Zaltzman May 31, 2019June 3, 2019
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu display the proclamation Trump signed recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, March 25, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Alex Wong-Getty Images)
Posted inBay Area

California progressives want Dems to link Israeli government to Pittsburgh massacre

by JTA May 31, 2019
Holocaust Memorial at the California Legion of Honor in San Francisco (Photo/Library of Congress-Carol M. Highsmith)
Posted inBay Area

Homes near S.F. Holocaust memorial receive anti-Semitic mailings

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 31, 2019June 6, 2019
Molly Jaffe (left), Ruth Krumbein and Rich Fox get ready for the East Bay Federation’s Super Sunday fundraiser on Feb. 11, 1990.
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As Bay Area Jewish federations consolidate, what does it mean for the community?

by Dan Pine May 30, 2019June 3, 2019

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