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Her body has been unidentified for decades. Her Ashkenazi DNA may explain why

by Hannah Feuer May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
San Francisco Unified School District central offices
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Ethnic studies curriculum that sidesteps Israel adopted by S.F. schools

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 6, 2026May 21, 2026
People attend a candlelight vigil at Lafayette Square across from the White House in Washington, DC on May 22, 2025, following a shooting that left two Israeli embassy staffers dead. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
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ADL says antisemitic incidents dropped by a third in 2025, but assaults reached record levels

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A Golden State Valkyries game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Aug. 31, 2025. (Sarah Stierch via Flickr, Public Domain)
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Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel speaks at the 2026 Jewish California Governor Candidate Forum in Los Angeles on Feb. 26, 2026. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
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Antisemitic screed in state voter guide spurs Jewish lawmakers to act

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi May 4, 2026May 4, 2026
Iranian Americans wave flags and chant during a gathering of Iranian community members showing support for Israel and the United States, outside the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, on March 5, 2026. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
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Support for Iran war among ‘connected’ U.S. Jews falls again, poll finds

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 4, 2026May 4, 2026
A demonstrator wears a “No ICE” hat as Jews associated with Congregation Sha’ar Zahav and T’ruah hold a rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the ICE building in San Francisco, April 30, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Jewish rally at S.F. ICE office protests crackdown on immigrants

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins May 1, 2026May 1, 2026
Asher Shasho Levy, The Kitchen's cantor, is a performer and exponent of Sephardic and Mizrahi music. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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The Kitchen’s ‘Song of Songs’ weekend welcomes Sephardic musicians and scholars 

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Dave Goldberg, right, with wife Sheryl Sandberg in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 10, 2013. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

Sheryl Sandberg endows scholarship at Camp Ramah in California in honor of late husband

by Grace Gilson May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

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