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Graves visible through the flowers in one corner of the Jackson Pioneer Jewish Cemetery on May 18, 2025. (Laura Paull)
Posted inHistory

In this Jewish cemetery, another Gold Rush story unfolds

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 28, 2025May 29, 2025
Rabbi Doug Alpert speaks at the funeral of Sarah Milgrim at Congregation Beth Torah in Overland Park, Kansas, on May 27, 2025. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

‘Sarah, we will continue your mission’: Jewish museum shooting victim mourned in Kansas City

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 28, 2025May 31, 2025
Friedrich Merz, then a candidate for chancellor of Germany, speaks to supporters at his party's headquarters in Berlin following preliminary results showing him leading in federal elections, Feb. 23, 2025. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
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In rare move, German chancellor criticizes Israel’s conduct in Gaza war

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Pope Leo XIV addresses the world following his election. (Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Pope Leo XIV calls for ceasefire: ‘The cries of parents rise to heaven’

by Grace Gilson May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Every evening since May 12, Stanford hunger strike organizers invite the community to gather on White Plaza in support of the students participating in the protest, May 20, 2025. (Emma Goss/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Palestinian student hunger strike enters third week at Stanford

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 27, 2025May 28, 2025
A sign at Dayenu Judaica gift shop shows that there is a 30% storewide sale in the San Francisco JCC on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inJudaica

After 21 years in S.F.,  Dayenu Judaica’s owner decides to fold

by Patricia Corrigan May 23, 2025June 13, 2025
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Jewish security groups face down lapses in D.C. shooting

by Andrew Lapin May 23, 2025May 23, 2025
U.S. Capitol
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After shooting, Jewish groups call for $1B in federal funds for security

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 23, 2025May 27, 2025
Pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protesters in the Bay Area at times use violent rhetoric. “Intifada” and an upside-down red triangle representing Hamas were spray-painted on a mailbox at UC Berkeley in May 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

D.C. killing of Israeli embassy staffers refocuses attention on Bay Area extremism

Gabe StutmanNiva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Gabe Stutman and Niva Ashkenazi May 22, 2025May 27, 2025
News editor Gabe Stutman (left) and editor-in-chief Chanan Tigay
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

J. editors win two awards for news features

by J. Staff May 22, 2025May 23, 2025

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