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Sarah Resnick (right), a Jewish woman from New York, moved to Winnipeg in summer 2024 over concerns about the American political climate. (Courtesy)
Posted inPolitics

Eyeing an escape route in the Trump era, these American Jews are moving to Canada

by Andrew Lapin April 16, 2025April 16, 2025
From left, Marc Mazer, Susan Talon-Mazer, Rabbi Dan Goldblatt and Zoë Francesca Goldblatt of the AriYael Jewish Healing Center. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inReligion

A Bay Area Jewish healing center expands as it embraces mourning, celebration

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz April 15, 2025April 16, 2025
A woman wearing a hijab and a woman in a light pink blazer sit on a stage, reaching out to hold each other's hands
Posted inIdeas

Some bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families still seek peace — even after Oct. 7

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 14, 2025September 25, 2025
Avdija, suited up for a game, gestures to a teammate on the court
Posted inSports

5 a.m. games and bar mitzvah trips: Israelis revel in Deni Avdija’s breakout season

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis April 14, 2025April 14, 2025
Shapiro and a police officer stand in a room with charred walls
Posted inU.S.

Man arrested after Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home is firebombed on seder night

by Julie Moos April 14, 2025April 14, 2025
A protester carries a large cutout image of Richard Saller, Stanford's interim president, with "Shame" written across his face on June 5, 2024. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Palestinian protesters who took over office at Stanford hit with felonies

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 11, 2025April 15, 2025
In this year's Asufa Haggadah, an annual production with art by dozens of Israeli artists, multiple illustrations show seder tables with empty yellow chairs, symbols of the hostages in Gaza. (Philissa Cramer/JTA)
Posted inIsrael

For a second year, Jews mark Festival of Freedom as hostages remain in Gaza

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer April 11, 2025April 11, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia who was arrested by ICE in March 2025, speaking to media. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

Judge: Mahmoud Khalil can be deported over antisemitism concerns

by Grace Gilson April 11, 2025April 11, 2025
Melissa Chapman, CEO of the East Bay Jewish Community Center, at the JCC in Berkeley on April 14, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

JCC East Bay CEO to leave after ‘painful’ post-Oct. 7 reckoning 

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 10, 2025April 17, 2025
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Posted inU.S.

Likely voter fraud sparks call for consequences in World Zionist Congress election

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

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