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"Bashir," an Afghan man in his 40s who fled Afghanistan in 2018, reunited with his family in April 2022 at Chabad of Fremont. (Bonnie Kellogg)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish aid groups scramble to help refugees new to Bay Area in a fearful time

by Sue Fishkoff February 10, 2025February 11, 2025
Rabbi Mychal Copeland has been the spiritual leader of Congregation Sha'ar Zahav since July 2017. (Norm Levin/Special to J.)
Posted inBay Area

Event series at Sha’ar Zahav will address fears about new Trump administration

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 7, 2025February 7, 2025
A man walks past a large billboard with a picture of Trump and the words "Thanks you, Mr. President"
Posted inIsrael

Israelis respond to Trump’s Gaza takeover with shock, dismay, elation and dark humor

by Deborah Danan February 6, 2025February 6, 2025
Trump shrugs while speaking at a lectern with the RJC logo on it
Posted inAnalysis

Trump’s Gaza relocation plan signals shift in Jewish political influence

by Jacob Kornbluh February 5, 2025February 5, 2025
Netanyahu and Trump stand next to each other at lecterns with Israeli and US flags behind them
Posted inU.S.

‘Unfathomably horrific’ to ‘major step towards a real peace’: US Jewish groups respond to Trump’s Gaza comments

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer February 5, 2025February 5, 2025
The steps of a large academic building are crowded with small tents and banners with messages such as "Glory to the Martyrs" and "Student Intifada"
Posted inBay Area

One point of consistency amid Trump’s rapid changes: a drumbeat of federal campus antisemitism investigations

by Andrew Lapin February 4, 2025February 4, 2025
Leo Terrell on the Fox Business channel in January 2025. (Screenshot)
Posted inPolitics

Who is Leo Terrell, the former liberal chosen by Trump to lead antisemitism task force?

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld February 4, 2025February 4, 2025
The son of Jewish parents who fled the Nazis for safe harbor in the United States, Sen. Ron Wyden shares lessons from 40-plus career in politics in a new memoir. (Grand Central Publishing)
Posted inPolitics

Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power

by Andrew Silow-Carroll February 3, 2025February 3, 2025
Two people hold up a large sign that says "Hands off our students, hands off Palestine"
Posted inPolitics

What Trump’s antisemitism executive order actually means for college students and schools

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld January 31, 2025January 31, 2025
A person wears a pride-themed yarmulke in the West Village in New York City, on June 26, 2020. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

‘I’m not waiting until they come to round us up’: Transgender Jews and their families search for safety as Trump takes aim at their rights

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev January 31, 2025February 21, 2025

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