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George Santos joined the newly elected GOP members of the New York State Senate and United States Congress during a press conference in Baldwin, New York, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Alejandra Villa Loarca-Newsday RM via Getty Images)
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George Santos’ fake ‘Jew-ish’ story is not the most troubling lie he told

by Andrew Silverstein and Forward January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
Photos of Herzl and Bibi side by side
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Q&A: Herzl’s biographer on what the founder of Zionism would make of Israel’s new government

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich during a vote in the plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
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Netanyahu’s new government could lose a key constituency: American conservatives

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 29, 2022
(From left) Vice President Kamala Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Rabbi Mychal Copeland and Kirsti Copeland at a Hanukkah party at the Naval Observatory in Washington, Dec. 18, 2022. (Photo/Courtesy White House-Samantha Appleton)
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Why S.F.’s LGBTQ synagogue sent a menorah (and rabbi) to the Vice President’s house

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 23, 2022December 28, 2022
George Santos joined the newly elected GOP members of the New York State Senate and United States Congress during a press conference in Baldwin, New York, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Alejandra Villa Loarca-Newsday RM via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Congressman-elect George Santos lied about grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish persecution during WWII

by Andrew Silverstein and Forward December 22, 2022
San Mateo Mayor Amourence Lee
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After 7 days without a mayor, San Mateo appoints first Jew of color to the job

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 19, 2022December 20, 2022
Oakland school board member Nick Resnick with his sons Jude (left) and Dylan. (Photo/Courtesy Resnick for Oakland School Board)
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This Oakland Jewish dad is the first transgender person to serve on a California school board

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene December 16, 2022December 20, 2022
The Healdsburg City Council (from left): Ron Edwards, Chris Herrod, Mayor Ariel Kelley, Evelyn Mitchell and Vice Mayor David Hagele. (Photo/Facebook)
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Healdsburg selects first Jewish mayor since 19th century

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
Doug Emhoff (center), husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks during a roundtable about the rise of antisemitism with White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice (left) and Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
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How a tiny student group ended up at the White House antisemitism roundtable

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward December 8, 2022
John Muhammad is sworn in to the St. Petersburg city council, Oct. 20, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Tampa Bay Times)
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How Jewish leaders tried — and failed — to keep a Farrakhan follower off a Florida city council

by Andrew Lapin and JTA December 7, 2022

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