To paraphrase Shakespeare: In the Jewish world, this has been the “summer of our discontent.” First, there was Gaza. Then, there was the pandemic of antisemitic incidents that followed. Then, Unilever, owner of Ben & Jerry’s, announced that it will no longer sell its famous ice cream brand in the occupied territories of the West Bank. And…
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Opinion
Letters
Freeze out Ben & Jerry's; Critical race theory is futile; etc.
Teachers’ BDS stand is illegal Reading your recent report on the vote of the San Francisco teachers (“After S.F. teachers’ union vote on Israel, others…
Local Voice
Why San Francisco is home to the world’s oldest Jewish film fest
Just a few years ago, at a gathering of filmmakers during the annual Berlin Film Festival, I was asked by a perplexed newcomer to the festival scene why…
Editorial
Ben & Jerry's should have thought harder before starting 'cold' war
You’re deep in the frozen-food aisle, standing in front of a gleaming, 6-foot-tall freezer stocked with pints of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in devilishly…
First Person
The lasting impact of a 1975 Camp Swig visit to San Quentin prison
A San Quentin inmate with a swastika tattooed on his hand greeted our class as we stepped off the bus outside the prison. It was 1975, and we were 30…
Opinion
How a little-known federal land use law could help fight antisemitism
Jewish Americans have recently suffered yet another wave of antisemitic violence. Synagogues have been vandalized in several major cities, and Jewish…
Youth Voice
Age 16, never heard of the Holocaust?
When I was a sophomore in high school, I remember overhearing a peer’s comment in history class as we were about to begin studying the Holocaust. This…
Opinion
Banning critical race theory will gut the teaching of Jewish history
Anyone teaching the past by skipping over the unpleasant parts isn’t teaching history. They are engaged in propaganda. Jewish tradition understands this:…
Letters
Saving Lerhaus’ mission; Hold the bacon; etc.
‘A very sad turn of events’ Times change, needs change, but Jewish education and values do not change (“Decision to close HaMaqom ‘irreversible,’…