You can’t get away that easily, Fishkoff! By Sue Barnett Jul 7, 2022 Sue Fishkoff has been very good for the Jews. You won’t hear those words from her. In fact, retiring after 11 years as J.’s editor, Sue cannot bring herself to speak of her own accomplishments. She’ll talk around them, redirect and deflect. She’ll heap praise on the Jewish community and kudos on her staff. Anything… Read More
Editorial Sierra Club Israel mess never should have happened On March 11, J. broke the story that the Sierra Club had bowed to anti-Zionist pressure and had canceled its upcoming nature trips to Israel. Almost… By J. Editorial Board Mar 17, 2022
Local Voice Why we covered a Hebrew Israelite wedding On Oct. 17, a couple got married in Davis. A typical wedding would not be cover-worthy news at J., but the couple who wed are members of the African… By Andrew Esensten Dec 21, 2021
Editorial From our archives: Newspapers of Thanksgivings past “The test of American unity is not that we should all believe, think and act alike, but that with our differences of tradition and outlook, we can still… By J. Editorial Board Nov 23, 2021
Editorial You need to make a 5-year-plan for Covid Covid infection rates are up. Covid infection rates are down. Now they are plateauing, but at a higher level than in the spring. Vaccines protect us. But… By J. Editorial Board Nov 11, 2021
Editorial California-Israel partnership is a model of diplomacy In this week’s print edition, we feature a story about a complex kidney exchange that linked six donors and recipients across Israel and the United… By J. Editorial Board Oct 27, 2021
Editorial Pitched debate on ethnic studies calls for perspective The two-year battle over California’s ethnic studies curriculum is approaching an inflection point as Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Oct. 10 to sign, or… By J. Editorial Board Sep 29, 2021
Editorial We can each do our part to make 5782 a ‘Shanah tovah!’ With wildfires raging across Northern California, the last U.S. troops pulling out of Afghanistan without being able to take thousands of at-risk Afghans… By J. Editorial Board Sep 2, 2021
Editorial Work remains to build a more inclusive Jewish community In a 1963 speech in Chicago attended by Martin Luther King Jr., theologian Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel famously described racism as an “eye disease, a… By J. Editorial Board Aug 19, 2021