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Hussam Ayloush speaks with a reporter (Screenshot via YouTube)
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CAIR-CA has a Hamas problem, and California taxpayers are funding it

by Susan George April 3, 2025April 3, 2025
This screenshot from a video provided to J. shows a brief glimpse of a protester holding a Palestinian flag (only the black, white and green parts of the flag are visible) in front of the stage at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco as the Israel Philharmonic finished playing "Hatikvah," the Israeli national anthem, March 23, 2025. (Courtesy Marilyn Uzan)
Posted inLetters

Boycotting S.F. Symphony; A ‘very fine’ fact check; Context about ‘Rachel’ at SFJFF

by J. Readers April 2, 2025April 4, 2025
Rachele Kanigel carries the Torah at her bat mitzvah. (Kim Komenich)
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Wrestling with the G-word: Why a religious skeptic had an adult bat mitzvah

Rachele Kanigel by Rachele Kanigel March 24, 2025April 4, 2025
A scene from "No Other Land," which won best documentary at the 2025 Academy Awards.
Posted inLocal Voice

Attempts to censor films about Israel are nothing new — but they can be stopped

Deborah Kaufman (Photo/Courtesy) by Deborah Kaufman March 21, 2025March 21, 2025
A demonstrator holds a sign calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil during a protest against the arrest of the Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist at UC Berkeley, March 11, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLetters

Trump is weaponizing antisemitism; A better Jewish response to refugees; Etc.

by J. Readers March 19, 2025March 19, 2025
California Assemblymember Dawn Addis (Courtesy)
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As California legislators, we must create clear standards for ethnic studies

Dawn Addis by Dawn Addis March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
photo of people doing handshakes
Posted inLocal Voice

It’s getting harder for young professionals to work at Jewish nonprofits

Rabbi Gray Myrseth by Rabbi Gray Myrseth March 17, 2025April 4, 2025
Bernie and Sylvia Morris, the author's parents, seen here wearing green around 2005, emigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1957. (Courtesy Yvonne Boxerman)
Posted inLocal Voice

Don’t pinch me: This Dublin-born Jew won’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day

An older woman smiles slightly in a blue sweater by Yvonne Boxerman March 14, 2025March 14, 2025
A demonstrator holds a sign calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil during a protest against the arrest of the Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist at UC Berkeley, March 11, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

We can fight antisemitism without sacrificing free speech and academic freedom

Stephen Rohde (Courtesy) by Stephen Rohde March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
The Jewish community's support for Soviet Jewish emigrants was solid and widespread, as seen in this New York protest in the 1980s. Community support for today's Jewish immigrants remains critical, says J. guest contributor Analucía Lopezrevoredo. (Bernard Gotfryd/Library of Congress)
Posted inLocal Voice

Our defense of Jewish immigrants isn’t a remnant of the past. We need you now.

by Analucía Lopezrevoredo February 21, 2025February 21, 2025

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