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Rita Semel at her home in San Francisco in 2020. (Norm Levin/J.)
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A tribute to the extraordinary 104-year life of Rita Semel

Doug Kahn by Rabbi Doug Kahn May 28, 2026June 11, 2026
State Sen. Scott Wiener speaks at a press conference on antisemitism held on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 20, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Scott Wiener said genocide. Here’s why Jewish voters should still support him.

Jan ReicherArthur Slepian by Jan Reicher and Arthur Slepian May 27, 2026May 27, 2026
Lev Miller Ruderman was a student at San Lorenzo Valley High School when he was the subject of antisemitic bullying. (SLVUSD via Facebook)
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Jewish students don’t want to sue over antisemitism. Schools leave them no choice.

Lev Miller Ruderman by Lev Miller Ruderman May 27, 2026May 27, 2026
(Don Harder via Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Antisemitism lawsuits against school districts do more harm than good 

by Laura Einhorn May 18, 2026May 18, 2026
Sue Barnett on a reporting trip to Israel in January 1991.
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Mazel tov, Sue. Ethnic studies framing. Wrong on Chernobyl.

by J. Readers May 15, 2026May 15, 2026
Beza Abebe is an Ethiopian Israeli human rights advocate living in Oakland. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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As an Ethiopian Israeli, I wonder if my homeland really has my back

Beza Abebe (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Beza Abebe May 5, 2026May 5, 2026
A Rosh Hashanah card printed around 1900 features the Statue of Liberty nestled within the Jewish traveler’s prayer.
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In less Jewish areas, Jewish American Heritage Month is all the more important

Danielle Feldman (Courtesy) by Danielle Feldman May 1, 2026May 1, 2026
Sue Barnett in Tel Aviv in January of 1991, shortly after the start of the Gulf War. Her shirt has a caricature of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and reads "I survived Jan. 15 in Israel."
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I’m retiring after 22 years as a J. editor, and I’m ready to tell the story

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
Israeli Consul General Marco Sermoneta at a ceremony for Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day, at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Farewell to Sue. Jewish ethnicity. Yom HaZikaron interrupters.

by J. Readers April 29, 2026April 29, 2026
Rabbi Zac Kamenetz, founder of the Jewish psychedelic organization Shefa, prays in the Giant Sequoia Grove in Berkeley, Aug. 6, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

Psychedelics: A new approach to healing Jewish trauma is on the horizon

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz by Rabbi Zac Kamenetz April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

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