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A selection of Ben & Jerry's ice cream in Israel. (Photo/JTA-Linda Gradstein)
Posted inLocal Voice

Ben & Jerry’s is boycotting settlements, not Israel 

Eva Seligman-Kennard by Eva Seligman-Kennard August 17, 2021
Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews' daily vigil in front of the Soviet Consulate, Nov. 24, 1986 (Photo/Tom Wachs)
Posted inUncategorized

50 years ago, we worked to free Soviet Jews. Those lessons still apply today.

Doug Kahn by Rabbi Doug Kahn August 16, 2021August 16, 2021
American and Israeli flags during routine joint military exercises in 2009. (Photo/Flickr-Israel Defense Forces CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inLocal Voice

Helping to turn teens into advocates for Israel

Ben Cohen by Ben Cohen August 13, 2021August 16, 2021
Learners take part in a Zoom gathering of Ammud, the Jews of Color Torah Academy. (Screenshot/Jews of Color Initiative)
Posted inLocal Voice

We asked people about their experiences as Jews of color. Here’s what they told us.

Ilana Kaufman by Ilana Kaufman and JTA August 12, 2021August 12, 2021
Pints of Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough and Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream. (Photo/Flickr-Kami Jo)
Posted inLocal Voice

Two pints of Ben & Jerry’s for a two-state solution

Charles Kremer by Charles Kremer August 9, 2021
“Palestine in Comparative Ethnic Studies Frameworks" will be offered at UCLA this fall. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEducation

It’s ethnic studies in universities that need watching

Tammi Rossman-Benjamin by Tammi Rossman-Benjamin August 4, 2021
A dozen people stand holding up a blue banner that reads "Refugees Welcome" in large white letters.
Posted inLocal Voice

AB 1368 will ensure the health, safety and dignity of those granted asylum

Rabbi Sydney Mintz (Courtesy)Joe Goldman by Rabbi Sydney Mintz and Joe Goldman August 4, 2021August 4, 2021
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival co-directors Deborah Kaufman and Janis Plotkin in 1991 on the balcony of the Castro Theatre. (Photo/File)
Posted inCulture

Why S.F. is home to the world’s oldest, longest-running Jewish film fest

Peter L. Stein by Peter L. Stein July 22, 2021July 4, 2022
Camp Swig counselors and CITs, summer 1975. (Photo/Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff).
Posted inLocal Voice

The lasting impact of a 1975 Camp Swig visit to San Quentin prison

Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff by Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff July 21, 2021
Alissa Bernstein
Posted inLocal Voice

So you think you’re not a Zionist?

Alissa Bernstein by Alissa Bernstein July 1, 2021

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