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Immigrants apprehended by Border Patrol seen at the Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, June 17, 2018. (Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
Posted inLocal Voice

Residency is the only moral reparation for separated families

Gayle Donsky by Gayle Donsky July 16, 2018
bail bonds storefront lit in eerie red neon
Posted inUncategorized

Critics of the bail system are off the mark in criminal cases

Quentin Kopp by Quentin Kopp July 9, 2018July 10, 2018
Roberta Rosenthal Kwall with her new grandson
Posted inKids & Family

A new baby’s first Shabbat

Roberta Rosenthal Kwall with her new grandson by Roberta Rosenthal Kwall July 9, 2018July 10, 2018
portrait of anne frank
Posted inUncategorized

Anne Frank, Emmett Till and visiting my mom’s Nazi-era home

by Roger Grunwald July 9, 2018July 12, 2018
"The Communist Blueprint for the Future" — more American than you might think (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inFourth of July

A fifth-column 4th: Celebrating Independence Day in 2018

by Dan Pine July 3, 2018July 9, 2018
Whole families came to a protest at a migrant detention facility in McAllen, Texas, to speak out against the family separation policy. (Photo/Sonia Daccarret)
Posted inUncategorized

As parents, we were compelled to visit a Texas immigrant detention center

Sonia Daccarett headshotHoward Kleckner headshotSuzanne Browne Mead by Sonia Daccarett, Howard Kleckner and Suzanne Browne Mead July 3, 2018July 2, 2018
The Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews held daily vigils in front of the Soviet Consulate, like this one in Nov. 1986, to protest the USSR policies that made it difficult for Jews to leave Russia. (Photos/Tom Wachs)
Posted inLocal Voice

You know who else separated families trying to cross borders? The Soviets.

by David Waksberg June 29, 2018June 26, 2019
Rev. Dr. Ellen Clark-King speaking at an interfaith vigil for immigrant children at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, June 21. Far right: Abby Porth of Jewish Community Relations Council with Rabbis Jason Rodich and Sydney Mintz of Congregation Emanu-El (Photo/SFJCRC-Twitter)
Posted inFirst Person, Local Voice, Opinion

Interfaith vigil for immigrants was good. Now let’s get to work.

Rita R. Semel by Rita R. Semel June 25, 2018June 25, 2018
Scwieg sitting in a chair with students
Posted inEducation

Before it’s too late, let’s unify Jewish schools in East Bay

Reuven Kahane by Reuven Kahane June 22, 2018June 22, 2018
Jared Kushner (right) speaking while U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman looks on at the opening ceremony of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

I’m tired of Jews standing up for Israel’s enemies

Martin Wasserman by Martin Wasserman June 19, 2018June 18, 2018

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