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The text of the Ten Commandments specified by a new Louisiana law is taken from a Ten Commandments monument at the Texas state capitol in Austin. (Wikimedia Commons)
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I’m a Louisiana Jew. The Ten Commandments get lost in translation in a new state law

by Lara Crigger June 25, 2024June 25, 2024
a small green metal chamber with a heavy vault-like door inside of a larger room
Posted inLocal Voice

Yes, review Alameda County death penalty cases — but go even further

Flaurie S. Imberman (Courtesy)Elie Axelroth (Courtesy) by Flaurie S. Imberman and Elie Axelroth June 24, 2024June 26, 2024
a large crowd of protesters in an indoor rotunda, surrounded by "ceasefire now" signs
Posted inOpinion

Jewish critics of Zionism have clashed with American Jewish leaders for decades

by Marjorie N. Feld June 24, 2024June 24, 2024
Supporters of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza at an Oakland City Council meeting, Nov. 27, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why my Sonoma County synagogue stands for a cease-fire in Gaza

Reb Irwin Keller by Rabbi Irwin Keller June 21, 2024June 21, 2024
crop unrecognizable male doctor with stethoscope
Posted inHealth

Having a rare medical problem changed me as a doctor

by Dr. Jerry Saliman June 21, 2024June 21, 2024
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaking in 2019. (Flickr-New America CC BY 2.0)
Posted inUncategorized

Wikipedia called the ADL ‘unreliable.’ It’s a wake-up call the civil rights organization badly needs

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman June 20, 2024June 20, 2024
Students walk by Sather Gate, which is blocked temporarily by pro-Palestinian protesters, at UC Berkeley, April 24, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inLocal Voice

How UC Berkeley’s next chancellor can make campus safe for Jews again

by Noam Schimmel June 14, 2024June 14, 2024
Tower Hall at San Jose State University. (Photo/Wikimedia CC0)
Posted inLetters

Jewish students shouldn’t be afraid to apply to college; Remembering Marc Klein; Etc.

by J. Readers June 13, 2024June 13, 2024
Seeing triple. (Photos/Courtesy of Harper, Amsterdam Publishers)
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This Auschwitz book trend has got to stop — the sooner the better

Talya Zax by Talya Zax June 13, 2024June 13, 2024
A view of the topographical map inside the "Hollywoodland" exhibit. (Photo/JTA-Josh White, JWPictures-Academy Museum Foundation)
Posted inOpinion

How I helped bring the story of Hollywood’s Jewish founders to the Academy Museum — where it belongs

Sharon Rosen Leib by Sharon Rosen Leib June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

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