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This photo appeared on the front page of our Sept. 25, 1987 issue with this caption:
"Daniel Lev plays guitar outside St. Mary’s Cathedral last week at [a] demonstration
that was one of many Jewish community protests and events aimed at the
pope's visit to San Francisco. The demonstration merged protests organized by
the Northern California Holocaust Center and by Tikkun Magazine."
Posted inFrom the Archives

The pope came to S.F. in 1987 — and local Jews weren’t too happy about it

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 12, 2025May 14, 2025
A couple shares a tender moment whispering at an elegant bar setting, capturing intimacy and romance.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, and Vice President JD Vance appear during a meeting in the Oval Office on Feb. 4, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Students at San Jose State University protested against guest speaker Jeffrey Blutinger, the director of Jewish studies at Cal State Long Beach, who was scheduled to talk about pathways to peace for Israelis and Palestinians on Feb. 19 2024. (Photo/Hagit Shekel)
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New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker (D) hugs Rabbi Shmully Hecht at an event for Shabtai, a Jewish society at Yale University, Oct. 25, 2022, in New Haven, Connecticut. Booker co-founded the organization with Hecht. (Screenshot via YouTube)
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Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev April 10, 2025April 10, 2025
The congregation exits a Black church in Pittsburgh in 1941. (Jack Delano/Farm Security Administration)
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