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a man raises both arms in the air, one holding a Palestinian flag
Posted inBay Area

S.F. schools to review agreement with anti-Zionist group after parent group’s complaint

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 15, 2023December 15, 2023
Daniel Morgan reads a book with his sons, 7-year-old Ori (left) and 8-year-old Tomer (right), in San Mateo; they are temporarily attending Wornick. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

In search of ‘normal’ amid war, some Israelis are enrolling their kids in Bay Area schools

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 15, 2023December 27, 2023
Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who is a hostage in Gaza, speaks during an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at the United Nations Offices, in Geneva, Dec. 12, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Fabrice Coffrini-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Rachel Goldberg doesn’t know if what she’s doing will bring her son Hersh home. But she won’t stop trying.

by Deborah Danan December 15, 2023
Hundreds attended the seventh-night lighting of a replacement menorah at Lake Merritt on Dec. 13, 2023, after the previous one was destroyed. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inBay Area

Hundreds attend Oakland menorah lighting after antisemitic vandalism

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 14, 2023December 15, 2023
Dan Kalb, Oakland City council member for District 1, in Oakland on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

Jewish environmentalist on Oakland City Council disinvited from speaking to UC Berkeley class

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 14, 2023December 18, 2023
two headshots, of a man and a woman
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J. staffers scoop up five S.F. Press Club awards

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 14, 2023
Collage of three pictures: Micah Franklin playing baseball, Micah Franklin as a little boy wearing a yarmulke, and a picture of an Oakland Ballers hat
Posted inSports

S.F. native has diamonds in his eyes as manager of new Oakland B’s

by Andy Altman-Ohr December 14, 2023December 16, 2023
Oakland elementary school teacher Naomi Bernstein at a press conference at Montclair Elementary School, where parents, teachers and Jewish leaders spoke out against a statement on Gaza by the Oakland teachers union, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo/Dan Ancona)
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Legal group seeks to prevent more pro-Palestinian teach-ins at Oakland schools

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 13, 2023December 13, 2023
a tiny tray of latkes is held between a person's index finger and thumb
Posted inCulture

San Jose creator’s miniature Hanukkah scene gives you a treat: tiny latkes to eat

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 13, 2023December 20, 2023
Chabad of Oakland's menorah at Lake Merritt on Dec. 10, 2023 (right), two days before it was vandalized, pulled down and thrown in the lake (left). (Courtesy Chabad of Oakland)
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Large menorah destroyed, thrown into Oakland’s Lake Merritt

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

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