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Yoav Malayev, 19, was killed on Oct. 7 defending a base from attackers. He is the nephew of Rabbi Yonatan Cohen of Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley. Pictured here with his mother, Maya Cohen-Malayev, and father, Alex Malayev. (Photo/Courtesy Yonatan Cohen)
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19-year-old nephew of Berkeley rabbi killed during attack on Israel

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 9, 2023October 12, 2023
UnXeptable founder Offir Gutelzon at a gathering in support of Israel at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, Oct. 8, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

‘I’ve never felt such helplessness’: Israelis living in Bay Area react to war back home

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 9, 2023October 14, 2023
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters shout at each other.
Posted inBay Area

Egg-throwing, calls for ‘intifada’ at combative protest in S.F.

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 9, 2023October 13, 2023
Offir Gutelzon, co-founder of the Israeli expat protest group UnXeptable, hugs Marco Sermoneta, Israel's S.F.-based consul general, at an Oct. 8 gathering at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco in support of Israel, which was infiltrated and attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

In S.F., hundreds join urgent gathering to support Israel at war

by Sue Fishkoff October 8, 2023October 13, 2023
An undated photo of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who moved to Israel from the U.S. at the age of 7. (Photo/Courtesy-JTA-Jon Polin)
Posted inNews

Berkeley-born Hersh Goldberg-Polin among North Americans missing in Hamas invasion

by Ron Kampeas October 8, 2023October 8, 2023
Israeli flags at a rally in San Francisco's Union Square, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

UPDATED: Bay Area groups plan solidarity, prayer events for Israel as reactions pour in

Natalie Weinstein in downtown San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Natalie Weinstein October 7, 2023October 13, 2023
Walnut Creek Councilmember Kevin Wilk during a Walnut Creek City Council meeting in June. (Screenshot)
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More Bay Area governments end remote comments to stop antisemitic rants

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 6, 2023October 9, 2023
The cast and crew of "The Assembly" entering the gates of Auschwitz, Oct. 16, 2022. (SFJFF)
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Silicon Valley Jewish film fest: ‘The Assembly’ sees the Holocaust through young musicians’ eyes

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 6, 2023October 9, 2023
Carolyn Mulcahy, preschool director at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, and a child try out an outdoor activity at the new preschool, Feb. 2023. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inEducation

Improving Jewish preschools starts with paying our teachers more

by Denise Moyes Schnur October 6, 2023
Israeli expats from around the Bay Area, joined by some American Jewish supporters, protested outside the Israeli consulate in San Francisco, July 25, 2023, the day after the Knesset passed the first law in a series of planned laws that will drastically reduce the powers of the country's Supreme Court. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area, News

UC Berkeley lecture series breaks down Israel’s political crisis

by J. Staff October 6, 2023

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