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An SS officer shakes a dog’s paw. (Courtesy U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Posted inTheater

Candid photos of off-hours Nazis at Auschwitz inspired play at Berkeley Rep

by Sue Fishkoff March 12, 2025March 20, 2025
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Posted inU.S.

Trump guts Department of Education, slashing office handling antisemitism complaints

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A demonstrator holds a sign calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil during a protest against the arrest of the Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist at UC Berkeley, March 11, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Hundreds rally at UC Berkeley in support of detained Columbia activist

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Jamie Marx, "The Spiel Guy" (left) has written Purimspiels used by hundreds of synagogues — including Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos, seen here enjoying his "Encanto"-themed spiel.
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450 synagogues have turned to ‘The Spiel Guy’ for their Purimspiel scripts

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss March 11, 2025March 11, 2025
Israeli DJ Itzik Lachmani playing in San Francisco for Purim 2024. (Courtesy)
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This Israeli expat DJ wants the Bay Area to party like Tel Aviv

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
This image was generated by ImageFX based on prompt by J. culture editor Maya Mirsky.
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Where is AI taking us: The path to Eden, or the road to Armageddon?

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Introducing ‘The Perils & Promise of Artificial Intelligence’

Chanan Tigay by Chanan Tigay March 7, 2025March 9, 2025
During a talk at Congregation Emanuel-El in San Francisco on March 5, Israeli law professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari discusses the efforts to establish the facts about the sexual assaults on Oct. 7, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Israeli legal expert keeps working to give a voice to Oct. 7 rape victims

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 7, 2025March 10, 2025
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AI’s breakneck speed must not leave ethics, including Jewish ones, in the dust

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