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“You can hear a pin drop when I tell my story,” says Sy Karfiol.
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

‘My childhood ended’: Sacramento Holocaust survivor Sy Karfiol recounts harrowing tale for spellbound audiences

by Dan Pine June 30, 2022June 30, 2022
Camp cabins
Posted inUncategorized

‘Spared no expense’: Local Jewish camps ace fire prep

by Dan Pine June 29, 2022
Woman wearing T-shirt
Posted inUncategorized

These five Bay Area Jewish food businesses are fundraising for abortion rights

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 29, 2022July 5, 2022
"My Name Is Andrea," a documentary about feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, will be shown at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inFilm

Bernstein, Dworkin, Ken Burns: San Francisco Jewish film fest lineup teems with cultural icons

by Michael Fox June 28, 2022July 13, 2022
Afghan family walks in airport
Posted inUncategorized

JFCS East Bay aids quake-stricken local Afghan families

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene June 28, 2022June 28, 2022
Drag queen in front of Jewish star
Posted inUncategorized

Historical society is digitizing Jewish, queer life in Bay Area

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene June 27, 2022June 28, 2022
"I WILL AID AND ABET ABORTION," reads a defiant sign in front of the Supreme Court the morning that the decision to overturn Roe was released, June 24, 2022. (Photo/Flickr-Victoria Pickering CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Posted inBay Area

‘Another dark day’: Bay Area Jewish leaders share outrage at abortion ruling

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 24, 2022June 25, 2022
Supporters of abortion in front of the Supreme Court the morning that the decision to overturn Roe was released, June 24, 2022. (Photo/Flickr-Victoria Pickering CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Posted inNews

In Bay Area, local governments bolster resources as abortion rights fall

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss June 24, 2022June 24, 2022
Vivian Ovrootsky, 17, of San Jose just completed her freshman season playing tennis at the University of Texas — and now she's headed for the Maccabiah Games in Israel next month.
(Photo/Courtesy University of Texas, Austin)
Posted inSports

From basketball to gymnastics to squash, Bay Area athletes join Team USA at the Maccabiah Games this summer in Israel

by J. Staff June 23, 2022June 27, 2022
Rabbi Jennie Chabon, seen here in 2019, celebrated 18 years of service at Congregation B'nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek. (Photo/file)
Posted inBay Area

Honors, happenings, comings & goings, philanthropy — June 2022

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

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