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Luba Grungras, who is believed to be the last living survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp in the Bay Area, at the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living on Jan. 16, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFirst Person

‘I did not understand I was still alive’: At 100, Auschwitz survivor recalls Holocaust horrors

by Luba Grungras January 23, 2025January 24, 2025
A woman in a blue hoodie stands in front of a tall, fire-marked menorah outside
Posted inBay Area

‘We did what we could’: S.F. firefighter who joined emergency team in L.A. describes ‘surreal’ wildfires

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 23, 2025January 24, 2025
Holocaust Memorial at the California Legion of Honor in San Francisco (Photo/Library of Congress-Carol M. Highsmith)
Posted inHolocaust Remembrance Day

Where and how to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day around the Bay Area

by J. Staff January 23, 2025January 24, 2025
Barbara Drapińska as Marta in "The Last Stage," a film made in the  ruins of Auschwitz by women who had been imprisoned there.
Posted inFilm

Exploring the Holocaust films of the 1940s, ‘made in the shadow of the ruins’

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 22, 2025January 23, 2025
A man speaks at a lectern. Behind him, "Divest Now" signs can be seen among a seated crowd.
Posted inLocal Voice

Alameda County treasurer’s BDS move undermines trust and fairness

Ken Bravmann (Courtesy)Itamar Landau by Ken Bravmann and Itamar Landau January 22, 2025January 22, 2025
Mira and Norman Shelub in 1945.
Posted inObituaries

Partisan fighter, Yiddish scholar, and eternal optimist Mira Shelub dies at 102

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb January 22, 2025January 20, 2026
Socialist Workers Part member Maggie Trowe (right), whose sign reads “Opposing Jew-Hatred is a union question," speaks with Girl Scouts at a Jewish unity march in San Francisco on March 3, 2024. (Courtesy)
Posted inBay Area

Local members of Socialist Workers Party defy the far left on Israel

by Dan Pine January 21, 2025January 21, 2025
The Brandeis School of San Francisco Chorus performs the national anthem during the Golden State Warriors’ Jewish Heritage Night at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Dec. 5, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inEducation

Grants from Israel aim to strengthen Jewish education in Bay Area

by Sue Fishkoff January 21, 2025January 22, 2025
Emma Goss and Héber Cruz Berber have a love story of their own. After a long engagement, they will marry in February.
Posted inPodcasts

‘Such a Match!’ podcast — a passion project hosted by a hopeless romantic

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 18, 2025January 22, 2025
U.S. and Israeli flags flutter in the wind during a Jan. 17 vigil above Highway 24 in support of the hostages held by Hamas. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inNews

Israel-Hamas deal is set, but Lafayette overpass vigil for hostages continues

by Sue Fishkoff January 18, 2025December 30, 2025

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