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Posted inColumns

Researching lives lost led me to two amazing Gertrudes on my family tree

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 24, 2024October 24, 2024
a hut with the words "Sukkot means... respect the land, respect the people, free Palestine" in the middle of a large metal gateway
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‘Gaza solidarity sukkah’ at UC Berkeley’s Sather Gate is dismantled in one day

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 23, 2024October 23, 2024
Haaretz journalist Lee Yaron is the author of "10/7"
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Haaretz journalist’s book brings ‘first person’ immediacy to accounts of Oct. 7

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi October 22, 2024November 21, 2024
A screenshot from video captured at the scene shows a masked man holding the flag as it smolders.
Posted inBay Area

Hayward man who confessed to swiping and burning an Israeli flag is sentenced for hate crime

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi October 22, 2024October 22, 2024
Memorials at the Nova festival site near Kibbutz Re'im where nearly 370 people were killed and another 40 were taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. (Chanan Tigay/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

October 7? We should start calling it the ‘Simchat Torah War’

Rabbi Ari Cartun by Rabbi Ari Cartun October 22, 2024October 30, 2024
Sings hanging from a line in front of several tents say "Divest Now" and "Revolution Until Victory"
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Stanford says ‘no’ to students’ Israel divestment petition

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 21, 2024October 21, 2024
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New film recounts a Jew on trial in hyper-politically charged France of 1970s  

by Michael Fox October 21, 2024October 25, 2024
an image of a mosque, part photograph and part illustration, fractured down the middle
Posted inLocal Voice

Why was an S.F. Jewish Film Festival movie just banned in Israel?

Rebecca Pierce by Rebecca Pierce October 21, 2024October 21, 2024
a teen girl wears a t-shirt with a graphic of a pair
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East Bay teen program shuts down after helping hundreds awaken their inner activist

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 18, 2024October 18, 2024
Screenshot from "Another Body," an example of a film that used generative AI in an appropriate way, according to Rachel Antell. (Screenshot via YouTube)
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Will AI ruin documentaries? This Jewish filmmaker is trying to turn the tide against fake history

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 18, 2024October 18, 2024

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