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Pelinnor Calderon holds a sign calling for the return of hostages during a rally for Hersh Goldberg-Polin on a freeway overpass in Berkeley, Aug. 25, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inUncategorized

‘Hope is mandatory’: Berkeley rally puts spotlight on Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 26, 2024August 27, 2024
An ornately embroidered bag with a handle and some red Hebrew text
Posted inJudaica

Magnes exhibit on Jewish lives in Muslim lands: ‘What the world needs right now’

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz August 26, 2024August 26, 2024
(From left) Oakland Ballers cofounder Bryan Carmel with his parents, Jori and Richard Carmel, at a Ballers game at Raimondi Park in Oakland on June 8, 2024. (Courtesy Bryan Carmel)
Posted inSports

Jewish leaders buy in to Oakland Ballers, continuing Haas family baseball legacy

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher August 23, 2024August 25, 2024
Reider sits playing the accordion. The album cover is superimposed to his left.
Posted inMusic

Oakland composer Sam Reider puts Jewish folklore’s most famous monster to music 

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert August 23, 2024September 23, 2024
They stand at a podium on a stage, both wearing a piece of tape on their shirt with number 320 on it
Posted inBay Area

Watch American-Israeli hostage family Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin bring the DNC to tears

by Forward August 22, 2024September 2, 2024
A student wears a "Bring Them Home Now" tag at Stanford University, May 12, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

Right-wing nationalists have hijacked the Israel I love

Steve Einstein (Courtesy) by Steve Einstein August 20, 2024August 20, 2024
A viral visual Hebrew pun on Kamala Harris' name, among other new merchandise, is resonating with Jewish Democrats. (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)
Posted inCulture

Kamala Harris’ Hebrew merch is taking shape — in the form of a punctuation mark

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 14, 2024August 14, 2024
The three women celebrate holding up American flags
Posted inSports

All the Jewish medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis August 13, 2024August 14, 2024
Elor looks directly at the camera while holding up her gold medal
Posted inSports

Olympic wrestling champion Amit Elor condemns antisemitism, after avoiding subject ahead of Paris

by Luke Tress August 9, 2024August 9, 2024
Emilio Aguilar, 5, plays soccer with his stepmother Valerie Pacheco (left) and grandfather Freddy Plaza at Cedar Rose Park in Berkeley. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inEducation

Latin Jews celebrate opening of bilingual ‘family school’ in Berkeley

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb August 9, 2024August 9, 2024

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