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Pieces of concrete thrown at Chabad of Oakland shattered the bullet-resistant safety glass on the storefront-style Chabad center on June 21 and July 6. (Courtesy)
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Attacker hurls chunk of concrete at Oakland Chabad center — again

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 8, 2024July 9, 2024
Tessa Veksler at the May 20 celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month at the White House. (Courtesy)
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At 22, East Bay native Tessa Veksler is a Jewish leader with national sway

Natalie Weinstein in downtown San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Natalie Weinstein July 5, 2024December 4, 2024
Berkeley hostage rally
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Berkeley rally for hostages focuses on Amazon employee held in Gaza

by J. Staff July 1, 2024August 20, 2024
Police and sheriff's deputies break through a crowd of protesters outside the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Bay Area Gala in San Carlos, Nov. 5, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inAnalysis

Escalating protests for Gaza complicate ‘threat nexus’ for American Jews

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 30, 2024June 28, 2024
Elissa Strauss (Photo/Laura Turbow Photography)
Posted inCulture

Oakland author celebrates the ‘Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 28, 2024July 31, 2024
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ in 2017. (Courtesy UC Berkeley)
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Outgoing chancellor: Cal won’t divest from Israel, will invest in antisemitism education

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss June 27, 2024June 28, 2024
J.'s late former editor Marc Klein interviews Israel's then-Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir in the early 1980s.
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Connection with Marc Klein; Cal chancellor’s concessions; Pro-Palestinian or anti-Israel?

by J. Readers June 27, 2024June 27, 2024
Noa Silver is the author of "California Dreaming." (Photo/Nicole Lev)
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‘California Dreaming’: A Jewish millennial learns about adulting in debut novel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 26, 2024July 31, 2024
Ghaith Al-Omari, a former adviser to the Palestinian Authority and current senior fellow at the Washington Institute,  says that two states for two peoples remains the only solution. (Aaron-Levy Wolins/J. Staff)
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PA must step up for Gaza, former Palestinian peace negotiator says in Oakland

by Sue Fishkoff June 25, 2024June 26, 2024
Moshe Kasher (Photo/Messica)
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Oakland-raised comedian Moshe Kasher explores the cultures that shaped him in memoir

by Aaron Howard June 25, 2024June 25, 2024

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