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A sea of signs demanding the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza at the March for Israel in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy JCRC Bay Area)
Posted inLocal Voice

Israel must give up on unrealistic ‘total victory’ over Hamas and war without end

Eugene Bardach by Eugene Bardach January 23, 2024January 23, 2024
People stand in gallery of California Assembly
Posted inLocal Voice

At Shabbat for Ceasefire, we will use prayer, song and contemplation to strengthen our resolve

Rabbi Margaret Holub by Rabbi Margaret Holub January 19, 2024
JCRC Bay Area CEO Tye Gregory holds an Israeli flag while singing the Israeli national anthem in front of Oakland City Hall before the city council considered a resolution in support of a cease-fire in Gaza, Monday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

JCRC Bay Area steps into the spotlight amid post-Oct. 7 uptick in antisemitism and anti-Zionism

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 18, 2024
Pro-Palestinian teachers in Oakland organized themselves early in the ongoing war. Here, a banner reads "Oakland Educators Say Fund Education, Not War on Gaza" at an Oakland Unified School District meeting on Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy anonymous)
Posted inBay Area

U.S. Dept. of Education announces antisemitism investigations of S.F. and Oakland school districts

by JTA January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
The Pacific School of Religion, seen here in August of 2020, is a progressive Christian seminary and member of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inNews

Rabbi accuses progressive Christian seminary in Berkeley of firing her over Israel

by Judy Maltz January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
the canopy of a tall tree, seen from below
Posted inReligion

How to have ‘Tu’ much fun for Tu Bishvat in the Bay Area

by J. Staff January 17, 2024
A bicyclist peers through a window at Smitten ice cream in San Francisco, Nov. 22, 2023. The chain's Valencia Street location was vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti the month before. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

‘We’re just a bagel shop’: Local Jewish and Israeli restaurateurs targeted over Gaza war

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 16, 2024February 23, 2024
Bernie Steinberg was the director of Harvard Hillel from 1993 to 2010. (Photo/JTA-Facebook)
Posted inObituaries

Bernie Steinberg, Harvard Hillel director who promoted pluralism and later lived in Berkeley, dies at 78

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 16, 2024January 16, 2024
Rebecca Feigelson is moving her son Jacob, 6, from the Oakland school district to Piedmont over anti-Zionist statements from the Oakland teachers union, seen in Oakland on Dec. 31, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inEducation

Citing safety, dozens of Jewish families are leaving Oakland public schools

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 11, 2024January 12, 2024
A group of East Bay residents rally in support of the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza every day on an East Bay overpass. (Photo/Instagram @24_bring_them_home)
Posted inNews

For nearly 100 days, this group has hung ‘Bring Them Home’ banners on a Walnut Creek overpass

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 10, 2024February 1, 2024

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