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A Palestinian flag was held aloft during a San Francisco rally on Oct. 28, 2023, that called for a cease-fire in Gaza. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Questions surround Palestinian flag raised outside Oakland public high school

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)Gabe Stutman by Maya Mirsky and Gabe Stutman November 17, 2023
Mt. Eden High School teacher Paul Maciel speaks out against fellow teacher Henry Bens at the March 8, 2023 Hayward Unified School District board meeting, while holding a copy of "The Hidden Tyranny," a hoax antisemitic text Bens taught in class at Mt. Eden. (Screenshot)
Posted inEducation

Report: Hayward school district dragged feet on antisemitism in the classroom

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 16, 2023November 21, 2023
Protesters in favor of a cease-fire in Gaza block the westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge, Nov. 16, 2023. (Photo/Brooke Anderson-Courtesy AROC)
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Activists seeking Gaza cease-fire shut down Bay Bridge amid APEC summit

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 16, 2023
a large crowd of protesters in an indoor rotunda, surrounded by "ceasefire now" signs
Posted inNews

Jewish anti-Zionists arrested during sit-in at Oakland federal building calling for Gaza cease-fire

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
Oakland Unified School District teacher Joshua Diamant at a press conference where parents, teachers and Jewish leaders expressed their distress at a statement by the teachers' union they deemed antisemitic, Nov. 2023. (Photo/Dan Ancona)
Posted inBay Area

Oakland parents (and some teachers) organize against pro-Palestinian activism in schools

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 15, 2023
Rabbi Yonatan Cohen (right) attended the March for Israel in Washington along with his sons and a delegation of 18 members of his synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel of Berkeley, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy Cohen)
Posted inOpinion

‘We are not alone’: I joined this week’s March for Israel in my nephew’s memory

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
Borsch Mobile owners Igor Teplitsky and Anna Flider at Iggy's Place, their new venture in San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy)
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Borsch Mobile owners go brick-and-mortar with Iggy’s Place

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 15, 2023December 20, 2023
A visitor looks at the Shabbat table display at Dunphy Park in Sausalito, Nov., 10, 2023. (Photo/Don Feria-AP Images for Jewish Community Relations Council)
Posted inArt

‘We pray that this was a one-time event’: Empty Shabbat tables honor hostages in Gaza

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 13, 2023November 17, 2023
Passersby stop to read Smitten Ice Cream owner Robyn Sue Fisher's message "To My San Francisco Community," posted on the boarded up windows of the local chain's Mission District location, Sunday evening, Nov. 5, 2023. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inBay Area

‘The public square is toxic’: As conflict grows, more Bay Area Jews feel unsafe

by Sue Fishkoff November 10, 2023November 12, 2023
Scott Wiener speaks as Jesse Gabriel listens
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California Jewish legislators demand that UC and CSU systems protect Jewish students

by Ryan Torok November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

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