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First African Methodist Episcopal Church used the sanctuary of Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland on Feb. 26. (Photo/Virginia Tiger)
Posted inBay Area

After Black church destroyed, Oakland synagogue offers space

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene February 27, 2023February 27, 2023
Yair Naftalin-Kelman spoke at the Berkeley School Board meeting in February to urge them to listen to Jewish families.
Posted inBay Area

Berkeley High graduation on Shabbat despite years of pleas

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene February 27, 2023March 8, 2023
Watch & Nosh paired TV with food for a delicious experience. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inSmall Bites

Event pairs Israeli TV with food; New Lehrhaus new culture series; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 27, 2023March 1, 2023
Judd Hirsch plays a Holocaust survivor in "iMordecai." (Photo/FeMor Productions)
Posted inFilm

The real story behind Jewish family comedy ‘iMordecai’ and its unusual path to the big screen

by Stephen Silver and JTA February 27, 2023
African American man speaking into a microphone
Posted inUncategorized, Bay Area

Teacher who assigned antisemitic text preaches controversial Hebrew Israelite doctrine

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 24, 2023March 6, 2023
Mt. Eden high school in Hayward. (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inBay Area

Hayward teacher placed on leave after teaching antisemitic conspiracies

by J. Staff February 23, 2023
Nick Resnick (Courtesy/Nick Resnick For Oakland School Board)
Posted inNorthern California

Trailblazing Jewish school board member steps down after vote count reversal

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene February 22, 2023February 23, 2023
Lior Ben-Hur teaches music at Camp Ramah. (Photo/Courtesy Ben-Hur
Posted inCulture

Israeli-born musician Lior Ben-Hur puts his ‘Heart’ into Bay Area music education

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene February 22, 2023February 23, 2023
A student's annotated copy of an antisemitic conspiracy text assigned by teacher Henry Bens (inset) at Mt. Eden High School in Hayward.
Posted inBay Area

East Bay high school teacher called out for antisemitic lessons

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 21, 2023January 25, 2024
Dr. Michael Baker next to a monument in Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv protected by sandbags, Aug. 2022 (Photo/Courtesy Baker)
Posted inNews

This retired Bay Area surgeon is teaching trauma care to doctors in Ukraine

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 20, 2023

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