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Hannah Weisman is the new executive director of the Magnes Collection. (Photo/Ryuji Suzuki)
Posted inArt

Magnes Collection appoints Hannah Weisman as new executive director

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 21, 2022November 22, 2022
A Feb. 3, 2020 UC Berkeley student union meeting where students debated a measure to remove a controversial anti-Israel display. (Photo/Sunny Shen-Daily Californian)
Posted inUncategorized

5 Cal student senators sit out antisemitism vote in protest

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 16, 2022November 16, 2022
(From left): Ethan Nadelmann, Donald Abrams and Yossi Tam at Covenant Winery in Berkeley, Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo/Lillian Ilsley-Greene)
Posted inJewish Life

Over kosher wine, experts share advances in medical cannabis 

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene November 11, 2022December 30, 2022
a screenshot of an Instagram post with a picture of Oakland Roots fans holding up Palestinian flags and other signs
Posted inSports

Did Oakland’s pro soccer team drop Puma because of BDS?

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 10, 2022November 20, 2022
Elkan Pleat, 16, speaking at San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Oct. 28, 2022. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inBay Area

‘I do not feel safe’: Danville teen pleads with school board to address antisemitism 

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 8, 2022November 9, 2022
Chris Walton, who passed away in 2012, was the inspiration for the Chris Kindness Award.
Posted inBay Area

Beloved JCC teacher inspires $1K kindness award in Berkeley 

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene November 4, 2022
Poet Jake Marmer (right) recites his poetry at LABA's DRUNK event at the JCC East Bay in Berkeley, Nov. 23, 2019, accompanied by guitarist John Schott. (Photo/Pete Rosos)
Posted inCulture

Jewish culture laboratory LABA gets a new home at the Firehouse in S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 3, 2022June 25, 2024
The counter at Oakland Kosher after it was ransacked by thieves on Nov. 2, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter @ljfernandez)
Posted inNews

Oakland Kosher burglary: ‘astute’ thieves took two cash registers of money

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 3, 2022
Samantha Liu carries a Torah scroll at her recent bat mitzvah at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo. Starting Nov. 1, the synagogue is no longer requiring masks at services. (Photo/Courtesy PTBE)
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With Covid protocols relaxed, masks come off at more synagogues — but some still say it’s premature

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 3, 2022November 3, 2022
Anabelle Sebbag (left) and Sophie Berman are freshmen at UC Berkeley.
Posted inLocal Voice

We’re Berkeley freshmen and we’re here to save the world from climate change

Anabelle SebbagSophie Berman by Anabelle Sebbag and Sophie Berman October 31, 2022November 1, 2022

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