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Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages a crowd to vote against the 2021 recall effort against him, Aug. 2021. (Photo/Forward-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

California’s letter to public schools is not enough to stop state-sponsored antisemitism

David BernsteinBrandy Shufutinsky by David Bernstein and Brandy Shufutinsky August 31, 2023August 31, 2023
Nothing says "Chabad just commissioned a new a Sefer Torah" like a block party featuring a person in a plush Torah mascot costume. (Photo/Courtesy Chabad of Berkeley)
Posted inOur Crowd

Honors, comings and goings, happenings, opportunities — August 2023

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb August 25, 2023August 28, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking to attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, June 1, 2019. (Photo/Gage Skidmore via Wikicommons)
Posted inEducation

Newsom administration warns against bias in ethnic studies as students head back to class

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 24, 2023August 25, 2023
a middle aged black man in a suit speaks at a podium
Posted inEducation

What should California do about antisemitism in schools? State schools chief hears from Jewish leaders

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 23, 2023August 24, 2023
Thomas Poretsky in his racecar with his parents, Mary and Solomon, at Elko Speedway. (Photo/TC Jewfolk-Lonny Goldsmith)
Posted inNorthern California

Thomas Poretsky, 10, races in a car decked out in Israeli and Native American flags

by Lonny Goldsmith July 21, 2023
Executive Director Rabbi Matt Rosenberg in the dinning room at the Albert Einstein Residence Center in Sacramento, July 12, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

Sacramento Jewish community selling its low-income senior housing as Jewish population dwindles

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss July 20, 2023January 7, 2026
Rabbi Mona Alfi and Cantor Julie Steinberg saying the blessing over bread at a Shabbat dinner their synagogue hosted for members and migrants sent to Sacramento by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. (Photo/Courtesy B'nai Israel)
Posted inLetters

Sacramento Jews are ‘the helpers’; You’re never too old for Zumba; Etc.

by J. Readers July 18, 2023July 18, 2023
Migrants who were sent to Sacramento by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis were hosted by members of Congregation B'nai Israel, for whom the migrants prepared a Shabbat dinner on June 16, 2023. (Photo/Eve Panush)
Posted inNews

DeSantis ‘dumped’ some migrants in Sacramento. A synagogue stepped up to host them.

by Sue Fishkoff July 6, 2023July 10, 2023
Bonta, a middle-aged Latino man in a suit, stands speaking at a podium outdoors.
Posted inNews

AG’s hate crime report: Jews most targeted religious group in California

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene June 30, 2023July 3, 2023
The entrance to Solomon's Deli in Sacramento (Photo/Kelly Sousa)
Posted inSmall Bites

Jewish delis come and go; saying goodbye to an old friend

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 6, 2023June 8, 2023

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