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In the 1940s, we often wrote of "the Palestine Problem."
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A second look back at 130 years of our publication

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 2, 2025December 2, 2025

Welcome to the second installment of our look back at J.’s history to mark our 130th birthday. (Gifts are welcome, by the way.) Our first issue was Nov. 22, 1895. […]

This photo of the post-earthquake ruins of Temple Emanu-El's original building appeared on the cover of our Sept. 21, 1906 issue.
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A trip through 13 decades of this paper’s archives, and a happy 130th to us

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 21, 2025November 21, 2025
Selina Solomons from her book "How We Won the Vote in California." (Photo/Internet Archive)
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This San Francisco Jew dedicated her life to women’s suffrage

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 27, 2024May 29, 2024
The "Little Shul," located behind the main building of Temple Beth Sholom in San Leandro, seen here ca. 1940, is one of many Jewish treasures travelers can visit on a trip to Gold Country. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
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A road trip through Jewish Gold Country

by Gabriel Greschler November 25, 2020December 8, 2020

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