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Contra Costa Jewish Day School

Contra Costa Jewish Day School Principal Eden Allswang Bruner will take over as head of school this summer when Dean Goldfein transitions to an emeritus role. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inEducation

After 25 years leading a Jewish day school, he’s stepping down — but not retiring

by Dan Pine May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

Dean Goldfein still remembers opening day of the Contra Costa Jewish Day School back in 2001, when he welcomed a small student body of 23 children into two rented classrooms.  […]

Chesa Boudin looks on during an election-night event as voters chose to recall him from his position as San Francisco District Attorney, June 7, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

Chesa gave it his all; We love CCJDS; Federation should save Jewish healing center

by J. Readers June 22, 2022
Noah, a student at Brandeis Marin, in a first-grade class in 2021. (Photo/Anya Shuteroff)
Posted inEducation

Pandemic’s impact on Jewish schools: more students, more financial need

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 27, 2022June 8, 2022
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in Mountain View, 2019 (Photo/JTA-Ian Tuttle-Getty Images)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Which local Jewish institutions shared the $1.3M Zuckerberg-Chan gift?

by Dan Pine October 6, 2021October 7, 2021
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg attend the 2020 Breakthrough Prize Red Carpet at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California on Nov. 3, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Ian Tuttle-Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan give $1.3 million to Jewish causes, mostly in Bay Area

by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA September 20, 2021September 22, 2021
Tehiyah Day School, which closed in 2018, is disbursing its remaining funds to other Bay Area Jewish schools. (Photo/From file)
Posted inEducation

Tehiyah Day School’s last act: grants for East Bay students at other Jewish schools

by Liz Harris April 27, 2021
The Chabon Boy Band (Ezra, Levi and Judah) at the Congregation B'nai Tikvah's Roaring '20s-themed Zoom gala.
Posted inNews

Zoom or bust: Jewish organizations get creative with fundraising

by Dan Pine August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
Yavneh Day School teacher Jenessa Schwartz's third-grade daughter Ramona at Yavneh's all-school tefillah. (Photo/Courtesy Jenessa Schwartz)
Posted inEducation

Jewish schools making the grade with distance learning

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 27, 2020April 27, 2020
Talia Bruner's winning photo
Posted inCulture

East Bay teen’s winning snapshot of Shabbat goes on display in Tel Aviv

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 16, 2020
Former Brandeis Marin student Ethan Lamstein studied Israeli street artists before his school's trip to Israel.
Posted inIsrael at 70

School Israel trips evolve to keep up with society, and with teens

by Rob Gloster September 26, 2018October 2, 2018

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