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Screenshot from a video posted on Twitter that allegedly shows a former JVS employee (left) stealing a school board recall petition from a volunteer collecting signatures (right).
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JVS fires employee accused of stealing S.F. school board recall petitions

by Gabriel Greschler June 18, 2021

Jewish Vocational Service has dismissed an employee after reviewing a video showing him allegedly stealing petitions from organizers of a school board recall effort in San Francisco. The incident, which […]

Jewish Vocational Services helped Monica Rivera get a job right as the pandemic began. (Photo/Courtesy JVS)
Posted inNews

Our Pandemic Year: Change is here to stay, say heads of local Jewish agencies

by Gabriel Greschler March 17, 2021March 17, 2021
Screenshot from a JVS Job Search Accelerator training session in April. (Photo/Courtesy JVS)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish Vocational Service in high demand as pandemic unemployment skyrockets

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, CEO of Jewish Vocational Service. (Photo/Courtesy JVS)
Posted inNews

Jewish Vocational Service creates crisis fund to help its job-seeking clients

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 15, 2020
Outgoing CEO of JVS Abby Snay. (Dan Pine)
Posted inBay Area

After 44 years at Jewish Vocational Service, CEO Abby Snay departs for state agency

by Dan Pine January 7, 2020
As an intern at Sinai Memorial Chapel in San Francisco, Jacob Isaacs created a digital map of historical Jewish sites around the city. (Photo/Courtesy Jacob Isaacs)
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New digital map offers walking tours of San Francisco’s hidden Jewish history

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 16, 2019October 16, 2019
smiling headshot of a woman with short blonde hair and glasses
Posted inNews

Leadership transition at Jewish Vocational Service

by J. Staff April 18, 2019

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