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Olives trees
Posted inBay Area

JCC East Bay ready to take root on Oakland campus with August preschool opening

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 9, 2026June 10, 2026

When she visited the JCC East Bay’s future campus last week, CEO Susie Cohen Crumpler found a pallet of young olive trees ready for planting along the walkways of its […]

Adam Eilath, head of school at Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City. (Courtesy Wornick Jewish Day School)
Posted inEducation

Heads of six Jewish schools say hello and goodbye in the Bay Area and beyond 

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 20, 2026April 21, 2026
A version of this poster hung outside the classroom of a Montera Middle School teacher.
Posted inBay Area

State findings of antisemitic discrimination mount against Oakland school district

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 11, 2025December 18, 2025
A Palestinian flag next to posters
Posted inBay Area

Genocide posters and Palestinian flags: Oakland schools face new claim

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 21, 2025November 25, 2025
A Palestinian flag was held aloft during a San Francisco rally on Oct. 28, 2023, that called for a cease-fire in Gaza. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

State finds additional discrimination against Jews in Oakland schools

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi November 5, 2025November 6, 2025
an exterior wall says "Jerusalem Coffee House: Arts and Wellness Cafe"
Posted inBay Area

Oakland rabbis urge city to condemn cafe owner for violent rhetoric

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 24, 2025October 25, 2025
an exterior wall says "Jerusalem Coffee House: Arts and Wellness Cafe"
Posted inBay Area

Vandalism hits Oakland coffee shop accused of antisemitic discrimination

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi October 8, 2025October 8, 2025
Piedmont Chief of Police Frederick Shavies
Posted inBay Area

Police, FBI at Oakland event address anti-Israel incidents, graffiti, safety

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi September 11, 2025September 12, 2025
A Palestinian flag was held aloft during a San Francisco rally on Oct. 28, 2023, that called for a cease-fire in Gaza. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inEducation

Oakland schools: Palestinian flag that flew for weeks didn’t violate policies

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 30, 2025May 31, 2025
Pro-Palestinian teachers in Oakland organized themselves early in the ongoing war. Here, a banner reads "Oakland Educators Say Fund Education, Not War on Gaza" at an Oakland Unified School District meeting on Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy anonymous)
Posted inBay Area

Oakland schools decline to discipline staff over 2023 pro-Palestinian teach-in

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi May 20, 2025November 5, 2025

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