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The gate at the Burning Man "Nova Heaven" tribute, remembering those killed in Israel at the Nova Festival on Oct. 7 (Photo/Jeannie Stone )
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At Burning Man, a desert tribute to the Nova festival’s victims

by J. Staff September 5, 2024September 6, 2024

In the desert north of Reno, Nevada, a multicolored tent pavilion arose. The geometric structure stood out on the white sand playa where the annual Burning Man festival was taking […]

Messages of hope written by attendees are visible to all during a Sept. 3 vigil at Congregation Shir Hadash for the six hostages killed by Hamas. (Kristin Johnson)
Posted inBay Area

Prayers, ‘screams’ at South Bay vigil for slain hostages 

by Emma Goss September 4, 2024September 6, 2024
Yartzeit memorial candles flicker on a table during a memorial service for Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a Berkeley-born man held captive and killed by Hamas, at Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Sept. 3 vigils across Bay Area for slain hostages

by J. Staff September 3, 2024September 3, 2024
A vigil at Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos (Photo/Emma Steinberg)
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Tears, heavy hearts at South Bay, Contra Costa vigils

Alix Wall by Emma Goss and Alix Wall October 10, 2023October 12, 2023

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