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Noa Argamani, a former hostage in Gaza, tells her story at the OFJCC in Palo Alto on Dec. 16. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

‘If we give up, we just lose,’ former hostage Noa Argamani says in Bay Area

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 17, 2025December 18, 2025

Former hostage Noa Argamani knows she defied all odds when she survived eight months in Hamas captivity. And she knows the release of her boyfriend, Avinatan Or, two months ago […]

Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaking at the 125th anniversary of the first Zionist Congress, in the same ballroom where the original event took place. (Photo/Zack Bodner)
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At 125th anniversary of Zionism, looking forward to Zionism 3.0

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner September 1, 2022
Zack Bodner speaks during a book launch event at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo/Saul Bromberger)
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In new book, Palo Alto JCC boss wants you to ‘do Jewish’

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 25, 2021October 27, 2021
Screenshot from the Z3 panel "Athletes, Allyship and Actions to Repair the World"
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Star athletes at Z3 address racial justice, antisemitism and ‘what pulls at your heart’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 14, 2020
Group of students sitting on steps.
Posted inBay Area

With college on hold, new Palo Alto Jewish internship open for recent grads

by Gabriel Greschler July 21, 2020July 27, 2020
Zack Bodner, CEO of the Oshman Family JCC, speaks at the opening session of the Zionism 3.0 conference, Oct. 15, 2017. (Photo/Courtesy OFJCC)
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Zionism 3.0 shifts from studying Israel-diaspora divide to healing it

by Rob Gloster November 29, 2018

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