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Zionism

Penina Eilberg-Schwartz (left) and her mother, Rabbi Amy Eilberg, worked to capture their beliefs and feelings about Israel while maintaining respect and civility toward one another. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inIsrael

Letters capture a Bay Area family’s generational discord over Israel

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 23, 2025August 11, 2025
Demonstrators approach Sather Gate at UC Berkeley during a protest against antisemitism on campus, March 11, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFirst Person

After surviving Cal, I’m running for World Zionist Congress

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin April 24, 2025April 24, 2025
a tattered Israeli flag waves from the top of a residential building
Posted inOpinion

The extremist Zionist group Betar is doing antisemites a big favor

Emily Tamkin by Emily Tamkin April 14, 2025April 14, 2025
Kamala Harris in front of U.S. flag
Posted inAnalysis

Kamala Harris supports Israel, but is it enough?

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 23, 2024July 24, 2024
A screenshot of the viral "Is your fav author a zionist" Google spreadsheet shows some of the reasons that the document's creators deemed writers pro- and anti-Israel. (Screenshot)
Posted inBooks

‘Is your fav author a zionist???’: Viral list reignites antisemitism fears in the literary world

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 10, 2024
Israeli flags were in abundance at a rally in San Francisco's Union Square on  Sept. 18, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Where to observe Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut in the Bay Area

by J. Staff May 7, 2024May 13, 2024
An old VW Bettle spotted in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, in March. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inOpinion

Zionism means Jews at the wheel, driving our future

Tyler Gregory by Tye Gregory May 3, 2024May 6, 2024
David Ben-Gurion in his study in Sde Boker, Israel, 1968. (Photo/The Dan Hadani Collection, the Pritzker Family National Photography Collection at the National Library of Israel)
Posted inOpinion

Zionism is hotly debated today — same as it ever was

Eran Kaplan by Eran Kaplan April 29, 2024April 30, 2024
Rabbi Dev Noily’s grandfather, Jehudah Noily, was an enthusiastic Zionist. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inLocal Voice

For my grandparents, Zionism was a dream. For my son, it’s oppression.

Rabbi Dev Noily by Rabbi Dev Noily April 26, 2024April 29, 2024
Yossi Klein Halevi speaking April 15 at an event organized by UC Berkeley Law School’s Helen Diller Institute for Law and Jewish studies. (Photo/Jim Block)
Posted inNews

‘Internal unraveling’: Yossi Klein Halevi on Israel, Iran and American Jewry

Chanan Tigay by Chanan Tigay April 22, 2024April 29, 2024

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