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By Dan Pine Nov 6, 2024. Most Popular. 1 Lurie will be S.F.’s next mayor — and 4th Jewish mayor in city’s history. 2 Dutch Jews grapple with ‘weaponization’ of their fear. 3 Daniel Lurie, a Levi Strauss heir, ahead in S.F. mayoral race. 4 How …
OPINION | In Warsaw, a Jewish museum turns 10 — thanks to Bay …
21 hours ago · In Warsaw, a Jewish museum is marking 10 years — thanks to Bay Area donors. By Dianne Taube | November 11, 2024. Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. More than a decade ago, the Bay Area’s philanthropic community played a major role in the completion of a Polish institution that continues to ...
'Judaism Is About Love' author on how Jews can disagree, lovingly
20 hours ago · Emma Goss is a J. staff writer. She is a Bay Area native and an alum of Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School and Kehillah Jewish High School. Emma also reports for NBC Bay Area. Follow her on Twitter @EmmaAudreyGoss. Rabbi Shai Held, acclaimed theologian and author of “Judaism Is About Love,” is speaking throughout the Bay Area this week.
Jewish 'Stand Together' rally in D.C. embraces both grief and pride
20 hours ago · The GA is an annual convention for Jewish leaders and professionals to address current issues; this is the first one held since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre in Israel. “Stand Together: Unity, Strength, Resilience” was the rally’s motto. Entering the stadium in D.C., attendees were offered small black stickers with “401” printed on ...
OPINION | There is a fundraising crisis in Bay Area Jewish …
4 days ago · In fact, 52% of the 73 U.S. Jewish organizations surveyed reported no change in their support since last October. Another 15% of the organizations reported a decline in fundraising. But based on my conversations with dozens of Bay Area Jewish leaders, I suspect the real number is far higher. For example, at the organization I lead, Jewish ...
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4 days ago · HIAS stares down 4 more years under an anti-immigrant president. By Ron Kampeas Nov 8, 2024. (JTA) — WASHINGTON — When Mark Hetfield started work on Wednesday morning, he did not know what to tell the staff at HIAS, the Jewish immigration aid and advocacy group where he serves as CEO. Donald Trump, who reviles much of …
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4 days ago · By Niva Ashkenazi Oct 22, 2024. On Oct. 7 last year, along with millions of Israelis and Jews around the world, Lee Yaron felt helpless and overwhelmed by the devastating images that began flooding into news feeds — and didn’t stop. As a journalist for Haaretz, she knew she needed to do something. She was focused on climate journalism at ...
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6 days ago · By Seth Brysk Nov 6, 2024. San Francisco Unified School District families are confronting multiple crises. Along with leadership changes, budget deficits and school closures, many students and parents are also contending with a climate of hate and exclusion. For the Jewish community, the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre in Israel marked the ...
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Oct 8, 2024 · Jewish Culture Club. By Niva Ashkenazi Aug 8, 2024. Northern California.
J. wins a record 19 Rockower awards for Jewish journalism – J.
Jun 24, 2021 · J. The Jewish News of Northern California has won 19 Rockower awards from the American Jewish Press Association, for work published in 2020. That is a record for J., after last year’s 12 awards. The awards — six first place, seven second place and six honorable mentions — were announced this evening during the AJPA annual conference ...