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‘Colonizer’ rant at CCSF instructor violated policy, probe finds
18+ hour, 47+ min ago (879+ words) A union leader at City College of San Francisco who called a Jewish instructor a "colonizer" in an expletive-laden rant at a board of trustees meeting violated harassment and workplace violence policies, an independent investigator hired by the college has…...
Top three candidates for Pelosi’s seat differ on Iron Dome funding
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (552+ words) The three leading candidates vying to fill Rep. Nancy Pelosi's seat in Congress have embraced harsh criticism of Israel, though a recent debate revealed certain policy differences among them on the subject. Former tech entrepreneur and political staffer Saikat Chakrabarti,…...
This seder leans on sensory experience, ‘liberation chic’ dress code
19+ hour, 8+ min ago (244+ words) At Mira Stern's home in Oakland, a different kind of Passover ritual is set to unfold this weekend. There will be no hurried page turns or impatient glances toward the kitchen. "Coming Home: A Sensual Seder for Love and Liberation…...
She was my Jewish angel, but she never even knew it
20+ hour, 54+ min ago (841+ words) Angels come into our lives in one form or another " people whose small acts of kindness make a huge impact. If we're lucky, we can recognize and thank them in the moment, but often we miss that opportunity. Even when…...
A lost novel predicted the Holocaust. Now, it's been recovered.
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (862+ words) (JTA) " As World War II raged in Europe, Friedrich Torberg, an Austrian Jew who fled for the United States in 1940, imagined what was befalling the Jews he left behind." Torberg recorded his image of a German concentration camp in "Mein…...
Democrats to weigh resolution condemning AIPAC
23+ hour, 14+ min ago (1150+ words) (JTA) " The Democratic National Committee is set to consider a resolution at a meeting next week that "condemns the growing influence" of AIPAC. The resolution also condemns large-scale outside spending in elections generally but calls out only the pro-Israel lobby…...
LETTERS | Cal needs to change. Antisemitism at SFSU.
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (276+ words) Since November, the university has been aware of hateful, coded, racist signage calling to remove "Zionists" from campus. It has been posted in violation of university regulations, yet the university has taken no action to address this very type of…...
Lifecycles announcements for the week of April 3, 2026
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (88+ words) Eva Annemarie Dreyfuss'Daughter of Virginia Borges, Marina and Philip Dreyfuss, Saturday, March 28, at Temple Sinai in Oakland. Nico Kerrest'Son of Sara and Frederic Kerrest, Saturday, April 4, at Temple Sinai in Oakland. Rosemary Metaxas'Daughter of Jessica Miller and Adam Metaxas, Saturday,…...
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Jewish Green Business Network to co-host Climate Week SF event
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (717+ words) Talya Herring recalls the moment she became a dedicated environmentalist. Years ago, while vacationing in Nepal as a law student, she was told to burn her household trash in the open air." "It woke me up," she said. "I asked…...