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Rumor of Hamas sympathizer employed by S.F. goes viral
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (699+ words) A viral controversy has embroiled San Francisco social media after a Jewish sandwich shop owner publicly accused a Jewish public defender of anonymously posting “Godspeed to Hamas” on X — an allegation he acknowledges he never independently verified and one she…...
Suspect in fatal 2017 hit and run is extradited from Israel to Bay Area
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (372+ words) A former San Francisco man was extradited from Israel in mid-July to face charges in a fatal hit-and-run nine years ago in South San Francisco. Maher Abedelal, 32, is in custody at the Maple Street Correctional Center in Redwood City, according…...
Lifecycles announcements for the week of July 24, 2026
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (10+ words) B'nai mitzvah, births and wedding announcements in the Bay Area....
Austrian town turns Hitler’s birthplace into a police station to keep neo-Nazis at bay
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (431+ words) The move has inspired debate how to preserve Nazi history without glorifying it....
LETTERS | Don't admire Musk, Berkeley High yearbook, genocide accusation
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (476+ words) Sara Sarasohn’s article, “Adding a Jewish ethnicity checkbox to California forms would erase our diversity” (online July 14) has the problem exactly backwards. Sarasohn may personally experience Judaism mainly as a religion, but that perspective doesn’t define everyone else’s reality. Many…...
Death announcements for the week of July 24, 2026
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (9+ words) Obituaries for the Jewish community of the Bay Area....
Awards, comings and goings, happenings — July 2026
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (457+ words) Micah Parzen has been named the new executive director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley. Parzen previously served as CEO of the Museum of Us in San Diego for 16 years. He graduated from UC Berkeley in…...
‘Creative adaptability’ may be key to overcoming adversity
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (229+ words) As we age, we are all going to face problems, but those who thrive in old age somehow find resilience, adaptability and even joy....
Carlebach documentary earns second screening at S.F. Jewish Film Fest
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (199+ words) “The Darkest Light,” the new documentary about the life and legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, has won the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s inaugural Best First Feature Award for a directorial debut. As winner, it will get a second screening…...
TORAH | The Shema offers modern Jews a challenge — and an opportunity
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (793+ words) The short and powerful Jewish prayer known as the Shema occurs in this week’s Torah portion, Va’etchanan. It serves as the theological cornerstone and liturgical highlight of the morning and evening services, and its simple words are well known to…...