news & features

• Alvin Frank, community leader and AIPAC activist, dies at 68

• Jews fear Supreme Court ruling might harm hate crimes statutes

• U.S. urges Austria to act swiftly on Holocaust-era property issues

• California Speaker honors Israel’s 52nd

• Final stage of Iranian Jews’ trial stirs fears, skepticism

• U.S. Report

• Jewish-Catholic panel implores Vatican to open WWII archive

• White House reporter allegedly blackballed a Jew

• Moms in D.C. declare gun control a moral, Jewish issue

• Rabbi deported over kidnapping

• Gay students at Yeshiva U. plan to take case to N.Y.‘s high court

• Israel leaves Lebanon outposts before full withdrawal

• Israeli killer of Palestinian will remain behind bars

• Israel cited as holdout on global nuke pact

• Barak’s government, troops under attack

• World Report

• Leah Rabin battling lung cancer

• Israelis, Palestinians reveal ‘secret’ plan for summit

• Hamas bomber arrested by Palestinians

• Israeli banks face Shoah probe

• Dominican Jews still basking in island’s glow after 60 years

• Mideast Report

• Gotta sing? ALSJCC offers monthly musical group for songbirds

• Jewish Cultures Day creates concern, and then pride

• Wall Street guru stays bullish at swanky S.F. event

• For adult b’nai mitzvah, ritual cements bond to faith

• Jazz from Holy Land meets Torah with a Texas twang by James Besser

• Berkeley bookseller’s side shtick is a treasure trove of Yiddishisms

• JCC of S.F. rejects plan to save its 66-year-old building

• Gov. Davis marks Israel independence

• Jazz from Holy Land meets Torah with a Texas twang

• Genes behind Levi’s help shape Jewish community for almost 150 years in San Francisco and vicinity

• S.F. vigil set for Iran Jews

• Anti-Semitic charges lead Postal Service to settle

• Jewish moms at Oakland march sound off against gun violence

• CCJCC planning a sojourn to Ashland

• Levi Strauss’ heirs support the Jewish community

• Peninsula Havurah High to graduate first senior class next week

• Holocaust hero inspires kids to write what’s right

• Students learn a valuable lesson in charitable giving

• ADL to honor three at dinner

• Involving families

• Educating teachers

• Enticing students

• Funding innovation

• Religious schools—a jump start on future

columns

• What you need the most is what you already have

opinions & letters

• Our religious schools are where it begins

• Israelis are a tough lot, but do I love ‘em? Of course

• Mom march ignores the ability of guns to save lives

supplements

• Some recall lifecyles by feast and fast days

• Exercise benefits folks of all ages

• Forgetful? Cut down on stress

• Playing dating game as seniors, some discover changing rules

• Take care with prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs

• Get on your feet—the joint is jumpin’ again with swing

• Preventive steps offer leg up on good health

• Before travel, check these reminders

• Make your home safer and prevent falls

• Bronx-born bubbe runs in Miami Beach—for Congress

• Israeli park benches vacant because busy retirees aid the needy, attend lectures, teach newcomers

• Pay attention to symptoms