I’m here to tell you about how I finally rid myself of my Jewish imposter syndrome — with the help of my kids’ after-school program. San Francisco is a strange place to be Jewish. Unlike most other cities across the United States — and the world — San Francisco’s Jewish communities are scattered across the…
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Bay Area
Burlingame schools grapple with anti-Semitic incidents
With two anti-Semitic incidents over the past year unsettling Jewish parents, school administrators and the wider community, two public schools in…
Education
A garden of Holocaust education blooms at Thurgood Marshall High
More than 95 percent of the students at Thurgood Marshall High School are students of color. Most are Latino or Asian American. None are Jewish. But for…
Bay Area
Friendship Circle expands, extending a hand to young adults
The Bay Area Friendship Circle is widening. The nonprofit that pairs trained teen volunteers with special needs kids and teenagers for weekend social…
Youth Voice
After years at a Jewish school, moving to a secular school has been a rude awakening
This year is my first time attending a non-Jewish school. This means a lot of things are different for me now. I don’t take a daily Jewish studies class…
Bay Area
With upcoming events, Jewish community says ‘We Too’
After years of silence around sexual harassment, the #MeToo movement has brought the issue into focus in the Jewish community. In response, a number of…
Passover
Is this Berkeley seder ‘plate’ the world’s largest?
Berkeley artist Judy Massarano has an ongoing disagreement with the people at Guinness World Records. She believes that she has created — with the help of…
Education
Jewish summer camps address consent and coupling in #MeToo era
Every summer, Jewish parents spend thousands of dollars to send their children to summer camp to learn about Judaism, make friends and be part of a…
Editorial
BimBam’s closure is a loss for all of us
Sometimes worthy enterprises, from both the nonprofit and the corporate worlds, do not survive over the long haul. That’s always a pity. But when a Jewish…