Scott Wiener, a gay, Jewish state senator from San Francisco, has been inundated with antisemitic and homophobic threats this week from online conspiracy theorists, related to a bill he’s sponsoring on sex offenders. He posted about it on Twitter on Thursday, saying that the internet conspiracy group QAnon, a loose network of anti-vaccination, President Trump-supporting…
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Education
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Israel
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Bay Area
Local 'Yo Semite' T-shirt back in spotlight with help from Trump
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U.S.
ICE releases Jewish woman following national advocacy campaign
A Jewish woman who was in ICE custody and was scheduled to be deported has been released following a push by Jewish advocates, immigration activists and…
Tu B'Av
For some Israelis, Covid-19 has meant separation from their families
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Bay Area
How this Jewish developer pushed to integrate the burbs
To those with a passing knowledge of architecture, the name Joseph Eichler is synonymous with the iconic mid-century modern homes that help define the…
U.S.
Candidate who expressed support for BDS wins Missouri primary
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