Bay Area
Protesters in S.F. lash out at French ruling in Sarah Halimi murder
Approximately 60 people gathered Sunday in front of San Francisco’s City Hall to protest a French court’s decision in the killing of Sarah Halimi, a…
California
Holocaust education bill aims to combat hate in California
With reports showing anti-Jewish incidents leading among religiously motivated hate crimes in California, and students in the Bay Area and beyond…
Bay Area
Pleasanton ‘excited’ for Chabad rebuild of fire-damaged center
Chabad of the Tri-Valley, which saw its Pleasanton building badly burned in a fire in 2019, will get a makeover that has locals pleased. “I’m…
Art
Investigation: Do San Francisco museums hold Nazi-looted art?
A view of Amsterdam at midday. A dark forest with sunlight peeking through the trees as a woman washes clothes in a river. A young boy feeding a monkey as…
Art
Family gifts its Nazi-looted porcelain figurines to Legion of Honor
The Kaumheimers were about to make it out of Italy alive. It was 1939, and the family of six had already left their German hometown of Stuttgart three…
California
State education official who penned antisemitic theories back at work
UPDATED: April 28, 11:25 a.m. A state education official whose history of promulgating antisemitic and 9/11 conspiracy theories was exposed back in…
Culture
He can't solve crosswords, but he just had one printed in the Times
For their yearlong capstone projects, seniors at Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco have engaged in all manner of pursuits, from…
Education
Tehiyah Day School's last act: grants for East Bay students
Now in the final chapter of its 40-year history, Tehiyah Day School will live on for at least a few more years in the form of grant money that will help…
Travel
Cure your travel blues with virtual trips to Morocco, Tunisia and beyond
Because of Covid, travel has been limited. You can’t really go to Morocco right now to see the Jewish quarter. Nor can you stop by Kurdistan to catch a…