Philanthropy
L.A. Jewish group using entire $8.5 million grants budget for Covid relief
The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles will distribute $8.5 million in funds for Covid-19 relief to support nonprofit organizations, both Jewish…
Jewish World
She wrote the book on George Soros
Journalist Emily Tamkin’s comprehensive dive into the influence of George Soros is coming out into a very different world than she thought it would be…
Tech
How the ADL went from working with Facebook to boycotting it
It was when Mark Zuckerberg said he would allow Holocaust denial on his platform that the Anti-Defamation League realized its partnership with Facebook…
Profiles
What it’s like to come out as trans when you’re married to the rabbi
Samantha Zerin headed home from a Yiddish class she had taught as part of her synagogue’s adult education program on the evening of Dec. 19 and knew her…
Education
For Orthodox groups, the Supreme Court’s ruling on school vouchers is a big win
For Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups, the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 session brought a big win. On Tuesday, the high court handed school…
Analysis
Why Israel’s West Bank annexation plans aren’t happening on July 1
Since April, all eyes following the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been glued to July 1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had negotiated the…
Bay Area
Food-insecure Marin families get served by grassroots org Dine11
When the Covid-19 pandemic began tearing across the country in March, leading to massive unemployment and loss of income, Congregation Rodef Sholom member…
World
With no tourists in Amsterdam, locals are discovering the Anne Frank House
Under normal circumstances, the queue to enter the Anne Frank House stretches far along Amsterdam’s Prinsengracht canal. Tourists who had booked…
Bay Area
Oakland man raising funds to feed impoverished Jews in India
Two decades ago, Bryan Schwartz of Oakland was traveling around India, taking pictures and collecting stories for a book about isolated Jewish communities…