Mr. President, what did you mean this week when you said Jews who vote for Democrats are disloyal? We ask, because we know that when Jews are accused of disloyalty, it is not just an anti-Semitic dog whistle. It is a sonic boom. When Trump made these offhand remarks on Aug. 20, he sparked a…
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Cowardly politicians allow terrorists to win
It would be tempting to hope that this time is different. With back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton last weekend, barely a week after the…
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If we want to be safe, we must face reality and protect ourselves
For years, American Jews watched with horror as multiple attacks were visited upon the Jews of Europe. Whether a day school in Toulouse, a synagogue in…
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Violent anti-Semitism is a clear and present danger in our own backyard
Updated with new information July 12 at 9:30 a.m. In the matter of Ross Farca, the Concord man arrested last month on felony charges of making homicidal…
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Confirmation of J.’s value in the Bay Area Jewish community
Normally when we make an error in a story, it is a circumstance of some embarrassment for us. But when we reported in May that J. had won nine 2019…
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Fight over Israel in state Democratic Party made potent statement
At a quick glance, the wrangling over several resolutions harshly critical of Israel at the California Democratic Party State Convention two weeks ago…
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Let’s make sure impressionable young minds aren’t hijacked by hate
For the past two years, a global resurgence of anti-Semitic vandalism, speech and acts of violence have reminded us that the world’s oldest hatred isn’t…
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Big federation changes reflect the current reality in the Bay Area
A dramatic shift in our Jewish communal landscape has been announced this week: The Jewish Federation of the East Bay and its Jewish Community Foundation…
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We must not let grief numb us to reality
“I might need to run again.” Those were the heartbreaking words from Noya Dahan, the 8-year-old girl wounded during the shooting at a Chabad center in…