As Germany considers an unprecedented law that would criminalize denying Israel’s right to exist, American free speech advocates worry the proposal could spark similar efforts in the U.S. to curb ...

Marc Usatin, a career neonatologist/pediatrician and founding president of Congregation B’nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek, died on July 4, 2026 at his home in Davis, surrounded by his devoted family. Marc ...

A former S.F. man was arrested in Israel and extradited back to the U.S. to face charges in a 2017 fatal hit and run in South San Francisco.

As a new documentary about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s legacy debuts, J. looks back at how our publication covered him over the decades.

Alexandra Harriet Winterman Diehl Daughter of Danya Winterman, Saturday, July 25, at Temple Sinai in Oakland.

The NYC mayor says he’s still thinking about whether he should arrest Netanyahu the next time he's in town. Nope, Trump says.

COMINGS & GOINGS Micah Parzen. Micah Parzen has been named the new executive director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley. Parzen previously served as CE ...

Shoshana Klein started by selling egg rolls and bagels at Grateful Dead concerts, a gig that led her to a cooking career.

Nine of 14 Northern California House Dems voted for amendment to end U.S. aid to Israel, part of the shift in Democrats’ views of Israel.

Noh is a highly stylized form of classical Japanese drama that originated in the 14th century. Much like ancient Greek theater, where serious tragedies were balanced by lighter plays, a Noh ...

Since I moved to San Francisco four years ago, family and friends have worried. I recently felt a spark of hope and wanted to share it.

Rep. Ro Khanna recounts his experience being detained by settlers in the West Bank on July 8 and details his views on Israel.