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A fire in Napa County as seen from Middletown in Lake County, Calif., Aug. 19, 2020. (Jade May via JTA)
August 21, 2020, 8:24 am
Torahs packed, synagogues on alert as wildfires bear down on Northern California
With huge blazes threatening thousands of residents and evoking ‘Biblical’ connotations, some shuls are preparing to evacuate, while pandemic prevents others from providing shelter
By Maya Mirsky and Gabriel Greschler
Stanford University student Zohar Levy is the outreach coordinator for Jewish on Campus. (J. The Jewish News of Northern California/ via JTA)
August 15, 2020, 4:09 am
Instagram account shares anonymous stories of Jew-hatred on US college campuses
Since July, Jewish on Campus racks up 13,000 followers; reported anti-Semitism ranges from a mezuzah repeatedly torn from a dorm room to a professor teaching anti-Semitic canards
By Gabriel Greschler
Satya Zamudio, 15, urged Oakland's school board to eliminate its police force. (Rucha Chitnis/ via JTA)
June 27, 2020, 4:27 am
Jewish teens help successful effort to abolish Oakland’s school police force
Large contingent of synagogue youth urge school board president — a fellow congregation member — to vote for long-sought measure in light of racial justice movement
By Gabriel Greschler
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