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Tag: Bay Area

0 Politics Communities

Daniel Lurie, Jewish political neophyte and heir to Levi Strauss fortune, wins San Francisco mayoral race

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 8 Nov

Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune and a significant figure within the Bay Area Jewish community, has won the San Francisco mayoral race, defeating incumbent London Breed.

0 Antisemitism Education

This JCRC has a plan for fighting antisemitism in K-12 schools

eJewishPhilanthropy · 18 Sep

The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) in the San Francisco Bay Area is implementing a multi-faceted strategy to address antisemitism and enhance Jewish representation in K-12 schools.

0 Holocaust Communities

Jewish Life Stories: An Israeli-American soldier falls in battle

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 10 Jul

Sergeant First-Class Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier from Michigan who died in battle in Gaza, was remembered for his dedication to his country and his desire to contribute even in death by donating organs.

0 Communities

Marc Klein, Bay Area editor who led Jewish journalism into the digital age, dies at 75

Dan Pine in JTA · 29 May

Marc Klein, an influential figure in Jewish journalism, passed away at 75 after revolutionizing the Jewish Bulletin, later renamed J., in San Francisco.

0 Communities Leadership

Creating a positive board culture in challenging times

eJewishPhilanthropy · 20 May

The text discusses how crucial it is for Jewish organizations to have a positive board culture led by accountable and transparent lay and professional leaders aligned with the organization's mission.

0 Antisemitism Communities

The future we don’t want to imagine

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 20 Mar

Dana Sheanin, CEO of Jewish LearningWorks, expresses deep concern about the future of the Bay Area Jewish community, highlighting the challenges faced by local Jewish organizations.

0 Jewish Law Communities

In Bay Area, Karaite Jews Keep An Ancient Movement Alive

Forward · 23 Feb 2017

Congregation Bnai Israel in Daly City, California is the only Karaite synagogue in North America, upholding traditions that diverged from Rabbinic Judaism around the 8th century.