Sue Fishkoff
By Sue Fishkoff
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News This 89-year-old Iranian Jew arrived just before U.S. borders were shut to all refugees. Hundreds more Iranian Jews are waiting
His well-timed exodus from Iran, along with that of his entire group on the flight, was handled by HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
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News A Jewish high school in Palo Alto is looking to China for new recruits
“China has been, for years, a robust market for foreign students,” a school official said
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News Marching in silence, UC Berkeley students and faculty demand safety for Jews
“I’m scared to walk around campus,” said a Jewish sophomore, one of about 250 who marched in silence Monday for Jewish safety
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Fast Forward A California county calls off ‘American Christian Heritage Month’ after fierce backlash
A local rabbi and a Jewish massage therapist had been among the vocal critics of the proclamation
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Fast Forward The first urban Jewish co-housing project in the US takes shape in Berkeley
(JTA) — (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Clean lines, a four-story building arranged around an open courtyard, and parking spaces for 50 bicycles are all part of the recently completed design for Berkeley Moshav, an intentional Jewish co-housing community planned for a 2024 opening in Berkeley, California. The community submitted…
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Fast Forward Anti-Israel protesters block Zim cargo ship in Oakland, plan further actions
(JTA) — (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Anti-Israel protesters at the Port of Oakland are claiming victory in preventing a Zim container ship from unloading its cargo on Friday, and organizers were planning further actions this week against ships of the Israeli-owned firm in other port cities. The Volans, a…
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Fast Forward Jews Flee Northern California Wildfires As Synagogues Scramble Over Sukkot
(JTA) (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — The wildfires ripping through northern California have forced several Jewish families to flee — and some of their homes have been destroyed. Rabbi Mendel Wolvovsky of Chabad of Sonoma has been fielding calls from members of his community and with his wife, Altie, has…
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Food Is the Reform Movement Going Kosher?
This story is cross-posted from JTA. Kosher — it’s the first word in the book. And tackling the “k” word head-on is part of what makes the first Reform guide to Jewish dietary practice so significant. “The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic,” to be published next month by the Reform rabbinical association, uses…
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