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‘Buffer zones’ come to California, as a lawmaker proposes limiting protests near houses of worship

Supporters say the bill is needed amid a rise in antisemitism and a wave of demonstrations outside synagogues, including at Los Angeles’ Wilshire Boulevard Temple and Adas Torah.

Anti-Israel protesters assemble outside of Adas Torah, a synagogue in the Pico Robertson neighborhood of Los angeels, July 23, 2024.
A student attends an event at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at Stanford University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Stanford, California, April 26, 2024.

Antisemitism emerges as a defining issue in 2026 California governor’s race

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks during the California Democratic Convention in San Francisco, California, US February 21, 2026.

‘Tax the Jews’ chants break out at event held by Jewish mayor of San Francisco

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The tale of the stolen tefillin

The writer and Rabbi Dan Rosenstein's tefillin were stolen while they were in San Francisco together.

 ONE PERSON helping another put on tefillin, in Kiryat Shmona.

A dozen passengers on cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

It was unclear whether all of the cruise's other passengers were tested or whether they were allowed to freely disperse after the positive results emerged.

Royal Caribbean cruise

Can Middle East activists get US Democrats to join the Abraham Accords?

That Middle Easterners were waiting for this moment isn’t captured in the narrative the delegation’s audiences had previously been exposed to.

 The delegates after a speaking event at a synagogue

September 11 event to feature speakers affiliated with terrorists

A 9/11 event sponsored by Rutgers University and San Francisco State University academic departments will feature speakers affiliated with terrorists or who have otherwise supported terrorism.

The twin towers after being hit, 9/11

SF cafe belonging to Jewish owner vandalized with antisemitic graffiti

The storefront was marked with graffiti that read "racist pigz [sic]," "Zionist pigz [sic]" and "free Palestine."

Antisemitic graffiti found in Brighton and Hove, England, November 17, 2020.

Israeli bakery in San Francisco is hiring formerly incarcerated staff

“His honesty impressed me,” Yosef said. “I could see in his face that if I give him a chance, he’ll do whatever he can to prove himself"

Freshly baked bread cools at a bakery in Beirut, Lebanon June 30, 2020.

Leila Khaled event planned at SFSU, disappears online

As of the time of publication, the Zoom registration link for the event, hosted by the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies Program (AMED) at SFSU, is still active.

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SF federation monitor after sending funds to group backing Capitol siege

The group, Tea Party Patriots, denied the claim by March to Save America that it was a funder of the event.

Hanukkah in San Francisco

San Francisco Jewish students face antisemitic harassment online again

Police are investigating and trying to find who is behind the harassment of the kind that took place in September.

The Instagram application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017.

SF State University’s student government passes Israel boycott resolution

Student government resolutions are not binding on the school.

Students demonstrate at San Francisco State University in San Francisco