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After chronicling Jewish history, Oscar-winning filmmaker Richard Trank begins new life in Israel
“Every time she and I came here, there was always a sadness when we knew we had to leave,” Trank said of the country whose story shaped his career.
FDA reverses lettuce warning: Taylor Farms cyclospora test was a false positive
Israel should have escorted Ro Khanna on his West Bank visit - opinion
California Gov. Newsom says West Bank annexation, Netanyahu could lead Israel into apartheid state
Paul Pelosi faces hit-and-run charge after vehicle strikes parked car in California
Pelosi said he had hit something but did not know what, so he kept driving until his car became disabled and he could no longer continue.
California authorities uncover suspected mass killing of hundreds of rescue dogs
A majority of the dogs were microchipped, and many were found to have been killed by gunshots, police confirmed after forensic testing.
California advances three bills curbing hate speech, protecting Jewish students and employees
The first bill, AB 1853, was written after a candidate statement with antisemitic conspiracy theories and white nationalist rhetoric was mailed out to 23 million voters.
California man admits sending fake ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie abduction
Last week, celebrity news site TMZ.com reported receiving an email from someone claiming to know the identities of the abductors and to have video of the "main guy" involved in her kidnapping.
Leslie Wexner helped shape these Jewish leaders, now they want a reckoning over his Epstein ties
Debbie Findling is leading what may be the largest organized accountability effort to emerge so far in the Jewish community’s reckoning with Wexner’s ties to Epstein.
San Francisco Trans March downplays harassment of LGBTQ Jewish politician Scott Wiener
In the filmed confrontation at the Friday march, most of Wiener’s hecklers referred to Israel and Gaza, causing him to leave the event rather than attend a scheduled Pride Shabbat.
One killed, one wounded in shooting at site of California World Cup fan zone
There were no World Cup games being screened at the time of the shooting, with the only match of the day in the tournament finishing around 2 p.m. local time.
California state senator harassed at pride parade, fellow democrats call out antisemitic hate
Wiener was surrounded by people who made statements about his “Israeli handlers, among many other inaccurate, extreme, and vile statements,” Wiener said.
California advances two bills recognizing Jewish ethnicity, protecting community
If passed, both bills could be enacted into law by the end of August.
A personal injury guide for Israeli-Americans in California: Auto accidents and insurance
