Latest News and Updates
Below are resources to help you stay updated on the developments in Israel and our efforts to support those affected.
Reputable News Sources
It is critical to be sensitive to the credibility of news sources. Follow and check your sources before reposting information. Our trusted partner, Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area (JCRC), suggests this listing of social media accounts of credible, English-speaking journalists:
Tal Schneider (Times of Israel)
Noga Tarnopolsky (freelance)
Trey Yingst (Fox)
Hadas Gold (CNN)
Nadav Eyal (Yediot Ahronot)
Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)
Avi Scharf (Haaretz)
Barak Ravid (Axios)
Sarah Tuttle Singer (Times of Israel)
Our local J. The Jewish News of Northern California publishes relevant news for Bay Area residents that spans the globe
Jewish Federations of North America provides daily updates through their FedBeat news feed
Federation: Blog Posts
Israel and the Israeli People Need Your Support Now
Update on Bay Area Jewish Community Security
Federation: In the News
October 7-13:
The J: Bay Area groups plan solidarity, prayer events for Israel as reactions pour in
The J: In S.F., hundreds join urgent gathering to support Israel at war
The J: How to help: Orgs supporting people affected by war in Israel
The J: Berkeley-born Hersh Goldberg-Polin among North Americans missing in Hamas invasion
San Diego Jewish World: Newsom Directs State Funds to Jewish Federations, Other Groups Offering Lifesaving Security Services
The J: Tears, heavy hearts at South Bay, Contra Costa vigils
The J: 2,000 show up to Palo JCC, many mourning friends and family
KRON: Bay Area’s Jewish Community Federation opens an Israel Emergency fund
The J: Bay Area Jews in Israel describe fear, anger, resolve
The J: Some Bay Area Jewish day schools to close Friday amid security concerns
October 16-20:
NBC Bay Area: Israel-Hamas war has Bay Area Jewish community fearful of antisemitic violence
The J: ‘Disgusting calls to violence’ against Israel surface in Bay Area graffiti
Inside Philanthropy: How Philanthropy is Responding to the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis So Far
October 30-November 3:
The J: In times of crisis, the Jewish community gives generously (Opinion)
San Francisco Chronicle: 'Proud and heartbroken': Crowd at S.F. pro-Israel rally finds unity amid despair
November 20-December 1:
The J: Giving Tuesday: Orgs supporting people affected by war in Israel
December 4-8:
The J: Devastation and signs of hope seen on Federation mission to Israel
December 11-15:
The J: More than 700 staffers of Jewish groups, most of them progressive, appeal to Biden for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
The J: Biden’s White House Hanukkah party centers on Oct. 7 massacre
The J: We cannot let the world forget, minimize or rationalize the Oct. 7 massacre (Opinion)
January 22-26:
The J: ‘A trauma upon a trauma’: Denial of Oct. 7 sexual violence haunts local survivors
January 29-February 2:
The J: Oct. 7 survivors to tell their harrowing stories at Emanu-El in S.F.
February 5-9:
KQED: Bay Area Jewish Community 'Heartbroken' by Harrowing Stories From Oct. 7 Survivors
February 19-23:
The J: Unity March in S.F. to stand against antisemitism, show community solidarity
March 18-22:
Or Levy lived the ‘new Israeli dream’ until Oct. 7, brother says in San Francisco
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