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Sheryl Sandberg endows scholarship at Camp Ramah in California in honor of late husband

Sandberg, the author of “Lean In,” the bestselling book about women’s equity in the workforce, has long been a prominent donor to Jewish and Israeli causes.

Dave Goldberg, right, with wife Sheryl Sandberg in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 10, 2013.
 Aftermath of vandalism at Mikveh Israel synagogue, including arson, a dumpster fire, and an attempted break-in of the office of Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia

Education-based alternatives for antisemitic hate crime offenders - opinion

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AI startup Mercor faces mass litigation following data breach - report

Matan Koch speaks at Ikar, his Los Angeles synagogue, on Disability Shabbat, Oct. 18, 2025.

Matan Koch, disability advocate who urged Jewish communities to ‘let everyone in,’ dies at 44


Anti-Israel groups campaign for hunger striking alleged arsonist and UK vandal

Palestine Action member Tueta Hoxha, who was arrested for her alleged involvement in the violent August 2024 Filton factory attack, has been hunger striking for 28 days.

Oakland resident Casey Goonan placing a bag containing six Molotov cocktails under a University of California Police Department (UCPD) patrol car at UC Berkeley on June 1, 2024.

'I did not touch that woman': Cardi B found not liable in multi-million dollar assault case

Emani Ellis, a former security guard, sued the singer for millions while alleging Cardi B assaulted her in 2018 during an interaction in the hallway of a medical office where Ellis was employed. 

 Cardi B performing at the Openair Frauenfeld music festival, July 11, 2019.

Clock ticking on California’s K-12 antisemitism bill as legislative session nears end

If AB 715 becomes law, it will mark the first time a state creates an antisemitism watchdog for public schools, potentially setting a template for others.

Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

US judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from Los Angeles, other sanctuary cities

Trump's orders targeted so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that have laws and policies that limit or prevent local law enforcement from assisting federal officers with civil immigration arrests.

US President Donald Trump an announcement in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 22, 2025

Erik Menendez denied parole after 35 years in prison for parents' murder

The decision by California parole commissioners was announced after a 10-hour hearing in which Erik Menendez appeared via video from a San Diego prison.

Erik Menendez attends his Board of Parole hearing online from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California, U.S., August 21, 2025.

HHS pulls state grant to California for youth education program

"Despite clear direction, California responded to Administration for Children and Families, stating they will not be making the required modifications," HHS said in a statement.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra smiles as he attends a 'Walk-Out for Women' rally on the second anniversary of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, in Los Angeles, California, US, June 24, 2024

Rights group sues UC Berkeley for alleged discrimination against Israeli professor

The Brandeis Center, which filed the lawsuit, has been tracking what it sees as a pattern of discrimination and academic distancing against Israeli scholars since Oct. 7

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on the UC Berkeley campus on Monday.

Court convicts US Navy sailor for selling secret military information to Chinese intel. officer

Wei was first recruited in February 2022 via social media by an officer who portrayed himself as a naval enthusiast working for the government-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.

The amphibious assault ship USS Essex is in the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro for LA Fleet Week, May 26, 2022.

US Navy drones designed to hinder Chinese threat fail latest testing

After investing millions in developing maritime drones, the US Navy consistently suffers from malfunctions.

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) conduct manoeuvring-operation exercises during a 60 nations International Maritime Exercise.

California Jews suffer heightened anxiety, depression following Oct. 7 massacre - study

In a society permeated by antisemitism, a UC Davis study found that Californian Jews are struggling with rising symptoms of mental distress.

A man holding the flag of Israel confronts a pro-Palestinian protester gathered outside the Adas Torah Orthodox Jewish synagogue, preventing access, in Los Angeles, June 23, 2024