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JCCSF unites diverse communities at Soul Vey event
Mar 2024 | Jewish Peoplehood

JCCSF unites diverse communities at Soul Vey event

JCCSF recently hosted “Soul Vey,” an event celebrating Judaism, Black History Month, and Women’s History Month. The event brought Black and Jewish communities together to break bread over a culturally diverse Shabbat meal.

USC Shoah Foundation gives National Library of Israel full access to Holocaust testimony
Mar 2024 | Jewish Peoplehood

USC Shoah Foundation gives National Library of Israel full access to Holocaust testimony

USC Shoah Foundation and the National Library of Israel signed an agreement to make Shoah’s full collection of survivor testimonies from the Holocaust and the October 7 attacks publicly available to all Israelis.

ANU Museum offers ‘snapshot’ of how Israeli art responded to Oct. 7
Feb 2024 | Jewish Peoplehood

ANU Museum offers ‘snapshot’ of how Israeli art responded to Oct. 7

ANU Museum of the Jewish People recently opened a full, temporary exhibition entitled “October Seventh” featuring dozens of works by Israeli artists responding and related to the Hamas massacres and the ongoing war.

CA Department of Education brings survivor testimony to Bay Area schools
Feb 2024 | Jewish Peoplehood, K-12 Education

CA Department of Education brings survivor testimony to Bay Area schools

The California Department of Education recently launched an oral history speaker series to bring Holocaust testimony to public school districts across the state. With support from the JFCS, the series aims to give students a deeper understanding of the Holocaust by allowing them to hear directly from survivors and their family members.

Lunar New Year 2024: Celebrate the Year of the Dragon in the Bay Area
Feb 2024 | Arts and Culture

Lunar New Year 2024: Celebrate the Year of the Dragon in the Bay Area

Celebrate the Lunar New Year by attending one of many cultural events in the Bay Area at Koret-supported organizations like museums, educational centers, and other cultural institutions.

Jewish and multifaith MLK Day events around the Bay Area
Jan 2024 | Special Projects

Jewish and multifaith MLK Day events around the Bay Area

MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans to volunteer in their communities, and the Bay Area Jewish community is hosting a number of events to honor his legacy through faith, social justice and service.

Victory lap for Alex Edelman’s ‘Just for Us’ scheduled at Berkeley Rep
Jan 2024 | Arts and Culture

Victory lap for Alex Edelman’s ‘Just for Us’ scheduled at Berkeley Rep

Comedian Alex Edelman’s solo show “Just for Us” — about how he, as a Jew, infiltrated a white nationalist meeting — will come back to the stage for a limited-run engagement at Berkeley Rep’s Peet’s Theater.

First Woman on Supreme Court Sandra Day O’Connor Will be Remembered as Founder of iCivics
Dec 2023 | K-12 Education

First Woman on Supreme Court Sandra Day O’Connor Will be Remembered as Founder of iCivics

As the nation mourns the passing of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, she will be remembered not just for her seminal work with the Court, but as a leader of the movement to revitalize civic education, including founding the nonprofit iCivics with the goal of transforming civic education for every student in the United States.

Glide gives out Thanksgiving meals to struggling Bay Area residents
Nov 2023 | Special Projects

Glide gives out Thanksgiving meals to struggling Bay Area residents

With the help of volunteers, the Glide Foundation prepared and served over 3,000 meals both on-site and throughout the city on Thanksgiving. This year marked the organization’s 60th annual Thanksgiving distribution.

Group created to collect Holocaust survivor testimonies to start interviewing victims of Hamas massacres
Oct 2023 | Jewish Peoplehood

Group created to collect Holocaust survivor testimonies to start interviewing victims of Hamas massacres

The USC Shoah Foundation, which was created to record and gather the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, is now working to do the same for the victims of Hamas’s attack in southern Israel, which was the largest number of Jews murdered in a single day since the Holocaust.

Israeli aid groups assist Morocco in quake aftermath
Sep 2023 | U.S.-Israel Bridge Building

Israeli aid groups assist Morocco in quake aftermath

Israeli humanitarian aid groups including IsraAID and NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief have dispatched teams to Morocco to help the locals in the aftermath of the deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake.

Tennis Center at Golden Gate Park Earns Coveted National Award
Aug 2023 | K-12 Education

Tennis Center at Golden Gate Park Earns Coveted National Award

The Lisa and Douglas Goldman Tennis Center, which re-opened in 2021 after a $27 million renovation through a public-private partnership, has been selected by the USTA to receive the 2023 Outstanding Facility Award and as the sole recipient of the prestigious “Featured Facility of the Year.”

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