J. The Jewish News of Northern California

2 weeks ago | jweekly.com | Dan Pine

Asher Cohen will head to Yale University this fall to attend its prestigious medical school. The newly minted Cal graduate and future physician is excited about this next chapter of his life but acknowledges he's a bit nervous. "I'm a math major at Berkeley," he told J. a few days before graduating, "so I know very little about the human body."Odds are he will master the medical reference Gray's Anatomy in short order. Cohen is just 20 but has already accomplished so much.

4 weeks ago | jweekly.com | Gabe Stutman

A Central Coast school board already accused of antisemitism in its ranks rejected a contract this week with Facing History & Ourselves, a globally recognized anti-bias training organization that began in the mid-1970s with a focus on the Holocaust but has since expanded its scope. Wednesday's vote at a Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting came after sharp criticism from anti-Zionist activists who accused the nonprofit of supporting Zionism and ignoring Palestinians.

1 month ago | jweekly.com | Emma Goss

Federal investigators have begun interviewing UC Berkeley faculty as part of an antisemitism probe instigated by the Trump administration. This week, two professors spoke to J. on the condition of anonymity to share details about the questions they were asked during lengthy video calls.

1 month ago | jweekly.com | Gabe Stutman

Dr. Rupa Marya, a professor at the University of California San Francisco who took aim at "Zionist doctors" and raised concerns about a first-year Israeli medical student in social media posts last year, is facing termination, she announced Wednesday.

1 month ago | jweekly.com | Gabe Stutman

A school district just south of Santa Cruz has approved a contract for teacher training with a controversial left-leaning consulting group that has drawn fierce opposition from mainstream Jewish groups for its ties to anti-Zionist activism.