A menorah set up for Hanukkah at Oakland’s Lake Merritt was vandalized this week, leading to a motor rally around the lake Wednesday night by Jewish people with menorahs on their cars.
The Senate enacted an $886 billion defense spending proposal this week, a measure that includes financing for Ukraine, yearly pay hikes for personnel, and a reauthorization of the the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters after his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that further aid will not be given to Ukraine until needs at the U.S. southern border are met.
The Harvard Alumni Association Executive Committee has expressed its support for university President Claudine Gay to keep her position following her failure to condemn antisemitism and allegations of plagiarism.
