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Onlookers view works by Egon Schiele from Fritz Grünbaum’s extensive private collection, which was looted by Nazis and returned to his heirs in a ceremony in New York in September 2023. (Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA)
Posted inTech

How an AI bot could help retrieve Nazi-looted art

by Cayla Labgold-Carroll July 30, 2026July 31, 2026

The Nazi regime stole tens of thousands of pieces of art from Jewish families. Efforts to identify, recover and return this artwork to the descendants of victims have been underway […]

Rabbi Zvika Krieger works part time at Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley  
and as a consultant for AI giants.
(Cayla Labgold-Carroll/J.Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Meet the Berkeley rabbi Silicon Valley pays for advice on AI ethics

by Emma Goss July 28, 2026July 29, 2026
Images of Albert Einstein and Emma Goldman are featured in "Ask Jewish Lives," an AI bot that bases its conversations on the "Jewish L:ives" series of biographies. (Dov Abramson Studio)
Posted inOpinion

Want to ask Einstein about Zionism? A new AI tool lets users chat with Jewish history

by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 16, 2026June 17, 2026
Holocaust stories and images generated by artificial intelligence are sparking debate among educators and historians. (Illustration by Grace Yagel for JTA)
Posted inTech

AI Holocaust content is booming. Is it all ‘slop’ — or a solution for fading firsthand memory?

by Toby Axelrod May 8, 2026May 8, 2026
A "smart mezuzah" designed by engineering student Tofic Esses won first place at the first annual Craig Exhibition of Jewish Engineering at UC Berkeley. (Courtesy)
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Light-up mezuzah snags first Jewish engineering prize at Cal

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 6, 2026May 6, 2026
"Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance" is the new book by Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. (Courtesy)
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Online privacy pioneer says people are finally waking up

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The Instagram logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying Meta logo on April 10, 2026. (Ismail Kaplan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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ADL: Moderation cuts leave most antisemitic content on Instagram unchecked

by Grace Gilson April 15, 2026April 15, 2026
LiquidView screens have been installed at the Rhoda Goldman Plaza senior living facility in San Francisco. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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‘Shark Tank’ digital windows offer seniors realistic vistas

by Patricia Corrigan March 17, 2026March 18, 2026
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan has mobilized his influence and money to launch Garry’s List. (Seb Daly/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)
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Jewish professionals join ‘radically centrist’ group seeking to sway state politics

by Emma Goss March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Jacob Shaul, 18, a senior at San Francisco University High School, teaches a class as part of Mode to Code, a free coding education program taught by high school students, at Live Oak School in San Francisco. (Courtesy Jacob Shaul)
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Teen’s volunteer-run project teaches coding to younger kids and seniors, too

by Patricia Corrigan March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

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