Andrew Esensten Andrew Esensten is the culture editor of J. Previously, he was a staff writer for the English-language edition of Haaretz based in Tel Aviv. Follow him on Twitter @esensten. Recent Stories May 24, 2023 New books by local authors cover music biz, gay history and more May 9, 2023 Leila Steinberg, Tupac’s first manager, sees chance to heal in new series May 5, 2023 ‘Scottsboro Boys’: Musical tells true story of injustice in 1930s Apr 21, 2023 ‘Jews of the Wild West’ tips hat to ‘Girl Rabbi’ from S.F. Apr 20, 2023 SF Public Library highlights works by Yiddish authors Apr 18, 2023 Twitter reacts to news that Kings star is converting to Judaism Apr 12, 2023 Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis is joining Team Jewish Apr 12, 2023 Upcoming Bay Area concerts: Netta, Mostly Kosher and more Apr 10, 2023 Jewish fans rally as Sacramento Kings head to playoffs Apr 10, 2023 The story behind Arik Einstein’s strange San Francisco song Mar 27, 2023 A bestselling novel, a Holocaust game, and accusations of 'uncredited work' Mar 22, 2023 Before your flight, catch SFO's exhibit of California women artists Mar 13, 2023 'BrownWhite': Biracial Israeli children talk identity in new doc Mar 10, 2023 'Fabelmans': Bay Area natives on reality of 1960s antisemitism Mar 2, 2023 Tawonga to be first Jewish camp with full-time DEI director Feb 24, 2023 Jewish family behind SoCal’s Laemmle Theaters share their story Feb 24, 2023 Antisemitic teacher preaches controversial Hebrew Israelite doctrine Feb 17, 2023 These musicians want a Grammys category for Jewish music Feb 14, 2023 East Bay Jewish film fest and JFI's WinterFest coming up Feb 10, 2023 ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf’: Play probes Black jazz great’s Jewish ties Next Page