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Andrew Esensten

Andrew Esensten

Andrew Esensten was J.’s culture editor from 2021 to 2024.

The Levi-Katz family holds a seder, from the Chicago production of "In Every Generation." (Photo/Liz Lauren)
Posted inCulture

Passover in January: ‘In Every Generation’ comes to Mountain View stage

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 29, 2022January 3, 2023
Shoshi the ox refuses to work on the Sabbath in "Shoshi's Shabbat" by Caryn Yacowitz.
Posted inColumns

‘Shoshi’s Shabbat’ and ‘The Peddler’s Gift’: Children’s books by local authors celebrate Jewish values

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 15, 2022December 16, 2022
covers of "Near Normal Man," "Rebecca of Salerno" and "Trial Lawyer"
Posted inBooks

New memoirs, novels and poetry collections from local Jewish authors

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 7, 2022May 24, 2023
Members of Israel United in Christ see themselves as being part of God's army. (Screenshot from YouTube/IUICEvents)
Posted inNews

How many Hebrew Israelites are there, and how worried should Jews be?

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA November 28, 2022July 20, 2023
Hannah Weisman is the new executive director of the Magnes Collection. (Photo/Ryuji Suzuki)
Posted inArt

Magnes Collection appoints Hannah Weisman as new executive director

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 21, 2022November 22, 2022
"No one is listening to us" by Tosha Stimage. (Photo/Impart Photography-C
ourtesy The Contemporary Jewish Museum)
Posted inCulture

CJM visitors wonder: Does the Palestinian flag belong on the museum’s walls?

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 9, 2022November 11, 2023
several protesters stand near the hall. one carries a sign that reads "palestine will be free"
Posted inMusic

Protesters make noise before Israel Philharmonic’s S.F. concert

Andrew EsenstenLillian Ilsley-Greene by Andrew Esensten and Lillian Ilsley-Greene November 7, 2022March 28, 2025
Poet Jake Marmer (right) recites his poetry at LABA's DRUNK event at the JCC East Bay in Berkeley, Nov. 23, 2019, accompanied by guitarist John Schott. (Photo/Pete Rosos)
Posted inCulture

Jewish culture laboratory LABA gets a new home at the Firehouse in S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 3, 2022June 25, 2024
(Photo/Rich Fury-VF20-Getty Images for Vanity Fair; Design/JTA-Mollie Suss)
Posted inCulture

‘How are you supposed to enjoy music by somebody that hates you?’: Jewish fans press pause on Ye’s songs

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA October 28, 2022
Acclaimed director and cinematographer Milos Forman is the subject of "Forman vs. Forman," a documentary showing at the California Independent Film Festival.
Posted inCulture

Films about Jews, plus a ‘Grease’ sing-along, at California Independent Film Fest

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 27, 2022November 2, 2022

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