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Andy Altman-Ohr

Andy Altman-Ohr was J.’s managing editor and Hardly Strictly Bagels columnist until he retired in 2016 to travel and live abroad. He and his wife have a home base in Mexico, where he continues his dalliance with Jewish journalism.

Collage of three pictures: Micah Franklin playing baseball, Micah Franklin as a little boy wearing a yarmulke, and a picture of an Oakland Ballers hat
Posted inSports

S.F. native has diamonds in his eyes as manager of new Oakland B’s

by Andy Altman-Ohr December 14, 2023December 16, 2023

If Team Israel ever comes calling, San Francisco native Micah Franklin will be ready. The Oakland B’s, a new minor-league team, named Franklin as its inaugural manager in late November. […]

Len Tillem
Posted inObituaries

Remembering Len Tillem, radio lawyer whose shtick was pure New York

by Andy Altman-Ohr January 25, 2022
KGO radio host John Rothmann on the air. (KGO 810/JASON ABELEDA)
Posted inBay Area

Everyone’s home, and that’s good news for talk radio host John Rothmann

by Andy Altman-Ohr April 10, 2020April 15, 2020
Wise Sons, the San Francisco-based Jewish deli, has a new outpost... in Tokyo. (Photo/Andy Altman-Ohr)
Posted inColumns

The land of the rising bagel: Wise Sons brings deli cuisine to Tokyo

by Andy Altman-Ohr September 3, 2019September 6, 2019
Earlier in the season, Aiden Swan of the JCHS Wolves goes for a layup.
Posted inSports

JCHS boys basketball dream season ends

by Andy Altman-Ohr March 4, 2019March 4, 2019
Levine stands speaking before fellow legislators
Posted inBay Area, Israel, U.S., Northern California, News

Jewish lawmakers, CSU chancellor step in at SFSU

by Andy Altman-Ohr July 14, 2017March 19, 2018
Two Japanese men sit at a seder table wearing kippot
Posted inFirst Person, Opinion

Seder in Kyoto: Hold the wasabi, pass the squash soup

by Andy Altman-Ohr and Stacey Roberts-Ohr April 12, 2017
Posted inUncategorized, Hardly Strictly Bagels

San Francisco Jewish deli Rye Project calls it quits

by Andy Altman-Ohr October 14, 2016February 24, 2017
Latke Tent event at Saul's Deli in Berkeley, 2016 (Photo/File)
Posted inFood, Columns, Hardly Strictly Bagels

Saul’s owners seeking buyer to keep Jewish deli tradition alive in Berkeley

by Andy Altman-Ohr March 11, 2016February 25, 2020
Posted inFood, Columns, Hardly Strictly Bagels

How about some Sunrise bagels as I ride off into the sunset?

by Andy Altman-Ohr February 12, 2016August 25, 2021

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