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Fun with water balloons at Maccabi Sports Camp during summer 2019. (Courtesy JCC Maccabi Sports Camp)

Covid resurgence hits local Jewish summer camps hard, closing one early

by Dan Pine July 20, 2022

Judith Berlowitz is the author of "Home So Far Away," a novel inspired by an ancestor who served as a battlefield nurse in the Spanish Civil War.

Books

‘Home So Far Away’: Retired Mills College professor Judith Berlowitz’s novel honors battlefield nurse ancestor

by Dan Pine July 14, 2022July 20, 2022

David Strathairn as Jan Karski in "Remember This," which premieres July 24 as part of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Photo/Jeff Hutchens)

S.F. Jewish Film Fest: David Strathairn delivers ‘tour de force’ performance in austere ‘Remember This’

by Dan Pine July 13, 2022July 25, 2022

Architectural rendering of Congregation Rodef Sholom's new building, which will be built on the site of the previous one. (Courtesy/Herman Coliver Locus Architecture)

News

Gleaming new building on the way for Rodef Sholom in San Rafael

by Dan Pine July 13, 2022July 19, 2022

Robert Braunstein at the anchor desk

News

Champ Pederson, Robert Braunstein and beyond: NorCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame announces 2022 class

by Dan Pine July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

“You can hear a pin drop when I tell my story,” says Sy Karfiol.

Honoring the Survivors

‘My childhood ended’: Sacramento Holocaust survivor Sy Karfiol recounts harrowing tale for spellbound audiences

by Dan Pine June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Camp cabins

‘Spared no expense’: Local Jewish camps ace fire prep

by Dan Pine June 29, 2022

Sonia Apfelblum, a Holocaust survivor, became a bat mitzvah at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo on May 12, 2022. (Photo/Miri Ekshtein)

Two Holocaust survivors celebrate long-delayed b’nai mitzvah in San Mateo

by Dan Pine June 21, 2022June 23, 2022

(From left) Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini AKA the El-Salomons. (Photo/Mike Bryk)

Married Jewish-Palestinian lesbian comedy duo brings ‘one-bed solution’ to Peninsula

by Dan Pine June 20, 2022June 28, 2022

After a stint as interim CEO, Joy Sisisky has been appointed CEO of the S.F-based Jewish Community Federation.

Joy Sisisky, Federation’s new CEO, will be 2nd woman leader in org’s history

by Dan Pine June 14, 2022