Ilana DeBare Ilana DeBare, a former board member of J., is working on a novel. She lives in Oakland. Recent Stories Sep 4, 2019 Bay Area novelist brings Kindertransports to life Apr 8, 2019 A survivor’s journey from Lvov ghetto to Berkeley City Hall Jun 22, 2018 This novel drops you into old Jewish Cairo Jan 24, 2017 Why I marched Nov 13, 2015 Oakland writer revisits his past and his fathers in dual memoir Mar 6, 2015 First edition | The Seder Table