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Janet Silver Ghent

Janet Silver Ghent

Janet Silver Ghent, a retired senior editor at J., is the author of “Love Atop a Keyboard: A Memoir of Late-life Love” (Mascot Press). She lives in Palo Alto and can be reached at [email protected].

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Posted inColumns

Researching lives lost led me to two amazing Gertrudes on my family tree

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 24, 2024October 24, 2024
Janet Silver Ghent with a cake at a pre-nuptial surprise party in the former office of this publication in early 2000. (Courtesy)
Posted inAct Two

‘Such a Match’: J. editor Marc Klein changed my life in so many ways

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 5, 2024August 5, 2024
The cast and crew of "The Assembly" entering the gates of Auschwitz, Oct. 16, 2022. (SFJFF)
Posted inFilm

S.F. Jewish Film Festival: ‘The Assembly’ sees the Holocaust through young musicians’ eyes

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent July 19, 2024July 22, 2024
The author and her husband (center) with the extended Akita family in Osaka. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inSeniors

A meeting of cultures in Japan: Green tea, chicken soup and mild faux pas

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 25, 2024June 25, 2024
Janet Silver Ghent and husband Allen Podell. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inAct Two

I was part of the Silent Generation but never learned to keep my mouth shut

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 14, 2024May 19, 2024
The author checking the personal ads in the Jewish Bulletin in 1995. (Photo/Cathleen Maclearie)
Posted inAct Two

And just like that, I’m an author faced with the sweet stress of potential success

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent February 2, 2024May 14, 2024
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Posted inColumns

I packed away Christmas 35 years ago, but I still bring holiday joy to others

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 21, 2023December 21, 2023
From the Maccabeats' version of "Miracle" by Matisyahu. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Maccabeats’ Hanukkah shows in Palo Alto will include prayers for Israel

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
The columnist's husband dismantling a milk carton for proper disposal. (Photo/Janet Silver Ghent; pxhere.com CC0)
Posted inAct Two

Curses, foiled again! Take that and compost it!

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent November 8, 2023November 8, 2023
The cast and crew of "The Assembly" entering the gates of Auschwitz, Oct. 16, 2022. (SFJFF)
Posted inTV & Film

Silicon Valley Jewish film fest: ‘The Assembly’ sees the Holocaust through young musicians’ eyes

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 6, 2023October 9, 2023

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