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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].

Oshrat Ingadashet as Iris in "America," streaming this month through the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inFilm

Two festivals help fill the void for Jewish film buffs on Peninsula

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 4, 2023October 5, 2023
(From left) Asaf Ophir, Noa Levy and Achi Ben Shalom will perform together as Trio Gesher on Sept. 7 at Sonoma State University.
Posted inCulture

From a klezmer trio to a Yiddish cowboy, Sonoma State’s Jewish music series showcases variety

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 25, 2023August 27, 2023
Raggedy Ann filled Janet Silver Ghent with joy when she was a girl. But by the time she was a mom, it was tough to stave off Barbie. (Photo/wallpaperflare.com CC0)
Posted inSeniors

I couldn’t keep Barbie out of the house, but my son had a solution

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent July 25, 2023July 26, 2023
The author's Zumba instructor, Asya Deliahmedova, dancing at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. (Photo/Instagram @asinka82)
Posted inAct Two

True confessions of a lifelong klutz now hooked on Zumba

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 14, 2023June 14, 2023
Judy Blume reads letters from young readers in "Judy Blume Forever." (Photo/Courtesy Prime Video)
Posted inFilm

‘Judy Blume Forever’: New doc proves iconic author has always been a mensch

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent April 27, 2023April 27, 2023
The makings of greatness. (Photo/Janet Silver Ghent)
Posted inUncategorized

Don’t discard that poultry carcass! Send it my way — giblets, too

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent April 19, 2023
Janet Silver Ghent's very own Mr. Fix-It
Posted inAct Two

Home repair project? I never nix it now that I’ve got Mr. Fix-It

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent February 9, 2023
An Underwood Olivetti typewriter (Photo/Ronn ashore via Flickr CC BY-NC-ND)
Posted inAct Two

Margaret Mead was wrong: Thank God I can type

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 21, 2022
The author (right) and her daughter, Niki Ghent Wickenhiser, at a family birthday celebration Oct. 15 at Il Fornaio in Palo Alto.
Posted inSeniors

Who is that stranger in the mirror? It’s me at 80.

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 27, 2022October 27, 2022
Cornwall feels just slightly less picturesque when you have Covid.
Posted inAct Two

Another travel misadventure: Title it ‘Covid in Cornwall’

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 11, 2022August 10, 2022

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