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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].

Janet Silver Ghent sporting her new look. (Photo/Courtesy Silver Ghent)
Posted inOpinion

Thanks to the pandemic, I’m finally learning to live with my gray hair

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 11, 2020December 11, 2020
a headshot of a white man with a goatee next to a photo of a woman using Study.com on her phone
Posted inEducation

Jewish immigrant from Argentina seeks to make college accessible and affordable

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
a pink flower
Posted inOpinion

Bright side of the lockdown? Appreciating the small things 

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
David Altman at a park in Pleasanton.
Posted inSeniors

‘I’m not ready to leave yet,’ says 100-year-old Manhattan Project scientist

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent February 12, 2020April 23, 2020
Julius Silber (Courtesy Katie Figulla)
Posted inFirst Person

The spy who fell off my family tree — and nearly got away

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent January 21, 2020January 27, 2020
Koolulam leads a group performance of "One Love" by Bob Marley at the Tower of David in Jerusalem, June 14, 2018. (Photo/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Israeli singalong sensation Koolulam’s West Coast debut coming to S.F.

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 21, 2019May 22, 2019
Susan Claassen transforms into the legendary costume designer in “A Conversation with Edith Head”
Posted inTheater

Enigmatic designer Edith Head comes alive onstage

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent November 29, 2018November 29, 2018
Concert pianist Frank Lévy
Posted inJewish Life

Q&A: This Moroccan Jewish concert pianist is never off key

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent September 13, 2017April 24, 2018
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Posted inCulture, Music, On Stage, Theater

Musical chameleon Hershey Felder brings masters to life

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent March 23, 2017April 24, 2018
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Posted inFood, Books, Culture

‘Good food and moral guidance’ — the story of a 1901 cookbook

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent January 27, 2017April 24, 2018

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