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Julie Zigoris

Julie Zigoris is a writer based in San Francisco. You can follow her on Twitter at @jzigoris and find more of her writing at juliezigoris.com.

A Jewish couple ride in a rickshaw in Shanghai in the late 1930s or early 1940s. (Courtesy Sino-Judaic Institute)
Posted inIdeas

Local scholar keeps history of China’s oldest Jewish community alive

by Julie Zigoris April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

For many American Jews, the connection to Chinese culture begins and ends with a familiar Christmas Day ritual: eating at Chinese restaurants. But that modern tradition obscures the deep history […]

New Lehrhaus executive director Robby Adler Peckerar teaches a Yiddishkayt tour group in Białystok, Poland. (Courtesy)
Posted inIdeas

New Lehrhaus merges with L.A.’s Yiddishkayt, expands its course catalog

by Julie Zigoris January 5, 2026January 6, 2026
A surrealist 1937 WPA mural (left) by Reuben Kadish (right) has been restored and is on view in San Francisco.
Posted inCulture

A surrealist WPA mural in S.F. by Jewish artist Reuben Kadish has been restored

by Julie Zigoris and San Francisco Standard April 28, 2023
Veteran comics artist Trina Robbins (Photo/Jessica Christian)
Posted inComics

The first woman to draw Wonder Woman is alive and well in San Francisco

by Julie Zigoris and San Francisco Standard March 14, 2023March 15, 2023

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