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Maya Mirsky

Maya Mirsky is the managing editor of J. She lives in Oakland and previously served as culture editor at J.

JCRC Bay Area CEO Tye Gregory holds an Israeli flag while singing the Israeli national anthem in front of Oakland City Hall before the city council considered a resolution in support of a cease-fire in Gaza, Monday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

Decoding the alphabet soup: Acronyms of Jewish life in the Bay Area

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 30, 2024December 31, 2024
Two people hold up a large sign that says "Hands off our students, hands off Palestine"
Posted inBay Area

Can law students face trouble for protesting Israel? The California bar says maybe

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 18, 2024December 18, 2024
A man speaks at a lectern. Behind him, "Divest Now" signs can be seen among a seated crowd.
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Alameda County policy will advance BDS, opponents say

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 12, 2024December 13, 2024
A middle-aged woman stands speaking a classroom
Posted inPhilanthropy

The other side of post-Oct. 7 generosity: Some local Jewish orgs take financial hit

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 12, 2024December 17, 2024
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late Supreme Court justice, made the cut in “Chutzpah Girls: 100 Tales of Daring Jewish Women.” (Courtesy)
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Co-authors shout out the ‘Chutzpah Girls’ of the Jewish past and present

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 5, 2024December 9, 2024
cars are stopped on the bridge in front of an "End the siege on Gaza now!" banner
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Most charges dropped, but felony charges proceed against 7 protesters who blocked Golden Gate Bridge

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 26, 2024November 26, 2024
a sketch of an atomic bomb teetering on the edge of a cliff — on top of the bomb, a suburban home sits peacefully
Posted inFrom the Archives

How San Francisco native son Rube Goldberg drew his way to fame and fortune

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 26, 2024November 27, 2024
Visitors looking at Janis Joplin’s clothing in the exhibition "Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution" at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in 2018
(File/Andria Lo)
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‘A punch in the gut’: Artists and fans worry about the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s future

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 21, 2024November 26, 2024
close up of a Berkeley sweatshirt with a yellow ribbon pin and a "Bring Them Home" dog tag worn over it
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Jewish UC Berkeley alumni create network to improve post-Oct. 7 campus climate

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 15, 2024November 27, 2024
a black and white portrait of a bearded man in an 18th-century suit
Posted inFrom the Archives

The forgotten — and very first — Jewish mayor of San Francisco. And no, it’s not Sutro or Feinstein.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 12, 2024November 13, 2024

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