• News
    • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • TV & Film
    • Books
    • Music
    • Art
    • On Stage
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
    • Editorials
  • Jewish Life
    • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Donate
    • Newsletter
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
  • Subscribe to our Newsletter

      • Archives
      • Readers’ Choice 2022
      • Jewish Resource Guide
      • Subscribe
        • Subscribe to J. Print
        • Sign up for newsletters from J.
        • Renew Subscription
      • Contact
        • Contact J.
        • Change of address
        • Renew Subscription
        • Advertise

      The Jewish News

      of Northern California

      • Readers’ Choice 2022
      • Subscribe
        • Subscribe to J. — in Print
        • Change of address
        • Renew Subscription
        • Sign up for newsletters from J.
      • Contact
      • About
      • News
        • Bay Area
        • U.S.
        • Israel
        • World
      • Culture
        • The Bagel Report
        • TV & Film
        • Books
        • Music
        • Art
        • On Stage
      • Opinion
        • Opinion
        • Columns
        • Letters
      • Jewish Life
        • Lifecycles
        • Obituaries
        • Food
        • Religion
        • Education
        • Kids & Family
        • Seniors
        • Philanthropy
      • Calendar
      • Archives
      • Jewish Resource Guide
      • DONATE
        • Donors
      • Newsletter
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Instagram
      Maya Mirsky

      Maya Mirsky

      Maya Mirsky is a J. Staff Writer based in Oakland.

      Recent Stories

      Mar 8, 2023

      A strange chapter in the history of Jewish homelands: Birobidzhan

      Mar 7, 2023

      Our third annual Covid checkup with Dr. Bob Wachter of UCSF

      Mar 2, 2023

      With pear salad and ‘La Bamba,’ it’s time for a Bay Area Purim

      Feb 22, 2023

      Can AI fight hate online? This Israeli expert says it can

      Feb 20, 2023

      This retired Bay Area surgeon is teaching trauma care to doctors in Ukraine

      Feb 16, 2023

      From ‘beigels’ in 1921 to bagels in 2023, we love ’em

      Feb 13, 2023

      110 years ago, ‘motor wagon’ delivery was all the rage

      Feb 13, 2023

      Jewish family’s home destroyed in Sunset District house explosion

      Feb 9, 2023

      More green, more light: updated plan for new Oakland JCC campus

      Feb 8, 2023

      New bills could legalize noshing at cannabis cafés

      Jan 31, 2023

      Poll: Most Americans know about the Holocaust, but details are fuzzy

      Jan 30, 2023

      What did Bay Area Jews make of Theodor Herzl in the 1890s?

      Jan 25, 2023

      Half Moon Bay rabbi: 'thoughts and prayers are not enough'

      Jan 25, 2023

      Panel on Jewish poverty will shine a light on a hidden topic

      Jan 19, 2023

      Is human composting the next big thing in Jewish death practice? 

      Jan 17, 2023

      When MLK’s favorite rabbi came to the Bay Area

      Jan 12, 2023

      'Drain & Abel': JCHS students join city's punny 'Adopt-A-Drain' program

      Dec 28, 2022

      Stanford’s antisemitic quotas in 1950s spark Jewish alums to link up

      Dec 22, 2022

      In the 1890s, Bay Area Jews said a cautious ‘yes’ to Christmas

      Dec 12, 2022

      With Warriors Jewish Heritage Night Dec. 27, a look back at the very first

      Previous PageNext Page

      Subscribe to our Newsletter

          • Readers’ Choice 2022
          • About
          • Contact/Submissions
          • Careers at J.
          • Advertise
          • Subscribe to J.
          • Terms of Use
          • Facebook
          • Twitter
          • Instagram