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