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Maya Mirsky
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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.

From left, J.’s Maya Mirsky interviews Lara Michels, head of archival processing at Cal's Bancroft Library, and Susan Morris, a former curator and executive director of the Judah L. Magnes Museum. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Preserving Jewish history and Americana: Insights from two Bay Area archivists

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
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Israeli folk dancing changed his life. He’s chosen to spread the joy.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 30, 2026March 30, 2026
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, March 7, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Contemporary Jewish Museum to sell iconic S.F. building after 15-month closure

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 18, 2026March 18, 2026
Baggage belonging to evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington, being sorted, 1942. (National Archives)
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Jews reacted to Japanese American internment with unease, ambivalence

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
A 1917 issue of the Israelite, published by India's Bene Israel community
Posted inFrom the Archives

From Jamaica to India to Zimbabwe, Jewish newspapers have held us together

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 13, 2026February 13, 2026
A spread from Amy Kurzweil's graphic memoir “Artificial: A Love Story." (Courtesy)
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S.F. cartoonist traces her family’s past and outlines an AI future

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 12, 2026February 18, 2026
Stephen Lang and Elsie Fisher star in a film about Holocaust survivor Herbert Heller of San Rafael
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‘The Optimist’ unfurls life story of San Rafael Holocaust survivor who touched hearts

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 11, 2026February 18, 2026
An ebullient Isa Kremer performs, date unknown. (Bain News Service)
Posted inFrom the Archives

This chanteuse brought Yiddish music to life a century ago

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 30, 2026January 30, 2026
Anika Jensen (right) and Michele Leavy in "Still Life." (Courtesy)
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From the East Bay to the big screen, a Jewish story of teen love and loss

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 27, 2026January 27, 2026
This is the titular home of Amos Gitai's seminal 1980 documentary "House." (Screenshot)
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Amos Gitai’s haunting Israel documentaries return to Stanford

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

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