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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.

May Naim with her grandfather, soccer coach Shlomo Scharf (Photo/JTA)
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Cousin of staffer at San Jose’s Emanu-El murdered at Israeli music fest

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 12, 2023October 12, 2023
A promotional image of a goblin from the Harry Potter movie franchise.
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ADL partners with SF-based Common Sense Media to counter Jewish stereotypes in films

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 11, 2023October 14, 2023
Yoav Malayev, 19, was killed on Oct. 7 defending a base from attackers. He is the nephew of Rabbi Yonatan Cohen of Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley. Pictured here with his mother, Maya Cohen-Malayev, and father, Alex Malayev. (Photo/Courtesy Yonatan Cohen)
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19-year-old nephew of Berkeley rabbi killed during attack on Israel

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 9, 2023October 12, 2023
A recent screenshot from one of Henry Bens' livestreams. (Photo/Facebook)
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Hayward teacher who used antisemitic text will not return to classroom

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Maya Mirsky and Emma Goss October 2, 2023January 15, 2024
A 1933 photograph of the interior of Temple Emanu-El decorated for Sukkot. (Photo/J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

The ancient festival of Sukkot needed a Golden State touch

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 2, 2023October 2, 2023
Cindy Marten, deputy secretary of education, talks with a student at the rollout of the Department of Education's antisemitism listening tour at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo/Dallis Willard-Courtesy Contemporary Jewish Museum)
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Biden administration launches plan to combat antisemitism with event at CJM in San Francisco

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky and JTA September 28, 2023October 5, 2023
This ad from 1933 is strictly about the liquor. (J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

100 years ago, Jewish grocers had the market on local service

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 29, 2023August 29, 2023
"We no longer wait for the 'magic' to occur. We incorporate entrepreneurship into the curriculum," says Tel Aviv University's Moshe Zviran. (Photo/Courtesy TAU)
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Stanford study: Tel Aviv U. breeds most ‘unicorn’ startups outside U.S.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 25, 2023August 29, 2023
a middle aged black man in a suit speaks at a podium
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What should California do about antisemitism in schools? State schools chief hears from Jewish leaders

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 23, 2023August 24, 2023
One of many self-driving Cruise cars approved for use on the streets of San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy Cruise)
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Are self-driving cars kosher? San Francisco rabbis weigh in as robotaxis flood the city’s streets

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 23, 2023October 29, 2023

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