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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.

In a 1926 issue of this newspaper, Rabbi S. Felix Mendelsohn wrote about what he called “Jewish nationalism,” which we today would call a secular Jewish identity.
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This week’s JCRC survey reminds us: We’ve been asking ‘Who is a Jew?’ for a long time

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 7, 2022December 7, 2022
Baby with RSV infection. (Photo/Philippe Put via Flickr CC)
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Stanford pediatrician on RSV: Protect infants and elderly

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 1, 2022December 2, 2022
the ad promotes Zenith-brand radios with a "magic dial"
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We worry about hate speech on Twitter. 90 years ago, it was hate speech on the radio.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 1, 2022
stock photo of a handshake
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Imperfect survey raises questions about anti-Jewish bias in hiring

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 29, 2022
the cover says "EMANU-EL" in large letters and features an old photo of a man with a beard
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‘All hail!’ 127 years ago today, this newspaper’s first issue

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 22, 2022November 22, 2022
black and white photo of an angry man speaking into a microphone
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How did Nazis use propaganda to justify their horrors? Stanford psychologist’s analysis explains

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 17, 2022November 22, 2022
Gathering Nov. 12 to dedicate the new Memorial Garden in Colma. (Photo/Patrick Walls Photography)
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Memory Garden in Colma is first Jewish place in U.S. to mourn pregnancy loss

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 15, 2022November 21, 2022
A print announcement of our first website
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In the late ’80s, we were riding the ‘information superhighway’

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 10, 2022November 10, 2022
On the front steps of the original House of Love and Prayer at 347 Arguello Blvd., ca 1969. (Photo/Marvin Kussoy- Courtesy Yehudit and Reuven Goldfarb)
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‘Mapping Jewish San Francisco’: USF exhibit is a visual treasure trove of local history

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 9, 2022November 10, 2022
From a 1946 issue of the Jewish Bulletin
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70 years ago this week, the world celebrated a man who ended a previous pandemic

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 4, 2022

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