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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.

Players of games like the massively popular "Call of Duty" can often be subjected to "white supremacist ideologies" from other players, according to a new ADL report.
Posted inCulture

ADL: One in five adults is exposed to white supremacist ideologies while gaming

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 9, 2022December 12, 2022
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.
Posted inFrom the Archives

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)
Posted inHealth

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"
Posted inFrom the Archives

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
Posted inNews

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
Posted inFrom the Archives

‘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
Posted inHistory

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)
Posted inBay Area

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
Posted inFrom the Archives

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)
Posted inBay Area

‘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

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