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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 the society page in our Sept. 1, 1922 edition
Posted inFrom the Archives

Once upon a time, our ‘Society’ pages chronicled the lives of Jewish women

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 9, 2022
Hamantaschen with the colors of the Ukrainian flag. (Photo/JTA-Instagram-chopsticksmeetfork)
Posted inFood

Hamantaschen for Ukraine: local bakers raise dough for war relief

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 9, 2022March 15, 2022
A camp for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova. (Photo/Instagram-IsraAid)
Posted inNews

Manny’s and JFCS fundraiser brings in $275,000 for Ukrainian refugees

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 8, 2022
Medithrive, a cannabis dispensary in San Francisco's Mission District, got a facelift over the weekend: its exterior was painted to match the Ukrainian flag as its Ukraine-born CEO donated profits to war relief in the country. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inNews

Ukraine-born Jewish cannabis CEO raises thousands for war relief

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 7, 2022
The front page of our May 9, 1986 paper detailed the attempts of Bay Area Ukrainian Jews to contact family after the Chernobyl disaster.
Posted inFrom the Archives

Timeline of Ukrainian Jews in our pages over the years

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 7, 2022April 14, 2022
Jews from Ukraine arrive at a Jewish community center in Chisinau, Moldova, Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Rabbi Pinchas Salzman)
Posted inBay Area

Ukrainian Jews in Bay Area living a ‘nightmare’ from afar

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 1, 2022March 2, 2022
Rebecca Kaplan stands in front of a lake wearing a rainbow tallit and speaking into a megaphone
Posted inNews

Oakland council member Rebecca Kaplan to run for county supervisor seat

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 22, 2022February 22, 2022
John Rothmann was president of the Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews when he led this protest outside the Soviet Consulate in San Francisco in 1986.
Posted inFrom the Archives

Archives Week: In immigration coverage, ‘let my people go’ was once ‘don’t let them in’ 

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 17, 2022
a water tower that says UC Davis in blue writing
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Talk by Israeli chemist at UC Davis ‘Zoombombed’

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 17, 2022
Yeast, hair removal, wine, bathing suits and more were advertised in this 1905 issue of the Emanu-El, the original name of this paper.
Posted inFrom the Archives

Archives Week: Lace curtains, freckle salve and dancing pumps in early ads

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 16, 2022

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