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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.

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‘Zoombombing’ disrupts Jewish Community Library lecture

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 20, 2020April 20, 2020
Screenshot from an Anti-Defamation League webinar on preventing "zoombombing."
Posted inTech

Taking action to protect online Jewish events from ‘zoombombing’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 17, 2020
Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club gathering at Manny's in San Francisco's Mission District. (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inNews

Jewish Democratic club, former SF political powerhouse, makes a comeback

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 16, 2020April 16, 2020
Season 5 of the Israel series "Fauda" has been announced (Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Celebrity seders; Max Greenfield vs. his daughter; Fauda returns; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 16, 2020
Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, CEO of Jewish Vocational Service. (Photo/Courtesy JVS)
Posted inNews

Jewish Vocational Service creates crisis fund to help its job-seeking clients

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 15, 2020
Rabbi Stacey Friedman of Congregation Rodef Sholom livestreams Havdalah with son Eli.
Posted inNews

Silver lining: Huge numbers ‘attend’ online Jewish events

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 13, 2020April 14, 2020
Miriam Groman, who turned 100 on April 5, with Rachel Freeman, whose grandfather is Groman's partner, in 2018. (COURTESY FREEMAN)
Posted inCalifornia

Woman Zooms to 100 with virtual birthday party

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 10, 2020April 10, 2020
San Francisco native Cole is spending Passover on base. (COURTESY FIDF)
Posted inNews

Passover lockdown in Israel cuts ‘lone soldiers’ from Bay Area off from family

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 8, 2020April 13, 2020
Jeanne Henzel Swartz in her workshop. (MAURICE RAMIREZ)
Posted inBay Area

Idea born at Oakland temple: Making plastic masks for medical workers

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
Harriet Weiss greets neighbors during the daily "Moldaw wave." (FRANK WEISS)
Posted inSeniors

A daily wave keeps spirits up for quarantined seniors

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 2, 2020April 2, 2020

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