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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.

Temple Israel has occupied a variety of buildings over the years, including this one on Hunter Street, seen here in 1905. (Courtesy Western States Jewish History Association)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Gold drew Jews to Stockton. Community kept them there.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 6, 2025June 6, 2025
B.V. Glants is the winner of the 2025 Cowan Prize for his new novel, “Half Notes From Berlin.” (Erin Ashford Photography)
Posted inBooks

Local writer wins Cowan Prize for novel of love and secrets in Nazi Germany

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 4, 2025June 4, 2025
Telegrams were a big part of Jewish holiday observance in 1933. (J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Not so long ago, Jews absolutely loved to send telegrams

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Julie Franklin, registrar and rights and reproductions manager at The Magnes, looks through a box containing documents from the Spanish Inquisition in the documents archive room of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life in Berkeley, April 22, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inIdeas

Saving the past for the future: How local Jewish orgs are preserving their history

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 19, 2025January 13, 2026
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, March 7, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inCulture

CJM loses potential grant as Trump slashes arts funding

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 13, 2025May 14, 2025
This photo appeared on the front page of our Sept. 25, 1987 issue with this caption:
"Daniel Lev plays guitar outside St. Mary’s Cathedral last week at [a] demonstration
that was one of many Jewish community protests and events aimed at the
pope's visit to San Francisco. The demonstration merged protests organized by
the Northern California Holocaust Center and by Tikkun Magazine."
Posted inFrom the Archives

The pope came to S.F. in 1987 — and local Jews weren’t too happy about it

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 12, 2025May 14, 2025
Attendees line up for opening night of the 2022 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival at the Castro Theater. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
Posted inFilm

S.F. Jewish Film Festival org loses two NEA grants

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 6, 2025May 7, 2025
(The Atlanta Georgian/J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

The grisly, complicated story of Leo Frank, the man behind ‘Parade’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 5, 2025May 6, 2025
Mike Perlmutter of Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band plays the clarinet at Saul’s. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inMusic

‘May the klez be with you’ this Jewish American Heritage Month

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 1, 2025May 2, 2025
Jeremy Piven (Ted Castillo)
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Actor Jeremy Piven bringing his stand-up comedy to Northern California

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

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