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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.

R.U.R. performed in France in 1924. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inFrom the Archives

1920s play about willful robots may have presaged risks of artificial intelligence

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 5, 2025March 7, 2025
A man walks past a wall of hostage poster, some which have been torn down. "Torn" is a look at the way the posters became a flashpoint in the U.S. (Screenshot)
Posted inFilm

Two stark films explore the aftermath of Oct. 7 in both Israel and U.S.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 3, 2025February 22, 2026
Scientists Magali Billen (right) of UC Davis and Yuval Boneh (second from left) of Ben Gurion University during the latter's funded trip to the Bay Area, with colleagues Menno Fraters and Becky Fildes. (Courtesy)
Posted inIdeas

From cancer vaccines to barley breeding, Israeli and UC Davis scientists collaborate 

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 28, 2025February 28, 2025
Sharon Herman with her dog visitor, Malua. (Courtesy)
Posted inBay Area

Therapy dogs bring unconditional love to seniors at home

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 25, 2025February 25, 2025
Ben Wood shows a reimagined Jewish graveyard where a family member was buried that was destroyed in World War II at his home in San Francisco, Feb. 14, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inArt

S.F. artist uses detailed, dreamlike animation to re-create family homes lost to Nazis

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 14, 2025February 14, 2025
An 1887 illustration of immigrants arriving in New York with the caption "Welcome to the land of freedom - An ocean steamer passing the Statue of Liberty - Scene on the steerage deck" from Frank Leslie's  Illustrated Newspaper. (Library of Congress)
Posted inFrom the Archives

In the early 1900s, Jewish immigration was at odds with Jewish assimilation

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
six people perform a chaotic modern dance on stage
Posted inDance

Israel’s famed Batsheva Dance Company bringing its lithe athleticism back to Bay Area

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 10, 2025February 11, 2025
A Haredi man in a black hat and black coat sits on a park bench eating ice cream with a Haredi woman with covered hair
Posted inFilm

Comedy, drama, thriller, romance — all on tap at 30th East Bay Jewish film fest

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 7, 2025February 7, 2025
From "Kidnapped," screening as part of the Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival series.
Posted inFilm

Free Jewish films screening in Santa Cruz touch on Oct. 7, coexistence and more

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 6, 2025February 6, 2025
A sepia-tone illustration of a person with wings flying over rubble
Posted inFilm

WinterFest teams up with S.F. IndieFest to premiere locally produced doc ‘Among Neighbors’

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 5, 2025February 5, 2025

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