Articles from Robert Nagler Miller

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Former San Franciscan recasts Russian Jewish family stories in ‘Nesting Dolls’

by Robert Nagler Miller July 13, 2020July 21, 2020

Levi Strauss bib overalls, ca. 1900 — currently on display at Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Levi Strauss & Co. Archives)

Colorful exhibit shows how Levi’s jeans became an American icon

by Robert Nagler Miller February 7, 2020February 10, 2020

Joanna Weinberg

Q&A: She really, really wants you to have an advance health care directive

by Robert Nagler Miller January 9, 2020

Comedian Mark Maier will perform at the 2019 Kung Pao Kosher Comedy show.

S.F.’s Jewish Christmas tradition Kung Pao Kosher Comedy returns with N.Y. sarcasm and the Queen’s English

by Robert Nagler Miller December 11, 2019December 17, 2019

Sam Schuchat

News

Q&A: Environmentalist charged with protecting the California coastline

by Robert Nagler Miller November 19, 2019

Philanthropist Al Baum at Miller's Deli in San Francisco (Rajat Dutta)

Day of Philanthropy to honor Alvin Baum Jr.

by Robert Nagler Miller November 8, 2019March 29, 2021

Ari Neulight

Talking With ...

Q&A: How he wins the trust of homeless residents of People’s Park

by Robert Nagler Miller November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

(From left) Chef Mike Harris; Zion Taddese, owner of Queen Sheba’s restaurant; interns Lesieli Ngata Pailate, Essly Olvera, Lucy Munoz, Zach Roberts; Rabbi David Azen; and intern Omar Mendoza (Photo/Courtesy David Azen)

Talking With ...

Q&A: This rabbi helps people find a way through Sacramento food desert

by Robert Nagler Miller October 23, 2019November 5, 2019

Former White House speechwriter charts her Jewish journey

by Robert Nagler Miller September 19, 2019September 18, 2019

a black man smiles, sitting in a wooden chair

Books

Refugees’ stories illuminate universal pain of leaving home

by Robert Nagler Miller September 18, 2019September 27, 2019