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This vintage postcard shows the Liebenberg monument outside the University of Vienna, erected in 1890. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Jews were ostracized, attacked at European colleges back in 1924

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 26, 2024May 29, 2024
Detail of the cover of "Where Is Poppy?" by Caroline Kusin Pritchard
Posted inBooks

New children’s books on navigating loss, illness and race

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 23, 2024July 23, 2024
Sirgout Badana adds "alicha ater kik," Ethiopian yellow split peas, to a to-go box at Desta Ethiopian Cafe in Oakland, Feb. 14, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Desta Ethiopian Cafe in East Bay joins a short list of local kosher destinations

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 16, 2024February 23, 2024
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inJewish Life

This week’s Torah portion wants us to loosen our grip on wealth

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg February 16, 2024February 16, 2024
a wooden sculpture of clasped hands
Posted inSeniors

Forgiveness can act as a miracle cure for your emotional, physical health

by Dr. Jerry Saliman February 13, 2024February 13, 2024
A vintage Israeli stamp with an illustration of Pisces/Dagim, the astrological sign of the month of Adar. (Photo/Flickr-Karen Horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for Adar: Double the joy this month — and not a moment too soon

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude February 12, 2024February 12, 2024
Left: Stained glass experts removed 35 panels of stained glass panels from Congregation B'nai Emunah's former building in San Francisco, Jan. 2024. (Photo/Congregation Am Tikvah); Right: Our 1977 story on the burning of a Nazi bookstore. (Photo/Peggy Isaak)
Posted inFrom the Archives

S.F. synagogue’s stained-glass windows shine light on ugly Nazi incident

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 8, 2024May 29, 2024
From "Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law" by Rembrandt
Posted inTorah

Even for newly liberated Israelites, freedom doesn’t exist in a vacuum

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein February 8, 2024April 1, 2024
Can one really "live long AND prosper," as Spock said? He lived to be 161! (Photo/CBS)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

On a good day, living to 100 sounds wonderful. On a bad day — don’t ask

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz February 7, 2024February 7, 2024
Danny Ronen, founder of beverage consulting company DC Spirits and partner in cocktail kit service Shaker and Spoon, mixes a cocktail at The Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

‘You can’t be wrong about what you like’: This Bay Area consultant likes to shake things up  

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 6, 2024February 23, 2024

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