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Sue Barnett in Rosh Hanikra, northern Israel, on her confirmation trip in 1975.
Posted inFirst Person

A search for myself in our newly digitized archives kicks up the Jewish dust

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett February 17, 2022April 19, 2026
John Rothmann was president of the Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews when he led this protest outside the Soviet Consulate in San Francisco in 1986.
Posted inFrom the Archives

Archives Week: In immigration coverage, ‘let my people go’ was once ‘don’t let them in’ 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 17, 2022
Yeast, hair removal, wine, bathing suits and more were advertised in this 1905 issue of the Emanu-El, the original name of this paper.
Posted inFrom the Archives

Archives Week: Lace curtains, freckle salve and dancing pumps in early ads

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 16, 2022
Ivan Reitman attends the "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" world premiere, Nov. 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo/JTA-Theo Wargo-Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews go to the Oscars; The Jews go to the Super Bowl; Ivan Reitman dies

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
Bob Stein holds up the banner for recently formed Congregation Sha'ar Zahav in June 1979 during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. (Photo/Joe Altman-California Historical Society)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Archives Week: How we covered — or didn’t cover — LGBTQ Jews over the years

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 15, 2022February 16, 2022
Howard Paul and his wife, Skippy, who have been making and enjoying wine together for decades.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Yiddish it’s not, but Machaia wine is still a joy

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 15, 2022March 15, 2022
This photo of the post-earthquake ruins of Temple Emanu-El's original building appeared on the cover of our Sept. 21, 1906 issue.
Posted inFrom the Archives

Archives Week: How we’ve covered the biggest Bay Area Jewish stories through the years

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 14, 2022February 16, 2022
After years languishing on these shelves in our office, the full 127-year archives of J., the Jewish Bulletin and the Emanu-El are now available online. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inFirst Person

Digitizing J.’s archives was a mission to save Jewish history 

by Sue Fishkoff February 14, 2022February 14, 2022
From the cover of "Many to Remember" by Rachel Kaufman
Posted inOff the Shelf

Jewish verses from the pandemic poetry surge

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman February 11, 2022July 20, 2022
Illustration of the High Priest offering a sacrifice from Henry Davenport Northrop's "Treasures of the Bible," 1894
Posted inTorah

Why the Torah cares so much about these two little sheep

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen February 11, 2022February 10, 2022

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