'Jewish Space Lasers': A Rothschild who debunks conspiracy theories By Asaf Shalev, JTA May 26, 2022 To a conspiracy theorist, last week seemed to offer evidence that the Rothschild family is plotting to undermine Elon Musk. It started when the Tesla tycoon bashed the Democratic Party and said in a tweet that he would switch to voting Republican. A user named David Rothschild responded, mocking Musk and portraying him as an entitled whiner… Read More
On Stage This Pleasanton teen is bringing drag shows to the suburban East Bay The joke in Brock Uhl’s family is that he’s been doing drag since he was 4 years old. On summer days, his older sister and cousins would doll him up in… By Andrew Esensten May 24, 2022
Books New book: A ‘Queer, Disabled’ early Zionist illustrates ‘roads not taken’ It’s hard to find a poster promoting early 20th-century Zionism that doesn’t depict a tanned, chiseled man toting a shovel or a gun. The posters were… By Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA May 24, 2022
Culture Time 100 Jewish entries: Volodymyr Zelensky, Zoë Kravitz and more Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s Jewish president who has been leading his country during the Russian invasion that began in late February, has been named… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA May 24, 2022
Sports New podcast chronicles little-known stories of Holocaust-era boxers In the early 1930s, Victor Perez was on top of the world. The Tunisian Jewish boxer, who fought under the ring name “Young Perez,” became the World… By Jacob Gurvis, JTA May 23, 2022
Music Jazz classic ‘’Round Midnight’ becomes all-night Shavuot meditation Talmudic scholars have nothing on jazz musicians when it comes to disputing the fine points of a canonical text — well, tune. While pianist Thelonious… By Andrew Gilbert May 23, 2022
Theater Broadway’s new Evan Hansen is an Asian-American with mohel parents In a different world, Asian Jewish actor Zachary Noah Piser would’ve become an Olympic swimmer. “Before the age where everyone started growing, I was… By Evelyn Frick, Alma May 19, 2022
History Jewish immigrant story part of new museum on Angel Island Heather Klein recalls being moved to tears of joy when she saw her Jewish grandmother’s story featured in an exhibit at the new Angel Island Immigration… By Larry Sokoloff May 18, 2022
Film Israeli documentary about transgender teens gets virtual screening In honor of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, three Bay Area organizations will present a virtual panel discussion Tuesday… By Andrew Esensten May 16, 2022