Anti-hate mural goes up in L.A. near site of antisemitic shootings By Jackie Hajdenberg Jun 5, 2023 (JTA) — A massive mural of a Jewish mother lighting Shabbat candles has just gone up in a Jewish neighborhood of Los Angeles, the first in a series of anti-hate murals planned across the city. Painted by the Iranian-Jewish artist Cloe Hakakian, “The Common Thread” was painted on the exterior of an event venue in… Read More
Art Welcome to this elderly couple's floating art-filled Berkeley home Paul Canin sits in the bright, low-ceilinged living room of his Berkeley home on a recent afternoon, flipping through the yellowing pages of the diary he… By Andrew Esensten Jun 2, 2023
Comics An Asian-Jewish superhero fights the Chinese mob in new comic (JTA) — An independent comic book publisher that aims to promote diversity in comics is about to spotlight a historic new character: the Asian-Jewish Leah… By Julian Voloj May 22, 2023
Philanthropy Koret Foundation injects $6M into Bay Area’s major arts institutions The Koret Foundation will award $6 million in grants to about 40 cultural institutions to help rejuvenate the Bay Area arts scene following three… By J. Staff May 10, 2023
Art 1937 WPA mural by Jewish artist Reuben Kadish restored Dorothea Lange. Walker Evans. Coit Tower muralist Victor Arnautoff. Works Progress Administration (WPA) artists have often become household names, known… By Julie Zigoris, San Francisco Standard Apr 28, 2023
Obituaries Daniel Altman, Israel-born architect who painted Bay Area scenes This article first appeared in Berkeleyside and is reprinted with permission. Daniel Altman, an architect who developed a great passion for painting,… By Megan Davis, Sharon Davis Apr 12, 2023
Art Before your flight, catch SFO's exhibit of California women artists Traveling through SFO this Passover season? If so, be sure to allot a little extra time at the airport to peruse the art exhibit in Terminal 1. (Fun fact:… By Andrew Esensten Mar 22, 2023
Art In portrait of Ethiopian Jew, Kehinde Wiley drew on 1800s mizrah When Amy Shimshon-Santo first saw Kehinde Wiley’s colorful portrait of Alios Itzhak, a young Jewish Israeli man of Ethiopian descent, she couldn’t help… By Cathryn J. Prince, Forward Mar 17, 2023
Lifecycles Why this local rabbi is embracing his 80s with a second bar mitzvah On Jan. 1, 2022, the day he turned 82, Gordon Freeman had a sudden realization: Odds were good he’d stay alive for the entire year, and make it to his… By Liz Harris Feb 15, 2023