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Scene from "116 Cameras"
Posted inCulture

The 5 best Jewish films to watch this Oscar season

by Tom Tugend January 21, 2018March 23, 2018
Ari Feingold, as seen on a recent episode of "Guy's Grocery Games." (Photo/Courtesy Food Network)
Posted inNews

Local chef wins TV cooking contest, donates prize to North Bay fire relief

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 18, 2018March 23, 2018
Bob Garfield in a September, 2017 performance in Philadelphia of his one-man show, "Ruggedly Jewish" (Photo/Michael Gottlieb)
Posted inCulture

In one-man show, NPR’s Bob Garfield asks: To Jew or not to Jew?

by Rob Gloster January 17, 2018March 23, 2018
King Friday: a benevolent monarch who also holds referenda regarding such crucial issues as playground equipment
Posted inColumns

Making sense of ‘Daniel Tiger,’ ‘Babar’ and our kids’ other baffling TV universes

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein January 12, 2018March 23, 2018
Eric & Happie will play the Second Fridays Songwriters Series at JCCSF, Feb. 9 (Photo/Instagram-@ericandhappie)
Posted inCulture

Free family Shabbat songwriters music series at JCCSF

by J. Staff January 4, 2018January 4, 2018
"Coco," directed by Marin resident Lee Unkrich, is up for best animated picture at the Golden Globes.
Posted inColumns

The Jewish Golden Globes nominees are…

by Nate Bloom January 3, 2018March 23, 2018
Gary Wasserman (left) and his students on the Georgetown campus in Qatar in 2012 (Photo/JTA-Georgetown University, Qatar)
Posted inCulture

‘The Doha Experiment’ — a Jewish professor’s tale of teaching in Qatar

by Ron Kampeas December 31, 2017January 10, 2018
Rabbi Elliot Kukla’s fantastical painting of Sylvia Rivera’s bedroom based on a photograph of the late transgender activist
Posted inCulture

Paintings show ‘magic and beauty’ in bedrooms of the ill

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 29, 2017December 28, 2017
Posted inCulture

Artwork by Reutlinger residents travels to SFO and beyond in 2018

by J. Staff December 28, 2017December 27, 2017
A cache of her father’s old letters spawned Melinda Hess’ documentary "Letter from Cloudcroft." (Screenshot/film trailer)
Posted inCulture

Dad’s 1946 letters expose startling secret in ‘Letter from Cloudcroft’

by Rob Gloster December 27, 2017March 23, 2018

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