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a tiny tray of latkes is held between a person's index finger and thumb
Posted inCulture

San Jose creator’s miniature Hanukkah scene gives you a treat: tiny latkes to eat

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 13, 2023December 20, 2023
"La Récolte des Foins, Eragny" by Camille Pissarro, 1887
Posted inCulture

A Jewish artist so gifted, he could even teach a stone to paint

by Steven Kellman December 1, 2023
Rabbi Nosson Potash of Cole Valley Chabad fills a menorah made out of a Qassam rocket with candles as his 4-year-old son Shimon looks on. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inReligion

S.F. Chabad rabbi’s menorah turns a Qassam rocket into a beacon of peace

Natalie Weinstein in downtown San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Natalie Weinstein November 30, 2023December 4, 2023
(From left) Dani Colman, Trina Robbins of San Francisco, Chanan Belzer and Yehudi Mercado discussed Jewish folklore in comics at JewCE,  (Photo/Forward-John Halpern)
Posted inCulture

Talmudic debates, space bar mitzvahs and Frank Miller’s plans for Superman at Jewish comic con in New York

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar November 16, 2023November 16, 2023
Art from "Brother's Keeper" by Arnon Shorr and Joshua Edelglass. (Illustration/Forward-Courtesy 
Shorr and Edelglass)
Posted inComics

A Jewish family story about defending a kibbutz in 1948 takes on new meaning

by Stav Ziv November 14, 2023November 15, 2023
A visitor looks at the Shabbat table display at Dunphy Park in Sausalito, Nov., 10, 2023. (Photo/Don Feria-AP Images for Jewish Community Relations Council)
Posted inArt

‘We pray that this was a one-time event’: Empty Shabbat tables honor hostages in Gaza

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 13, 2023November 17, 2023
A passerby inspects the “Stop the Genocide in Gaza Now!” mural in San Francisco's quiet Noe Valley neighborhood, Nov. 1, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inCulture

Mural calling to end ‘genocide’ in Gaza roils S.F. neighborhood

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 6, 2023December 14, 2023
Boots Riley performing with his band The Coup at the Nakba-60 festival in downtown San Francisco in 2008. (Photo/Hossam el-Hamalawy via Flickr CC BY 2.0 DEED)
Posted inUncategorized

Boots Riley and Hadar Cohen join artists’ call for cease-fire

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 2, 2023November 3, 2023
Excerpt from "If I Give You My Sorrows" by LABA choreographer Jo Kreiter, with dancers Natalya Shoaf, Sonshere Giles and Jhia Jackson (Photo/Jack Beutler)
Posted inCulture

LABA’s latest artists showcase dares to touch on Jewish taboos

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 31, 2023October 31, 2023
From a series of illustrations by Inbal Hoffman, shared on her Instagram @inbalhoffman
Posted inCulture

After the massacre, a Tel Aviv tattoo artist is filling a profound abyss with art

by Stav Ziv October 31, 2023

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