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Family histories open new windows on historical events
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. What makes books on family history so compelling for me is that…
Culture
Image Awards: Jewish nominees, from Daveed Diggs to Doja Cat
Several Jewish stars are among the nominees for the 2021 NAACP Image Awards, which celebrate Black achievement in movies, television, music and…
Religion
In ‘Beyond the Synagogue,’ Jews find religion in delis and museums
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. Rachel B. Gross can pinpoint the exact moment the idea for her book…
Books
Bay Area authors win Jewish children’s book awards
A teacher’s coming-of-age novel and a rabbi’s picture book about Jewish yoga are among the books by San Francisco authors named in this year’s Sydney…
Off the Shelf
Two new books burrow into Yiddish and the ‘language of thieves’
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. As languages have lives of their own, with arcs that dwarf the…
Off the Shelf
Short stories deserve our attention — especially these
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. While the short story is a classic literary form, it can also feel…
Bay Area
SF State historian splits with publisher over Jews and 'white supremacy'
Marc Dollinger’s book, “Black Power, Jewish Politics,” sold more than expected in this year of racial reckoning, and by September, there were only 150…
Art
No time to study Kabbalah? Try the coloring book
The complex teachings of Kabbalah can take years to learn, much less master. Why not start by coloring them in? Tzfat-based artist David Friedman has…
Books
A harrowing tale of survival wrapped around a love story
Fela Kuvent, born in 1919 in the Polish town of Gostynin, was a smart, vivacious, dark-eyed girl who loved to sing, dance and enjoy life in her Jewish…