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Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan in "Exodus."
Posted inBooks

‘Exodus’ was the bestselling novel that shaped a generation of Jews — does anybody still read it?

by Jenny Singer May 17, 2023May 17, 2023
From the cover of "Dyed in Crimson" by Zev Eleff
Posted inCulture

Before Koufax, there was Arnold Horween, a Jewish Harvard football captain who changed American sports

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis May 15, 2023
Author and Rabbi Harold Kushner is pictured with his best-selling book, "When Bad Things Happen to Good People," in 2001. (Photo/JTA-Ron Bull-Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of ‘When Bad Things Happen to Good People,’ dies at 88

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer, Ben Harris and JTA May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
the covers of all three Jewish Catalogs
Posted inOpinion

‘The Jewish Catalog’ reimagined for a ‘disrupted’ world

by Rabbi Michael Strassfeld April 24, 2023
cover art for "On The Landing," “The Glatstein Chronicles” and “In the Land of the Postscript”
Posted inCulture

SFPL branch offers program highlighting works by Yiddish authors, Elana Dykewomon

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 20, 2023April 20, 2023
Left: the cover of “Impossible Takes Longer.” Right: Daniel Gordis (Photo/Yoram Reshef Studios-Courtesy)
Posted inBooks

Is having a Jewish state worth it? A new book provides a case for optimism

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and Forward April 14, 2023
Agatha Christie in 1964. (Photo/Joop van Bilsen-Anefo-Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBooks

Agatha Christie novels edited to remove offensive references to Jews

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
a two-page spread from the Asufa haggadah: on the left, an illustration of the characters of the Exodus as if they are on a Star Wars movie poster; on the right, the text of the "Vehi She'amda" portion of the seder
Posted inReligion

AI rushes in, but the best of 2023’s new haggadahs are human-made

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 28, 2023October 23, 2025
Daveed Diggs stars in the third episode of "Extrapolations" on Apple TV+.
Posted inThe Bagel Report

‘Extrapolations’ and AI haggadahs

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels March 27, 2023
Brenda Romero's "Train" is a board game about complicity during the Holocaust. (Photo/John McKinnon)
Posted inGames

A bestselling novel, a Holocaust-themed game, and accusations of ‘uncredited work’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 27, 2023March 29, 2023

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