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J.’s coverage of books is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund.

Barbara Quick is the author of the novel "What Disappears."
Posted inBooks

‘What Disappears’: Jewish twins separated as kids reunite in Bay Area author’s latest novel

Joan Gelfand by Joan Gelfand March 20, 2023March 22, 2023
a black and white photo of Philip Roth
Posted inOpinion

Commemorating Philip Roth means confronting his limitations head on

Jacques Berlinerblau by Jacques Berlinerblau and JTA March 16, 2023
Ari Shapiro reporting in Colombia. (Photo/NPR-Ryan Kellman)
Posted inBooks

NPR’s Ari Shapiro considers many things, from Judaism to journalism, in new memoir

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss March 15, 2023March 16, 2023
Veteran comics artist Trina Robbins (Photo/Jessica Christian)
Posted inComics

The first woman to draw Wonder Woman is alive and well in San Francisco

by Julie Zigoris and San Francisco Standard March 14, 2023March 15, 2023
Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch in "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." (Photo/Eddy Chen-The CW)
Posted inTV & Film

Q&A: Samantha Pickette on Rhoda, Midge, Susie and ‘Peak TV’s Unapologetic Jewish Woman’

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels March 8, 2023March 8, 2023
Walter Mosely’s latest novel is called "Every Man a King." (Graphic/Matthew Litman-Forward; Photos/Amy Sussman-Getty Images and courtesy of Walter Mosley)
Posted inCulture

Walter Mosley talks about his new detective novel, race, antisemitism — and his Jewish mother

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz and Forward February 22, 2023February 23, 2023
The 2017 color war at JCC Ranch Camp in Elbert, Colorado. (Photo/JTA-Noah Gallagher)
Posted inBooks

American Jews created historic summer camps. Or did summer camps create American Jews?

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA February 21, 2023February 21, 2023
Ho Feng-Shan poses for a photo taken while he was a Chinese consul in Egypt. (Photo/JTA-Carlos Avila Gonzalez-The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Posted inBooks

Novel about Chinese rescuer of Jews raises questions of fact vs. fiction in Holocaust stories

by Jordyn Haime and JTA February 14, 2023February 15, 2023
an image of a big-nosed goblin from the video game
Posted inGames

Are the goblins in the new ‘Harry Potter’ video game really antisemitic?

Jacob Henry by Jacob Henry and JTA February 13, 2023
Michael Krasny (Photo/greymatter.show)
Posted inCulture

KQED icon Michael Krasny, supposedly retired, launches a book club and podcast

by Dan Pine February 7, 2023February 14, 2023

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