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Eli Sharabi and his book
Posted inBooks

Eli Sharabi’s ‘Hostage’ memoir named Jewish book of the year

by Andrew Silow-Carroll February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
A spread from Amy Kurzweil's graphic memoir “Artificial: A Love Story." (Courtesy)
Posted inArt

S.F. cartoonist traces her family’s past and outlines an AI future

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 12, 2026February 18, 2026
“Neshama,” by Marcella Pixley
Posted inBooks

Stories of ghosts, grief and Shabbat gladness win top prizes in Jewish children’s literature

by Penny Schwartz January 27, 2026January 27, 2026
A depiction of the Jewish community slaughterhouse in a courtyard in Fürth, Germany. (Paul Christian Kirchner, Jüdisches Ceremoniel [Jewish Ceremonies], ed. Sebastian Jacob Jungendres (Nuremberg, 1724))
Posted inIdeas

Berkeley prof sticks a fork in German Jewish culture with a history of meat

by Sue Fishkoff January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at 25: The Big Twang!" and "The Campaign" are among several new books by Jewish Bay Area writers.
Posted inBooks

Modern fantasy, Jewish parenting, ‘Hardly Strictly’ and more in new books 

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight January 16, 2026January 16, 2026
From left, the Fool, Magician and Popess cards from the 1650 Jean Noblet Tarot deck, which Stav Appel contends is full of hidden Jewish symbolism. (Courtesy)
Posted inBooks

‘Torah in the Tarot’ author: Jews hid meaning in cards during times of persecution

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb January 13, 2026January 14, 2026
From left, Michal Sadan, 59, of Jerusalem; Mohamed Hassouna, 50, of Arad; and Zev Padway, 52, of Tsfat. (David Shlachter)
Posted inPhotography

‘Hinenu’: Bay Area man’s camera reflects Israel’s diversity in 100 portraits

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 2, 2026January 5, 2026
“Always Carry Salt” author Samantha Ellis’ mother at the arch of Ctesiphon near Baghdad in the 1960s. (Courtesy Samantha Ellis)
Posted inOff the Shelf

In memoir, author yearns for an Iraqi Jewish culture just out of reach

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 17, 2025December 17, 2025
Gilly Segal, Rena Rossner, and rabbi Angela Buchdahl
Posted inBooks

Facing antisemitism and exclusion, Jewish authors get a lifeline

Elana Sztokman by Elana Sztokman December 9, 2025December 9, 2025
(Random House)
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From golems to Horton to banana menorahs: This year’s Hanukkah kids’ books light up the imagination

by Penny Schwartz December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

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