Books In their classroom, Torah is a three-ring circus — by design (JTA) — For a brief and slightly embarrassing period in my teens, I wanted to run away with the circus. I sent a letter to Ringling Brothers & Barnum… By Andrew Silow-Carroll Aug 1, 2023
Books Israeli journalist uses fiction to untangle Mideast conflict As Ruth Marks Eglash began writing “Parallel Lines,” her debut novel that tells the story of three teenage girls in Jerusalem, she found herself… By Dan Pine Aug 1, 2023
Books Behind Zim's burgers was a family in turmoil Nancy Zimmerman Pechner grew up the daughter of Bay Area icon Art Zimmerman, the Polish-born founder of famed San Francisco hamburger chain Zim’s and a… By Leslie Katz Jul 31, 2023
Books Q&A: All Jews go to hell in Oakland writer’s ‘irreligious’ novel Annie Maple is a 29-year-old San Franciscan, and she’s dead. At least she thinks she’s dead. She’s certainly in hell — a bleak, desert landscape… By Sue Fishkoff Jun 28, 2023
Health Stanford doc's book sounds alarm about ‘fragmented’ medical care I first heard about fragmented care in a story told by Dr. Robert Pearl, the former CEO of Northern California Kaiser Permanente, in his 2017 book… By Dr. Jerry Saliman Jun 27, 2023
Books 'My Hijacking': A week as a hostage, a lifetime of anxiety and trauma This story was originally published in the Forward. In September 1970, when she was 12, Martha Hodes’ life intersected, terrifyingly, with history.… By Julia M. Klein Jun 26, 2023
Books Eat, Pray, Oy Vey: Jewish writers against pulling Russia-set novel Alina Sivorinovsky’s latest novel, set partially during the 1930s in the Soviet Union, came out during the first year of Russia’s ongoing war against… By Andrew Esensten Jun 16, 2023
Comics This version of Anne Frank's diary is being called pornography (JTA) – Among the many books that conservative parents have recently asked their children’s schools to remove is a lushly illustrated version of the most… By Andrew Lapin Jun 14, 2023
Comics 20 years ago, Marvel introduced a Jewish Black Panther (JTA) — Like some Jewish baseball fans, many dedicated Jewish comic book readers keep a running roster of Jewish heroes that have appeared in the “major… By Eric Schulmiller Jun 7, 2023