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

Friedrich Torberg
Posted inBooks

A lost novel from 1943 predicted the Holocaust. Now, it has been recovered.

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov April 3, 2026April 3, 2026
Five new haggadahs for 2026. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
Posted inPassover

New haggadahs for 2026: Literalism, ambivalence and metaphor

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 25, 2026March 26, 2026
“The Seventh Plague” by John Martin, 1823
Posted inOff the Shelf

New book offers unconventional look at the 10 plagues

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 24, 2026March 25, 2026
New books on parenting, travel and history populate a roundup of works by local Jewish authors.
Posted inBooks

Bay Area Jewish authors cover travel, mysticism, parenting and more in new books

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 13, 2026March 13, 2026
Shoshana von Blanckensee (left) and Chloe Sherman at the Dead Sea in Israel in 1999. (Courtesy Chloe Sherman)
Posted inBooks

Two Jewish authors look back at the rush of queer girl life in 1990s San Francisco

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 3, 2026March 3, 2026
Howard Freedman
Posted inThe J. Interview

He lives and breathes books at S.F.’s Jewish Community Library

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 19, 2026April 23, 2026
Eli Sharabi and his book
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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

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