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A completed page in “The Kabbalah Coloring Book: A Book of Creation.”
Posted inBooks

No time to study Kabbalah? Try the coloring book

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and Forward December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
a black and white picture of a man and a woman sitting on a bench. she is holding flowers which have been artificially colored bright purple
Posted inBooks

A harrowing tale of survival wrapped around a love story 

Laura Pall by Laura Paull December 15, 2020December 16, 2020
From the cover of "The Berenstain Bears: God Bless Our Country"
Posted inParenting

Since when are the Berenstain Bears evangelical Christians — and do I still want them in our neighborhood library?

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein December 7, 2020
Susan Katz is an author and founder of ConnectingAuthors. (Photo/Courtesy Katz)
Posted inTalking With ...

A writer who helps kids calm racing minds

by Liz Harris December 7, 2020
a green background with small sketches of trees all over -- and in a clearing, the title in yellow type.
Posted inOff the Shelf

‘The Lost Shtetl’ and ‘The Orchard’: 2 new novels of Jewish culture shock

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 20, 2020November 23, 2020
Poet Jake Marmer (right) recites his poetry at LABA's DRUNK event at the JCC East Bay in Berkeley, Nov. 23, 2019, accompanied by guitarist John Schott. (Photo/Pete Rosos)
Posted inCulture

East Bay Jewish arts lab seeks 2021 fellows — pandemic or not

Laura Pall by Laura Paull November 11, 2020November 13, 2020
From the cover of "The Assignment" by Liza Weimer.
Posted inUncategorized

Here’s what happened when a teacher made his students debate Hitler’s final solution

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman and JTA October 30, 2020October 30, 2020
covers of "Golem Girl" and "A Place of Exodus"
Posted inOff the Shelf

Gripping memoirs by writers who aren’t exactly famous

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 23, 2020October 28, 2020
Arthur Blaustein is the author of "Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport."
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: He’s served presidents, and now he’s serving democracy

by Liz Harris October 20, 2020March 12, 2021
Anna Solomon is the author of this year's One Bay One Book pick, "The Book of V."
Posted inBooks

What became of Queen Vashti? One Bay One Book program tackles ‘The Book of V.’

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 19, 2020October 26, 2020

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