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

sepia-tone portrait of brandeis
Posted inBooks, Culture

Rabbi with S.F. roots examines Jewish Supreme Court justices

by Rob Gloster April 17, 2017
cover art shows a collection of relatives improbably standing up in a small rowboat
Posted inArt, Books, Comedy, Culture, On Stage, Theater

Shalom y’all: Bittersweet family tales from the Deep South

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller April 10, 2017March 23, 2018
cover art of "Waking Lions" by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen is orange with a woman in sillhouette
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Three new novels — unusual takes on life in Israel

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 7, 2017
pogrebin smiling
Posted inBooks, Culture, Passover, Holidays

Holidays inspire yearlong quest by ‘wondering Jew’

by Jewish Book Council April 5, 2017April 6, 2017
Jami Attenberg
Posted inBooks, Culture

‘Middlesteins’ author in S.F. with new novel to nosh on

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller March 15, 2017
Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Hebrew, Esperanto have some amazing stories to tell

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 3, 2017March 6, 2017
cover of the book shows a hand closing a door
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Author! Author!

Tales of survival and the Holy Land in new books by locals

by J. Staff March 1, 2017May 19, 2017
Estelle Frankel and her new book, "The Wisdom of Not Knowing"
Posted inBooks, Culture, Jewish Life

Don’t be afraid of the unknown, Berkeley psychotherapist says

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 1, 2017March 2, 2017
barnat smiling
Posted inArt, Books, Culture

Tel Aviv poet to reveal ‘darkness of grief’ in Oakland

by Hannah Rubin February 15, 2017
A black man in a bowler, a boy and his sister holding their baby brother, and a woman in judge's robes
Posted inBooks, Culture, TV, TV & Film

S.F. author Lemony Snicket’s ‘Jewish story’ on Netflix

by Josh Weiss February 15, 2017March 23, 2018

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