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J.’s editor-at-large Chanan Tigay interviewing author Daniel Handler at the 2025 inaugural Magnes bookfest. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Tarot, comedy, poetry and punk. It’s the Magnes Jewish Arts and Bookfest 

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

One year after its launch, the Magnes Jewish Arts & Bookfest returns this year with a packed lineup of programs and panels. “Building on the great energy from last year, […]

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An Israeli dissident filmmaker finds tainted love amid the Gaza rubble

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‘Steal This Story, Please!’ heralds progressive journalist, Democracy Now co-founder

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Isaac Mizrahi and band
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Upcoming events: Jewish bluegrass. Iranian activist. ‘Lost in Yonkers.’

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Bettina Devin as Ruth Gold in "Lox." (Screenshot)
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Boichik Bagels is the setting for short drama ‘Lox’ at East Bay Jewish film fest

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Caco Ciocler and Valentina Herszage in "The Polish Women." (Courtesy East Bay International Jewish Film Festival)
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East Bay Jewish film fest to screen 22 films from eight countries in March

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Stephen Lang and Elsie Fisher star in a film about Holocaust survivor Herbert Heller of San Rafael
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‘The Optimist’ unfurls life story of San Rafael Holocaust survivor who touched hearts

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 11, 2026February 18, 2026
Director Claude Lanzmann approaches Treblinka, Poland, in 1978. (Courtesy Jewish Film Institute)
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WinterFest returns in S.F. with Oscar nominee ‘The Sea’ and a look back at ‘Shoah’

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From left, Pearl E. Gates, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Pickles Kintaro talk backstage at a Weird Al concert. (Courtesy SF IndieFest)
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This ‘Weird Al’ burlesque show becomes an unlikely path to healing

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Steven Spielberg
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Steven Spielberg wins Grammy, becoming 9th Jew in elite EGOT ranks

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