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Maia, a young black performer, stands on stage at a microphone, as if she is competing in a spelling bee
Posted inTheater

23-year-old actor made leap from camp talent show to local stages

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 17, 2023February 28, 2024
From the Maccabeats' version of "Miracle" by Matisyahu. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Maccabeats’ Hanukkah shows in Palo Alto will include prayers for Israel

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
Members of the advocacy group IfNotNow sing during a protest outside the Los Angeles home of Vice President Kamala Harris calling "on those in power to oppose any policies that privilege one group of people over another, in Israel/Palestine and in the U.S," Oct. 19, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Irfan Khan-Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inReligion

Some Jewish musicians are asking Jewish critics of Israel to stop singing their songs at protests

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer November 8, 2023November 10, 2023
Boots Riley performing with his band The Coup at the Nakba-60 festival in downtown San Francisco in 2008. (Photo/Hossam el-Hamalawy via Flickr CC BY 2.0 DEED)
Posted inUncategorized

Boots Riley and Hadar Cohen join artists’ call for cease-fire

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 2, 2023November 3, 2023
Excerpt from "If I Give You My Sorrows" by LABA choreographer Jo Kreiter, with dancers Natalya Shoaf, Sonshere Giles and Jhia Jackson (Photo/Jack Beutler)
Posted inCulture

LABA’s latest artists showcase dares to touch on Jewish taboos

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 31, 2023October 31, 2023
Taylor Swift attends “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” Concert Movie World Premiere. (Photo/Matt Winkelmeyer-Getty Images)
Posted inMusic

Taylor Swift bodyguard to enter a new ‘Era’ — in a tour with the IDF

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar October 17, 2023October 17, 2023
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Photo/Gary Sexton)
Posted inPhotography

‘Art can offer some comfort’: Local Jewish cultural orgs look to provide respite from Israel news

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 13, 2023October 16, 2023
Tsutomu Shimura, better konwn as the rapper Lyrics Born, launched his cooking show "Dinner In Place" in 2020. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inFood

‘Jewpanese’ rapper has a new hit — an online cooking show

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 2, 2023December 20, 2023
Israeli-born pianist Tom Borrow (Photo/Michael Pavia)
Posted inMusic

‘Incandescent’ Israeli concert pianist Tom Borrow, just 22, to perform in Berkeley amid world tour

by Stav Ziv September 18, 2023September 29, 2023
Amy Winehouse in 2004. (Photo/JTA-Paul Bergen-Redferns-Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

10 Jewish Amy Winehouse moments (and photos) from a new book on her life

by Mira Zylali September 5, 2023

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