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Violinist Gil Shaham (Photo/Luke Ratray)
Posted inMusic

Violin virtuoso Gil Shaham brings his ‘favorite recital’ to Bay Area

by Dan Pine April 23, 2019April 24, 2019
"Kanta Judezmo" composer Sascha Jacobsen’s cousins, the Capeloutos, in Rhodes, circa 1906 (Photo/Courtesy Sascha Jacobsen)
Posted inCulture

Ladino is the language, S.F. the setting for world premiere of grand Jewish oratorio

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 18, 2019April 18, 2019
a bald man in a green tshirt and jeans strikes a pose on a stage with a chair
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: He abandoned journalism for stand-up comedy and one-man shows

by Patricia Corrigan April 9, 2019
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen is one of the few Jewish opera singers in the country. (Photo/Kristen Loken)
Posted inOn Stage

Young Jewish opera star comes to Bay Area as King David himself

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 20, 2019March 21, 2019
The new FX series “What We Do in the Shadows,” is based on a 2014 film of the same name co-directed and co-written by Taika Waititi, who also appears in the series (left).
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Daveed Diggs takes a ride with Steph Curry; Jews and vampires; etc.

by Nate Bloom March 19, 2019March 19, 2019
From the poster for "Days of Atonement" / "Slichot"
Posted inTheater

Hebrew-language play tells a Mizrachi family mystery

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 7, 2019January 9, 2019
a man in a black t-shirt with a shocked expression on his face
Posted inTheater

Human stories of immigration in one-man show in S.F.

by Rob Gloster January 2, 2019January 11, 2019
Spoken-word poet Ariel Luckey
Posted inStorytelling

Performance pair remixes Yiddish tales and poems for new audiences

Laura Pall by Laura Paull December 28, 2018December 27, 2018
Lead actor Ben Levi Ross (center) and the touring company of “Dear Evan Hansen.” (Photo/Matthew Murphy)
Posted inTheater

As ‘Evan Hansen’ arrives in S.F., lessons in teen social media literacy

by Rob Gloster December 27, 2018December 27, 2018
an Asian man stands on a stage holding a mic
Posted inCulture

Comedians in the Bay Area know that being funny isn’t always enough

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 20, 2018

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