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Nina Gordon-Kirsch in front of aqueducts in Antioch, which she passed on July 5, a week into her walk.
Posted inFilm

Jewish ‘water warrior’ walks 200 miles to trace the East Bay’s water source

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 11, 2022July 19, 2022
Leonard Bernstein
(Photo/Courtesy Jewish Film Institute)
Posted inCulture

S.F. Jewish Film Fest: How Leonard Bernstein embraced his Jewishness — and changed the world

by Julia M. Klein and Forward July 11, 2022July 26, 2022
James Caan stands under casino lights in a scene from the 1974 film "The Gambler." (Photo/JTA-Paramount-Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

James Caan, Jewish movie star known for tough guy roles, dead at 82

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA July 8, 2022July 8, 2022
Dean MacDonald in his San Francisco studio
Posted inCulture

Artist Dean MacDonald’s reimagined mezuzahs go beyond the doorframe

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 8, 2022July 8, 2022
Tourists enter the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo/New York Jewish Week)
Posted inBooks

A writer faces his demons — and history’s — on a guided tour of Holocaust sites

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and Jewish Week July 7, 2022
Rabbi Gershon Albert of Oakland's Beth Jacob Congregation wrote the tune for a new single from the hipster Hasid duo Zusha.
Posted inMusic

New single from hipster Hasid band Zusha features tune by Oakland’s Rabbi Gershon Albert

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 7, 2022July 7, 2022
(From left) Filmmaker Tom Weidlinger films a reenactment scene from his childhood, starring  Tibor Legát as his father and Lőrinc Pap as a 5-year-old Tom. (Photo/Andor Valentiny)
Posted inFilm

‘Restless Hungarian’: Filmmaker Tom Weidlinger’s hunt for his elusive father

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 7, 2022July 25, 2022
A Taiwanese dance teacher practices Israeli folk dance in Yilan, Taiwan. (Photo/JTA-Jordyn Haime)
Posted inCulture

Folk dance is a national pastime in Taiwan. Israeli songs are a big part of the tradition.

by Jordyn Haime and JTA July 5, 2022
Robert Braunstein at the anchor desk
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Champ Pederson, Robert Braunstein and beyond: NorCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame announces 2022 class

by Dan Pine July 5, 2022July 5, 2022
Sasson Gabay and Rita Shukrun play a couple who fall under the spell of a charismatic neighbor in "Karaoke."
Posted inFilm

S.F. Jewish Film Festival opening night: Spare and surprising ‘Karaoke’ shows three Israeli stars at their best

by Sue Fishkoff July 5, 2022July 25, 2022

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