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Larissa Zimberoff is the author of "Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley's Mission to Change What We Eat."
Posted inBooks

‘Technically Food’: how big tech puts new foods on our plates

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 8, 2021June 8, 2021
(Photo/Flickr-enki22 CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inAct Two

I’m tired of singing alone. Bring on the whole-iness of choirs!

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 7, 2021
Stanford professor Steven Zipperstein (left) is working on a biography of Philip Roth (right).
Posted inBooks

‘It deserves to exist’: Stanford prof who knew Philip Roth weighs in on biography controversy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 7, 2021June 9, 2021
Rebecca Handler's first novel is "Edie Richter is Not Alone." (Photo/Kristen Sard)
Posted inCulture

Rebecca Handler grieved for her father by writing a novel — and swimming in the bay

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett June 3, 2021June 9, 2021
Diane Wolf and son Max Hirtz-Wolf on the deck of their home in Berkeley. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inBay Area

How this Jewish musician from Berkeley found a sense of belonging in Germany

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 3, 2021
Aaron Alpert, in blue, leading an Israeli dance session at Palo Alto's Mitchell Park earlier this month. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inCulture

Outdoor Israeli dancing attracts young and old, Jewish and non-Jewish

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 27, 2021May 28, 2021
“Being an artist for me is allowing yourself to be open to unexpected outcomes, about removing the armor from your movement and yourself," said Anna Halprin. (Photo/Drew Himmelstein)
Posted inObituaries

How Marin’s Anna Halprin challenged stereotypes and biases through dance

by Janice Ross and Forward May 27, 2021May 28, 2021
In "Shylock," Doug Brook plays Jon Davies, an actor playing the role of Shylock in a production of "Merchant of Venice." (Photo/Edmond Kwong-ImageWurx)
Posted inCulture

Jewish actor tackles Shylock, and audience expectations, in San Jose show

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
Drake wearing an oversized leather, shearling-lined coat on a balcony overlooking a busy city street
Posted inCelebrity Jews

No Eurovision win for Israel; Drake upstaged by toddler; Dylan turns 80; Judge Judy retires; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
An interviewee in "Final Account." (Photo/Courtesy Focus Features LLC)
Posted inCulture

Former Nazis give their ‘Final Account’ in new documentary

by Andrew Lapin and JTA May 24, 2021

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