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Portrait of architect Daniel Libeskind
Posted inarchitecture

Daniel Libeskind to design new Pittsburgh Tree of Life shul

by Toby Tabachnik and JTA May 7, 2021
man in yamulke inside synagogue
Posted inFilm

Basketball, refuseniks, Shira Haas: Silicon Valley Jewish film fest turns 30

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 6, 2021May 12, 2021
Sulaiman Khatib (far right) rebuilding with Combatants for Peace activists near Hebron. (Photo/Tatyana Gitlits)
Posted inBooks

Palestinian peace activist chooses Bay Area writer to tell his life story

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 5, 2021May 6, 2021
woman seated at table in art studio
Posted inCulture

Film festival on aging adds to its ‘Legacy’ and goes virtual

by Patricia Corrigan May 4, 2021
expressionist painting of a fox
Posted inWorld

Germany sets precedent in return of painting sold as owner fled Nazis

by Toby Axelrod and JTA May 4, 2021
Three older men sit together. Gamal Helal, on the right, points at Arafat, on the left, while talking to him. Bill Clinton sits between them, looking on with intensity.
Posted inCulture

‘The Human Factor’: Documentary tells saga of US-led Middle East peace flops

by Michael Fox April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will review 12 artworks in its collection for possible links to Nazi looting. (Graphic/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inCulture

Investigation: San Francisco museums may hold Nazi-looted art

by Gabriel Greschler April 30, 2021May 7, 2021
Left: This 18th-century porcelain figurine of the commedia dell'arte character Capitan Spaventa owned by the Kaumheimers and lost for 64 years can be seen at the Legion of Honor. (Photo/Courtesy Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco); Right:
Janet Reves with her mom, Margaret Kaplan, in 2018.
Posted inCulture

S.F. family’s Nazi-looted porcelain figurines returned, gifted to Legion of Honor

by Gabriel Greschler April 30, 2021April 29, 2021
"Comedy for Peace" is the brainchild of Israeli comedian Dotan Malach AKA Erik Angel.
Posted inCulture

‘Comedy for Peace’: Jewish and Muslim stand-up comics share virtual stage

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 29, 2021April 29, 2021
Ezra Furman performs in London, England, August 14, 2019. (Photo /JTA-Robin Little-Redferns)
Posted inMusic

Oakland’s own Ezra Furman announces she’s a trans woman — and a mom!

by Lisa Keys April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

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