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A headshot of Adams, a smiling white woman, with the cover of her book, "The Nesting Dolls."
Posted inBooks

Former San Franciscan recasts Russian Jewish family stories in ‘Nesting Dolls’

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller July 13, 2020July 21, 2020
The covers of “The Lives of Isaac Stern” and “Life Isn't Everything: Mike Nichols, As Remembered by 150 of His Closest Friends,” both of which feature pensive black and white photos of their subjects
Posted inOff the Shelf

New biographies paint portraits of two Jewish luminaries (one with S.F. ties)

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Winona Ryder dressed in black with a "Stranger Things" sign behind her
Posted inCelebrity Jews

A reckoning for Mel Gibson; a film for the ‘fifth Beatle’; Kushner’s advice for Russell Crowe; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 8, 2020
(Graphic/JTA-illustration by Grace Yagel; photos by United Artists-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

by A.R. Vishny July 8, 2020
black and white image of a bearded man and long-haired woman talking to each other, with two other women and an ox cart in the background
Posted inCulture

S.F. Jewish Film Festival revs up at the drive-in (and on your couch)

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 6, 2020July 6, 2020
a man in a fedora dances with four people in cartoonish rooster costumes
Posted inMusic

Israeli pop stars’ music video with Mexican and Arab garb — and giant roosters — irks some viewers

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA July 6, 2020July 6, 2020
"The Influence of Soros," written by the journalist Emily Tamkin, dives into the influence of Jewish billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
Posted inPhilanthropy

Emily Tamkin wrote the book on George Soros. Here’s what she has to say about those conspiracy theories.

by Emily Burack and JTA July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
two images: the cover of the book "I Am The Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book," which features an illustration of a dark-skinned boy in a yoga tree pose; and a photo of the author, a smiling white woman with long dark hair standing in front her synagogue.
Posted inReligion

S.F. rabbi’s picture book brings kids to Torah by way of yoga

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 1, 2020July 8, 2020
a line of people in front of a shabby a white building with a green sign that says "Beit Shalom synagogue"
Posted inUncategorized

Oakland man raising funds to feed impoverished Jews in India

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 30, 2020July 2, 2020
Carl Reiner at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017. (Photo/JTA-John Wolfsohn-Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Carl Reiner, comedy legend and consummate old Jew telling jokes, dies at 98

by JTA June 30, 2020

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