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Dr. Ilana Sherer, pediatrician and klezmer player.
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: A pediatrician who helps trans kids and moonlights playing klezmer

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 23, 2020
Covers of "A Bookshop in Berlin" by Francoise Frenkel and "Odyssey of an Apple Thief" by Moishe Rozenbaumas
Posted inOff the Shelf

Newly translated from French, these two Holocaust memoirs are a treasure

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 20, 2020March 20, 2020
Sam Cohen’s violin (COURTESY MARSHA COHEN)
Posted inCulture

Holocaust-era fiddle, via S.F., joins Violins of Hope

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 19, 2020
Gene Wilder (left) and Harrison Ford as a Polish rabbi and an American bank robber in "The Frisco Kid," in which the odd couple travels west to San Francisco together.
Posted inTV & Film

Hunkered down at home? Here are 10 Jewish things to watch

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz March 18, 2020
From the cover of HAIM's new album, "Women in Music Pt. III."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Nimoy’s greeting goes to Capitol Hill; Haim goes to the deli; Goldberg goes to Saudi Arabia

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 17, 2020March 19, 2020
Talia Bruner's winning photo
Posted inCulture

East Bay teen’s winning snapshot of Shabbat goes on display in Tel Aviv

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 16, 2020
Eliana Light is one of several young Jewish musicians and spiritual leaders moving their work online. (JTA/ORI SALZBERG)
Posted inCulture

Gigs canceled by the coronavirus, Jewish performers and educators move online

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA March 16, 2020
Lori Starr will step down as executive director of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco at the end of the year. (GARY SEXTON PHOTOGRAPHY)
Posted inCulture

Lori Starr to step down as CJM head: ‘Change is healthy’

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 12, 2020March 12, 2020
This Passover, as in every year, new haggadahs abound.
Posted inKids & Family

New haggadahs for 2020: nationalism, artistry, the environment and more

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 11, 2020March 12, 2020
Shira Haas in "Unorthodox"
Posted inCulture

Young ‘Shtisel’ star leaves it all behind in Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz March 11, 2020

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