Seniors
East Bay artist celebrates her ‘Charmed Life’
Don’t call her a survivor. She doesn’t like the term. Yet it certainly applies. Many times over. She says instead that she was “lucky.” That she’s lived…
Film
Film-speaker series to spotlight shared Black-Jewish values
Early next month, the East Bay International Jewish Film Festival is offering a series of free films and talks on the historic struggles of Jews and…
Film
ACLU free-speech icon Ira Glasser profiled in new film
Nico Perrino was only 26 when he met two giants in the history of the American Civil Liberties Union: Ira Glasser, its executive director from 1978 to…
Off the Shelf
Short stories deserve our attention — especially these
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. While the short story is a classic literary form, it can also feel…
TV
Why non-Jews around the world love ‘Shtisel,’ in their own words
Reina Rodriguez Taylhardat is a 37-year-old social media manager from Mexico City raised “very Catholic” but now identifies as a “light Catholic.” She’s…
Bay Area
SF State historian splits with publisher over Jews and 'white supremacy'
Marc Dollinger’s book, “Black Power, Jewish Politics,” sold more than expected in this year of racial reckoning, and by September, there were only 150…
Art
No time to study Kabbalah? Try the coloring book
The complex teachings of Kabbalah can take years to learn, much less master. Why not start by coloring them in? Tzfat-based artist David Friedman has…
The Sit-Down
Hasidic rapper Nissim Black on his creative process and Covid recovery
Nissim Black is passionately, assuredly, confidently in love with God. Not in love with Judaism, though he’s fastidious in prayer and observance. Not in…
Celebrity Jews
David Cronenberg does Star Trek; Hallmark does Hanukkah; etc.
It’s beginning to look a lot like … that other holiday For anyone who has felt bad that Jews haven’t been included in cheesy holiday rom-com marathons,…