Obituaries Novelist A.B. Yehoshua, dissector and lover of Israel, dies at 85 A.B. Yehoshua the novelist took a sharp knife to his fellow citizens’ pretensions and delusions, writing books that laid Israel bare like an open bleeding… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Jun 14, 2022
Music The ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ theme song is now in Yiddish Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? ShvomBob Kvadrat-hoyzn, of course. And now the Jewish world knows how to say “SpongeBob SquarePants” in Yiddish,… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Jun 14, 2022
Music Cancer survivor, 82, to bring joy in patriotic piano concert Nancy Fox can’t wait to return to the JCC of San Francisco for her first performance there since the pandemic began. The pianist-storyteller will be… By Liz Harris Jun 13, 2022
TV The gospel of ‘Kingdom Business’ director Christopher Erskin The idea of a Jew directing a TV series firmly rooted in Christian gospel music might seem like an oxymoron or a leap of faith. Yet that director is also… By TaRessa Stovall, Forward Jun 13, 2022
Theater Billy Crystal’s ‘Yiddish scat’ and other Jewish moments at the Tonys “Ella Fitzgerald, wherever you are, I apologize in advance.” Billy Crystal gave this year’s Tonys a jolt of Jewish shtick when he coaxed the audience into… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Jun 13, 2022
Film What happens if a Black non-Jewish woman plays Anne Frank? Anne Frank is one of the most overthought Jewish figures out there, the subject of a wealth of articles and scholarship and memes. Her likeness and story… By Mira Fox, Forward Jun 10, 2022
Talking With ... Q&A: A ‘little baby clown’ who loves to spread joy around the Bay Jack Weinstock prefers being behind the scenes. After getting interested in technical theater in high school, they majored in drama, with an emphasis in… By Andrew Esensten Jun 10, 2022
TV Why ‘Stranger Things’ fans are getting tattoos that evoke the Holocaust When you think of numbers tattooed on wrists, you probably think of Auschwitz and Holocaust survivors with numbers inked on their forearms. But for some… By Mira Fox, Forward Jun 9, 2022
Books Jump back into the dating pool with 2 books by Bay Area matchmaker Did the pandemic mess up your mojo? Are you ready to jump (back) into the dating pool this summer? If so, Berkeley matchmaker and dating coach Judith… By J. Staff Jun 9, 2022