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Jane Yolen and book
Posted inObituaries

Jane Yolen, children’s book author whose ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87

by Penny Schwartz June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
The Empire State Building, JPMorgan Chase Building, and One Vanderbilt in New York City are illuminated in the colors of the New York Knicks during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 13, 2026, as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Posted inSports

The Knicks won on 6/13. Some Jewish fans think that’s more than a coincidence.

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
Irvin Ungar is the author of "Reviving the Artist who Fought Hitler: My Life with Arthur Szyk." (Courtesy University of Texas Press)
Posted inBooks

The rabbi and antiquarian who made artist Arthur Szyk famous again

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 12, 2026June 12, 2026
Adeena Sussman and Melinna Hanin
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Adeena Sussman’s new cookbook is ‘Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y’ — just like her

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
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Posted inSports

At the dawn of the World Cup, the story of the Jews who helped bring soccer to America

by Dan Friedman June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
Crossword constructor Adam Wagner holds his first puzzle published in the New York Times. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inCulture

Jewish crossword constructors across the Bay Area find clues to community

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 10, 2026June 15, 2026
Detail from the cover of "Porcupines," a new novel by Fran Fabriczky.
Posted inOff the Shelf

‘Porcupines’ bristles with a Hungarian Jewish family’s need for secrets

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman June 10, 2026June 10, 2026
The Jewish Folk Chorus, which turns 100 years old this year, performs at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, May 14, 1939. (Courtesy)
Posted inMusic

Jewish Folk Chorus of S.F. celebrates 100 years with renewed energy

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert June 9, 2026June 10, 2026
Abraham Orkin Freedman's photograph of the Western Wall from 1921 showed men and women praying together at the Jewish holy site. (Courtesy Tower of David Jerusalem Museum)
Posted inPhotography

The hunt is on for forgotten images of the Western Wall

by Deborah Danan June 9, 2026June 9, 2026
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Posted inBooks

A Jewish way to mark the 250th: A close reading of America’s ‘sacred’ texts

by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 8, 2026June 8, 2026

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