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The Dura Europos Synagogue wall paintings
Posted inArt

After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus

by Grace Gilson September 22, 2025September 22, 2025
Oct. 7 survivor Sabine Taasa
Posted inTV

HBO Max’s Oct. 7 series can help ‘change the narrative,’ survivor says in Bay Area

by Sue Fishkoff September 19, 2025September 30, 2025
dancers entangled
Posted inDance

Jewish choreographers tap into resilience in two S.F. premieres

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 18, 2025September 19, 2025
A still from Netflix series "Long Story Short"
Posted inTV

Take it from this rabbi: You should binge-watch Netflix’s ‘Long Story Short’ for the High Holidays

Rabbi Benjamin Resnick by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick September 18, 2025September 18, 2025
Scarlett Johansson on the set of "Eleanor the Great." (Anne Joyce/Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics)
Posted inFilm

Scarlett Johansson’s very Jewish directorial debut coming to Bay Area

by J. Staff September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Close-up of a finger reading braille text on a textured white paper, emphasizing touch.
Posted inBooks

This library offers free prayer books to blind and disabled Jews

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 17, 2025September 18, 2025
A still from "The Sea" film
Posted inFilm

Drama about Palestinian boy is Israel’s Oscar entry amid Hollywood boycott of Israeli film institutions

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Promotional image from "The Last Face" film
Posted inOpinion

Hollywood’s boycott of Israeli filmmakers is an act of spectacular self-sabotage

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman September 16, 2025September 16, 2025
People mingle in the remodeled courtyard of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco during a reception celebrating the building's reopening, Sept. 12, 2025. The main sanctuary is to the left of the frame, while the stairs on the right lead down to the main entrance. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Emanu-El celebrates end of $97M renovation project

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 16, 2025September 26, 2025
Michel Wieviorka
Posted inBooks

Alex Edelman may disagree, but a new book says Jewish humor is dying

by Andrew Silow-Carroll September 16, 2025September 18, 2025

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