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Lili Weckler (center)
Posted inDance

Choreographing the intersection of Judaism and modern dance

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 20, 2019May 20, 2019
Jason Harris at his neighborhood Peet's, working on his podcast "Jew Oughta Know" (Photo/David Mamaril Horowitz)
Posted inHistory

Historian’s podcast distills what ‘Jew Oughta Know’

by David Mamaril Horowitz May 17, 2019
Scene from "Law & Order: SVU" episode "Assumptions"
Posted inCulture

‘Law & Order’ episode touches on Ilhan Omar tweets and MAGA hat teens

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz May 16, 2019May 17, 2019
“The Chronicles of San Francisco” mural of 1,200 San Franciscans includes several from the Jewish community — can you find them? (Photo/Courtesy SFMOMA)
Posted inArt & About

1,200 San Franciscans in one giant digital mural; and more arts around the Bay

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 15, 2019May 21, 2019
Hungarian poet Miklós Radnóti is the subject of a new chamber opera coming to San Francisco, May 23, 2019.
Posted inCulture

Nazis silenced him, but his poetry lives on in new opera coming to S.F.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 14, 2019
Christopher Abbott and George Clooney in Hulu's adaptation of Joseph Heller's Jew-ish WWII satire "Catch-22"
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Josh Gad is a dog; Paul Rudd hosts SNL finale; ‘Catch-22’ comes to TV

by Nate Bloom May 13, 2019May 17, 2019
Eli Valley, a Jewish cartoonist whose work has long taken aim at Jewish leaders and institutions, has broadened his scope during the Trump era. (Screenshot/JTA-Vimeo)
Posted inCulture

Why Jewish cartoonist Eli Valley is sparking controversy at Stanford

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
(From left) Brie Eley, Joshua Silverstein and Kimberly Green rehearsing "True Colors" (Photo/Maureen Rubin)
Posted inTheater

Jews grappling with diverse identities show their ‘True Colors’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 9, 2019
Composer Ron Ramin
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: This composer hits the right notes on gun violence

by Patricia Corrigan May 8, 2019May 10, 2019
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist (Photo/Austin Hargrave)
Posted inFilm

New documentary on Dr. Ruth, Holocaust survivor and sex maven

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA May 8, 2019

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