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On the cover of our print edition this week: "Hipster Herzl," part of Israeli artist Amit Shimoni's Hipstory series, reimagines the legendary Zionist leader and his very hipster beard.
Posted inLetter to Readers

On the cover: 70 years of Herzl’s dream

by Sue Fishkoff April 5, 2018April 5, 2018
From the cover of "Stealth Altruism" by Arthur Shostak
Posted inBooks

Highlighting radical acts of ‘stealth’ kindness during Holocaust

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller April 4, 2018April 4, 2018
Eisner family music box with art by Arthur Szyk
Posted inIsrael at 70

The heirloom music box that still pulls on my heartstrings

Rabbi Dennis Eisner by Rabbi Dennis Eisner April 4, 2018April 5, 2018
An illustration of the aftermath of the Kishinev pogrom in April 1903, published in "L'Assiette au Beurre - The Crimes of Tsarism and the massacres of Kishinev." (Photo/JTA-Culture Club-Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

How an infamous pogrom gave rise to myths, poetry, and the black-Jewish alliance

by Sue Fishkoff April 3, 2018August 18, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-Disney ABC CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inCulture

First, S.F. Jewish Film Fest — next, the Oscars?

by J. Staff April 2, 2018April 9, 2018
Ofra Daniel as lead character Tirza in her production of “Love Sick,” winner of the 2018 Glickman Award (Photo/Cheshiredave Creative)
Posted inIsrael at 70

I am your daughter — a letter to my dear land of Israel

Ofra Daniel by Ofra Daniel April 2, 2018April 4, 2018
Itzhak Perlman enters the ballpark before playing the national anthem at a New York Mets game in 2016 (Photo/Courtesy Greenwich Entertainment)
Posted inCulture

‘Itzhak’ reveals genius and generosity of one of the great violin superstars

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier April 2, 2018April 3, 2018
Portrait of Vlad by Jill Kneeter
Posted inCulture

Solo art show portrays faces of ‘grateful’ elders

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 30, 2018April 2, 2018
Miguel and his abuelita in “Coco” (Photo/Courtesy Pixar)
Posted inCulture

Q&A: This Pixar artist sees his Jewish grandma in ‘Coco’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 28, 2018April 2, 2018
The cast of "A Letter to Harvey Milk" in one of the play's musical numbers
Posted inCulture

Off-Broadway Harvey Milk musical puts gay Jewish pride onstage

Ted Merwin by Ted Merwin March 28, 2018April 2, 2018

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