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Gary Wasserman (left) and his students on the Georgetown campus in Qatar in 2012 (Photo/JTA-Georgetown University, Qatar)
Posted inCulture

‘The Doha Experiment’ — a Jewish professor’s tale of teaching in Qatar

by Ron Kampeas December 31, 2017January 10, 2018
Rabbi Elliot Kukla’s fantastical painting of Sylvia Rivera’s bedroom based on a photograph of the late transgender activist
Posted inCulture

Paintings show ‘magic and beauty’ in bedrooms of the ill

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 29, 2017December 28, 2017
Posted inCulture

Artwork by Reutlinger residents travels to SFO and beyond in 2018

by J. Staff December 28, 2017December 27, 2017
A cache of her father’s old letters spawned Melinda Hess’ documentary "Letter from Cloudcroft." (Screenshot/film trailer)
Posted inCulture

Dad’s 1946 letters expose startling secret in ‘Letter from Cloudcroft’

by Rob Gloster December 27, 2017March 23, 2018
Israeli Golden State Warriors player Omri Casspi joins S.F. Chabad Rabbi Yosef Langer to light the menorah after the Warriors beat Dallas on the team's annual Jewish Heritage Night, Dec. 14, 2017 (Photo/Courtesy Golden State Warriors)
Posted inSports

Before Casspi: Fond memories of ‘When Basketball was Jewish’

by Jewish Book Council December 24, 2017December 22, 2017
Caló des Moro, Mallorca (Photo/Flickr-Tommie Hansen CC BY 2.0)
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Discovering the joy of almonds among the Jews of Mallorca

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer December 22, 2017December 22, 2017
Ari’el Stachel (right) plays matchmaker to two shy Israelis, played by Rachel Prather and Etai Benson, in the broadway musical "The Band's Visit." (Photo/JTA-Matt Murphy)
Posted inCulture

Berkeley actor finds Jewish-Arab identity on Broadway in ‘Band’s Visit’ adaptation

by Steve North December 20, 2017March 23, 2018
The 2017 Kennedy Center Honorees: LL Cool J, Lionel Ritchie, Carmen de Lavallade, Norman Lear and Gloria Estefan pose for a photo at the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 2, 2017. (Photo/Flickr-State Department)
Posted inColumns

Norman Lear goes to the Kennedy Center, the Pentagon Papers go to the movies

by Nate Bloom December 19, 2017March 23, 2018
From the New Yiddish Rep’s staging of  “Awake and Sing!” featuring (from left) Ronit Asheri, Moshe Lobel, Lea Kalisch, David Mandelbaum and Eli Rosen. (Photo/JTA-Pedro Hernandez)
Posted inCulture

Classic ‘Awake and Sing!’ gets Yiddish update while touching on immigration

by Andrew Silow-Carroll December 18, 2017March 23, 2018
Gary Gulman will be one of the comedians at the 25th Kung Pao Kosher Comedy show, Dec. 23-25
Posted inCulture

Comedy gold at Jewish Christmas favorite Kung Pao’s silver anniversary

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller December 14, 2017March 23, 2018

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