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Emily Paster, author of “The Joys of Jewish Preserving” (Photo/Courtesy Paster)
Posted inCulture

Cranberry applesauce? Pomegranate jelly? You ‘can’ do it!

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 21, 2017November 20, 2017
Violins played by concentration camp prisoners and ghetto residents were restored over 20 years by Israeli violinmakers Amnon (pictured) and Avshalom Weinstein. (Photo/Courtesy Amnon Weinstein)
Posted inCulture

‘Violins of Hope’ concerts and events coming to Bay Area in 2020

by Rob Gloster November 20, 2017November 17, 2017
Sergei Isupov, "Life’s Work," 2011, was part of "Sabbath: The 2017 Dorothy Saxe Invitational" at The Contemporary Jewish Museum.
Posted inArt

Remember the Sabbath: 57 artists respond in imaginative exhibit

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller November 19, 2017November 21, 2017
In "Between Worlds," Maya Gasner plays Bina, an Orthodox woman whose son is injured in a terrorist attack.
Posted inCulture

Israeli film ‘Between Worlds’ populates tense hospital tale with disappointing cast

by Michael Fox November 16, 2017March 23, 2018
Berbere: the spice mix essential to Ethiopian cuisine (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inCulture

Find the flavor of Sigd in fish and veggies with Ethiopia’s favorite spices

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 16, 2017November 16, 2017
Winemaker Michael Kaye uses a “wine thief” to sample the fermentation.
Posted inColumns

This ‘accidental’ vintner is crushing it with his homemade wines

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 14, 2017November 14, 2017
A scene from the Netflix documentary "One of Us"
Posted inCulture

Hasidic ties bind, confine and inform ‘One of Us’

by Michael Fox November 13, 2017March 23, 2018
Ezra Miller as the Flash in "Justice League," which comes out Nov. 17, 2017
Posted inColumns

The Jews of ‘Justice League’; Prodigy Alma Deutscher visits Bay Area; and more

by Nate Bloom November 12, 2017March 23, 2018
Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan has been the subject of a censorship controversy in Israel (Photo/Isaac Shokal)
Posted inCulture

Author of banned book says she’s still optimistic about Israeli democracy

Laura Pall by Laura Paull November 10, 2017November 10, 2017
From the cover of "Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art"
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Lavishly illustrated volume offers full picture of activist artist Arthur Szyk

by Jewish Book Council November 9, 2017November 10, 2017

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