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Israeli star Gal Gadot (best known at Wonder Woman) hosted Saturday Night Live. Oct. 7 2017
Posted inCulture

Hosting SNL, Gal Gadot had a Hebrew message for viewers back in Israel

by JTA October 9, 2017March 23, 2018
Rendering of Solomon's Delicatessen, coming soon to Sacramento (Illustration/Courtesy Kaufmann Architects)
Posted inCulture

New kosher joint coming to S.F. Sixth Street; new deli coming to Sacramento

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 9, 2017October 6, 2017
Rabbi Eric Weiss is one of the hosts of KPIX TV's "Mosaic."
Posted inCulture

Local Jewish topics get a wakeup call on TV’s ‘Mosaic’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 8, 2017March 23, 2018
Akindele Bankole in his restaurant in downtown Santa Cruz (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inColumns

African, vegan and kosher on one plate in Santa Cruz

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 6, 2017August 11, 2025
Danish actor Diluckshan Jeyaratnam plays Moses in “Prince of Egypt.”
Posted inCulture

Meet the father-son duo behind the ‘Prince of Egypt’ musical

by Rob Gloster October 6, 2017March 23, 2018
Herschel (right, Richard Aiello) and Shmuel (Evan Sokol) in “The Unveiling” (Photo/A. Lerner)
Posted inCulture

Holocaust survivor haunted by his past in new play

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 4, 2017March 23, 2018
Petty on stage in a leather vest playing guitar
Posted inCulture

When Tom Petty hung out with an Orthodox rock band in Israel

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman October 4, 2017October 3, 2017
Promotional art for Jewish Circle Theatre's "Lysistrata 2000"
Posted inCulture

Jewish Circle Theatre presents ‘Lysistrata 2000’

by J. Staff October 3, 2017March 23, 2018
Roger Grunwald rehearses for “The Obligation.” (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inCulture

One man’s ‘Obligation’ to recount the painful truths of the Holocaust

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 2, 2017March 23, 2018
Debórah Eliezer in “(dis)Place[d]” (Photo/Ben Yalom)
Posted inCulture

One-woman play recalls dad’s life in Jewish Baghdad

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 1, 2017March 23, 2018

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