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Saul Kaye sitting a stoop with a steel guitar
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Jewish Americana music gets its moment in the spotlight

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman January 17, 2017January 18, 2017
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Posted inBay Area, Books, Culture, News

‘Genius’ author counteracts threats with Jewish strengths

by Rob Gloster January 17, 2017January 19, 2017
The Handler character with two of the orphans
Posted inColumns, Culture, Celebrity Jews, Film, TV, TV & Film

Jewish connections in ‘The Founder,’ ‘Unfortunate Events’ — and Dr. Heimlich

by Nate Bloom January 17, 2017March 23, 2018
“Noe Valley, 2015” by Shalom Flash — painting of a row of colorful SF houses under a clear sky
Posted inArt, Culture

From Israel to S.F., a palette of vistas by ‘accidental’ painter

by Hannah Rubin January 17, 2017January 17, 2017
Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco (Photo/Flickr user DoNotClick)
Posted inArt, Culture, Music, Jewish Life

Emanu-El concert to explore Jewish immigrant experience

by J. Staff January 17, 2017January 17, 2017
Anita Wallfisch plays the cello in the Women’s Orchestra at Auschwitz (Illustration-Ari Binus)(Illustration-Ari Binus)
Posted inArt, Film, Music, TV & Film

Composer, now filmmaker, tells story of concentration camp musicians

by Dan Pine January 17, 2017March 23, 2018
Michael Chabon
Posted inArt, Books, Culture

Three local authors win Jewish Book Council awards

by J. Staff January 11, 2017January 17, 2017
Singer Jeanette Lewicki (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Community Library)
Posted inArt, Culture, On Stage, Theater

Local singer brings to life cross-dressing Yiddish vaudevillian

by Hannah Rubin January 10, 2017March 23, 2018
Marx Brothers-like characters (from left) Mohamed Ismail as Carlo, Patty Reinhart as Gino and Andrew Ceglio as Samovar (Photo/Joyce Goldschmid)
Posted inArt, Culture, On Stage, Theater

Palo Alto cast to Marx it up in nostalgic stage show

by Rob Gloster January 10, 2017March 23, 2018
Posted inFood, Culture

Winner, winner, chicken dinner that’s oh-so-simple

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer January 9, 2017January 11, 2017

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