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Attendees line up for opening night of the 2022 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival at the Castro Theater. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
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S.F. Jewish Film Festival org loses two NEA grants

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 6, 2025May 7, 2025
Alcatraz Island (Bernard Sprague via Flickr)
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The secret Jewish history of Alcatraz

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A sign with the poem "What A Gazan Should Do During An Israeli Air Strike," by Mosab Abu Toha (inset) is seen at the University of California, Berkeley, pro-Palestinian student encampment, May 4, 2024. (Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images)
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Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists wins Pulitzer

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The grisly, complicated story of Leo Frank, the man behind ‘Parade’

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 5, 2025May 6, 2025
Mike Perlmutter of Saul Goodman’s Klezmer Band plays the clarinet at Saul’s. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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‘May the klez be with you’ this Jewish American Heritage Month

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 1, 2025May 2, 2025
Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin in Parade (Joan Marcus)
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The lynching of Leo Frank coming to Northern California in ‘Parade’ revival

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Actor Jeremy Piven bringing his stand-up comedy to Northern California

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 28, 2025April 28, 2025
Sara Glass is the author of "Kissing Girls on Shabbat."
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‘Kissing Girls on Shabbat’: Gay ex-Hasidic therapist coming to OFJCC

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 25, 2025April 28, 2025
A panel from the graphic novel "We Are Not Strangers" by Josh Tuininga, who will be among the speakers at the Jewish Arts & Bookfest.
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Daniel Handler will headline inaugural Jewish book fest at the Magnes

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz April 23, 2025April 30, 2025
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An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons

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