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A 1952 editorial cartoon distributed by  JTA that appeared in the Jewish Bulletin, the former name of this publication.
Posted inFrom the Archives

The 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act put ‘Jewish’ labels on visas

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 22, 2025April 28, 2025
Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, in Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the Ode to Joy, on August 28, 2022. It was Tilson Thomas's last concert with the BSO, where he began his career in 1969, as its assistant conductor and pianist. (Hilary Scott/Courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra).
Posted inMusic

Battling cancer, Michael Tilson Thomas prepares for his last concert

by Penny Schwartz April 21, 2025April 21, 2025
Fashion designer and cabaret signer Isaac Mizrahi will perform in the Bay Area in April. (David Andrako Photo)
Posted inMusic

‘I Know Everybody’: Isaac Mizrahi brings his flair for the dramatic to the Bay Area

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 16, 2025April 16, 2025
A woman wearing a hijab and a woman in a light pink blazer sit on a stage, reaching out to hold each other's hands
Posted inIdeas

Some bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families still seek peace — even after Oct. 7

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 14, 2025September 25, 2025
Three men, one very young and two very old, light candles in front of a packed auditorium
Posted inHolidays

Bay Area events for Yom HaShoah and Israel Memorial Day

by J. Staff April 14, 2025April 21, 2025
Avdija, suited up for a game, gestures to a teammate on the court
Posted inSports

5 a.m. games and bar mitzvah trips: Israelis revel in Deni Avdija’s breakout season

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis April 14, 2025April 14, 2025
Ron Kaufman, whose company specializes in the preservation of historic buildings, points to a map of the various properties he’s helped recover and preserve at his office in San Francisco on April 3, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Ron Kaufman: Restorer of S.F. waterfront and, at 90, a published author

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss April 9, 2025April 16, 2025
Detail from the cover of “The Anatomy of Exile” by Zeeva Bukai
Posted inOff the Shelf

‘Anatomy of Exile’ by Zeeva Bukai reflects on elusive nature of ‘home’

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 9, 2025April 10, 2025
Attendees line up for opening night of the 2022 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival at the Castro Theater. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
Posted inCulture

Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev April 9, 2025April 13, 2025
Dancers in rehearsal for Marika Brussel's "Slant of the Earth." (Courtesy)
Posted inDance

New ballet on Peninsula reinvents Genesis as a love quadrangle

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 8, 2025April 14, 2025

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