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Writer Adam Gopnik spoke at JCCSF recently. (Brigitte Lacombe)
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New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik on where Jews thrive best: Cities

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 27, 2025January 27, 2025
An illustration of tourists standing in line at Auschwitz. One asks "Is this the line for ticket holders?" Another replies "It's for people who don't have tickets yet. I've been waiting for FOUR hours!"
Posted inHolocaust Remembrance Day

A gift shop at Auschwitz? New films and a graphic memoir explore the contradictions of ‘dark tourism’

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 27, 2025January 27, 2025
Detail from a page of "Miri's Moving Day"
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‘Can I be both Chinese and Jewish?’ Children’s book unpacks a young girl’s identity

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 24, 2025January 24, 2025
Yuval Raphael sings "Dancing Queen" on "Rising Star" to become Israel's selection for the 2025 Eurovision competition, Jan. 22, 2025. (Screenshot)
Posted inMusic

Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision music contest

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
Adrien Brody is nominated for his performance as architect Laszlo Toth in "The Brutalist."
Posted inFilm

Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind

by Andrew Lapin January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
Barbara Drapińska as Marta in "The Last Stage," a film made in the  ruins of Auschwitz by women who had been imprisoned there.
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Exploring the Holocaust films of the 1940s, ‘made in the shadow of the ruins’

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 22, 2025January 23, 2025
Haaretz journalist Lee Yaron is the author of "10/7"
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Lee Yaron’s account of Oct. 7 attacks named Jewish book of the year

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 22, 2025January 22, 2025
Emma Goss and Héber Cruz Berber have a love story of their own. After a long engagement, they will marry in February.
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‘Such a Match!’ podcast — a passion project hosted by a hopeless romantic

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 18, 2025January 22, 2025
Noah Kahan performing in Edmonton, Canada, March 29, 2024. (Wikimedia Commons)
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‘Stick Season’ singer Noah Kahan to headline Napa festival

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 14, 2025January 15, 2025
A party on the Temple Mount is depicted in the music video for Yoni Bloch's "A Happy Ending." (Screenshot)
Posted inCulture

An Israeli singer and AI entrepreneur dares to visualize peace in the Middle East — Taylor Swift included

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 14, 2025January 14, 2025

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