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Joanne and Bernie Arfin. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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‘Such a Match!’ episode 3: The journalist who got scooped

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss February 4, 2025February 4, 2025
In "Bad Shabbos," Cliff "Method Man" Smith plays a doorman who helps a frazzled Jewish family deal with an unforeseen catastrophe. (Courtesy)
Posted inFilm

At Sacramento Jewish film fest, have a ‘Bad Shabbos’ with the ‘Sabbath Queen’

Laura Pall by Laura Paull February 3, 2025February 4, 2025
The son of Jewish parents who fled the Nazis for safe harbor in the United States, Sen. Ron Wyden shares lessons from 40-plus career in politics in a new memoir. (Grand Central Publishing)
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Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power

by Andrew Silow-Carroll February 3, 2025February 3, 2025
From the cover of "The Gonif" by Andy Weinberger
Posted inAuthor! Author!

Guide to pithy phrases and stolen Torah mystery in new books from local authors

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
Mandy Aftel takes a whiff at her Aftel Archive of Curious Scents. (Foster Curry)
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Scent creator and curator Mandy Aftel on the essence of perfume — from frankincense to wet dog

by Patricia Corrigan January 29, 2025January 29, 2025
Janet Silver-Ghent and Allen Podell pose for a photograph at their home in Palo Alto, July 15, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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A staff member puts a personals ad in J. — and sparks fly

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 28, 2025January 28, 2025
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)
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Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision music contest

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

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