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five men in WWII-era US Army combat uniforms work together to erect a flagpole atop a pile of rubble
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San Francisco getting a block named for famed Iwo Jima photographer Joe Rosenthal

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins November 26, 2024December 12, 2024
The 1902 funeral of Rabbi Jacob Joseph (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBooks

How the biggest antisemitic riot in America transformed Jewish history 

by Benjamin Ivry November 26, 2024November 26, 2024
two younger men sit on a train
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In ‘A Real Pain,’ tourists bring their own miseries to Holocaust sites

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 25, 2024November 26, 2024
A painting of a gladiator, clad in gold, standing over his defeated opponent. He looks up at the crowd, many of whom hold their hands up in the thumbs-down sign.
Posted inFilm

There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?

by Luke Tress November 25, 2024November 25, 2024
Visitors looking at Janis Joplin’s clothing in the exhibition "Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution" at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in 2018
(File/Andria Lo)
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‘A punch in the gut’: Artists and fans worry about the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s future

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 21, 2024November 26, 2024
netanyahu talks on the phone inside his limousine
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In a startling new documentary about Netanyahu’s corruption, eerie echoes of Trump

by Olivia Haynie November 21, 2024November 21, 2024
black and white photo of Keller seated outside, next to the cover of the book which shows a child from behind looking at an abstract painting
Posted inBooks

‘Shechinah at the Art Institute’: Sonoma rabbi’s memoir unfurls stories of mysticism and whimsy

Eli Andrew Ramer (Courtesy) by Eli Andrew Ramer November 19, 2024November 21, 2024
a woman plays violin on stage
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Classical ensemble, coming to Bay Area, still envisions Arab-Jewish harmony

Laura Pall by Laura Paull November 18, 2024November 18, 2024
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, March 7, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inCulture

Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco will close for a year, citing financial woes

Laura Pall by Laura Paull November 13, 2024November 13, 2024
four musicians sit together playing
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Four world artists found common ground in music. They hope to find more in benefit concert for Israeli and Palestinian aid orgs.

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 12, 2024December 17, 2024

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