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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)
Posted inArt

‘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
Posted inFilm

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
Posted inMusic

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
Posted inMusic

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
Rabbi Shai Held delivers the keynote address at the Z3 Conference in Palo Alto, Nov. 5, 2023. (Shir Shelef/Courtesy Oshman Family JCC)
Posted inBooks

Visiting Bay Area, Rabbi Shai Held discusses how Jews can disagree, lovingly

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 11, 2024November 21, 2024
And old man sits smiling and holding a pair of drum sticks
Posted inMusic

Nothing can stop the 99-year-old drummer behind the Holocaust Survivor Band

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert November 8, 2024November 8, 2024
a man in a large colorful kippah plays guitar on stage
Posted inTheater

Israeli couple’s tragic story in Yemen comes to stage in S.F. with score by Oakland’s RebbeSoul

by Sue Fishkoff November 8, 2024November 10, 2024
Standup comedian Moshe Kasher will be performing in San Francisco from Nov. 20-23 at Punch Line comedy club. (Courtesy Punch Line)
Posted inComedy

Prodigal comedian Moshe Kasher, a man of many worlds, returns for Bay Area gigs

by Dan Pine November 6, 2024November 21, 2024

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