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Detail of the cover of "Where Is Poppy?" by Caroline Kusin Pritchard
Posted inBooks

New children’s books on navigating loss, illness and race

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 23, 2024July 23, 2024
Jenni Asher expects to graduate from the Academy for Jewish Religion California next spring. (Photo/Arjun Ramesh)
Posted inReligion

L.A. musician Jenni Asher studying to be first ordained Black woman cantor

Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba (Photo/Courtesy)Andrew Esensten by Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba and Andrew Esensten February 22, 2024June 14, 2024
In "God and Country," a documentary produced by Rob Reiner, footage from real events showcases the signs and symbols of growing Christian nationalism in the United States. (Screenshot)
Posted inCulture, Film, TV & Film

In new documentary ‘God and Country,’ Rob Reiner shines a light on Christian nationalism

by Stephen Silver February 22, 2024February 22, 2024
Posters advertise Broadway musicals outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre near Times Square in New York on September 14, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ed Jones-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTheater

Theater charity Broadway Cares will support relief for Israelis in need after complaints about Gaza aid

by Luke Tress February 21, 2024
Among the many recent controversies in the literary world was a protest against the free-speech group PEN America for inviting Mayim Bialik, a pro-Israel actor, to participate in an event. (Photo/JTA-Amanda Edwards-Getty Images)
Posted inBooks

New effort underway to track antisemitism in the literary world, where anti-Israel sentiment is widespread

Philissa Cramer by Andrew Lapin and Philissa Cramer February 20, 2024February 20, 2024
Left: Nathaniel Solomon at Chabad House Berkeley (Photo/Andrew Esensten). Right: Obi Clark at Temple Beth Abraham. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inReligion

Meet two local Jews whose paths to Judaism went through Rastafari

Andrew EsenstenLea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Andrew Esensten and Lea Loeb February 16, 2024February 21, 2024
Matisyahu performs in concert during the "Hold The Fire Tour" at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, Feb. 10, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Rick Kern-Getty Images)
Posted inMusic

Matisyahu concerts in the Southwest canceled after pro-Palestinian activists protest

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer February 16, 2024
A Black Panthers protest in Tel Aviv, 1971. The large sign in the middle reads "Golda, teach us Yiddish." (Photo/National Library of Israel)
Posted inBooks

New book fills history gap about Israel’s Mizrahi-led Black Panther movement

by Dan Pine February 15, 2024May 2, 2024
The Center for Jewish History in New York, where the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is based. (Photo/Gryffindor-Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inCulture

YIVO’s planned webinar series on Hamas exposes rift in Yiddish world over Israel

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar February 14, 2024February 23, 2024
Actor and author Brett Gelman is best known for his role as Murray in "Stranger Things." (Photo/Netflix)
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S.F. bookshop: ‘Stranger Things’ actor’s ‘intemperate’ remarks led to cancellation

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 12, 2024May 2, 2024

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