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Elie Wiesel sits at a desk
Posted inEducation

Citing risk to Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night,’ judge blocks key parts of Iowa book ban law

by Andrew Lapin January 3, 2024
Detail of the cover of "Two Tribes" by Emily Bowen Cohen
Posted inComics

Q&A: Graphic novelist tells story of Jewish and Native American girl

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 3, 2024January 10, 2024
Urban Dictionary has dozens of definitions for “Israeled” — all of which were contributed after Oct. 7. (Screenshot/urbandictionary.com
Posted inCulture

‘Israeled,’ a new Urban Dictionary word, becomes proxy battleground in Middle East conflict

Louis Keene by Louis Keene January 2, 2024
two people hug outdoors at night
Posted inNews

‘This is our tribe’: In a makeshift tent, survivors of the Nova Music Festival massacre strive for healing

by Lipaz Avigal January 2, 2024January 2, 2024
A pink-haired parody of a Berkeley progressive corrects her fellow "Three Wise Persons" on gender politics in a recent video from the Israeli sketch comedy series "Eretz Nehederet." (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inAnalysis

Viral videos about Bay Area antisemitism blur the line between reality and satire

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 29, 2023January 3, 2024
Detail of the cover of "Am Yisrael Chai: Essays, Poems, and Prayers"
Posted inBooks

Post-Oct. 7 anthology edited by ex-Berkeley rabbi testifies to Jewish resilience

Lane Igoudin by Lane Igoudin December 28, 2023May 2, 2024
Two women hug as other people look on
Posted inAnalysis

9 stories that defined our Jewish year in 2023 before Oct. 7

Ben Sales by Ben Sales December 27, 2023December 27, 2023
Amira Mohammed, co-host of the podcast "Unapologetic: The Third Narrative," during the podcast's first episode. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inPodcasts

‘We’re sick and tired of the West telling us what to do’: Palestinian Israeli peace activists speak out on a new podcast

Nora Berman by Nora Berman December 27, 2023December 27, 2023
This pro-Israel canine attended a rally demanding Hamas release hostages the Israeli hostages held in Gaza at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inUncategorized

Looking back on 2023: Northern California Jewish life in photos

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins December 26, 2023December 26, 2023
Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman's "Harmony" is now on Broadway. (Photo/JTA-Julieta Cervantes)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Broadway’s ‘Harmony’ includes origin story of singer who became S.F. cantor

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz December 26, 2023December 28, 2023

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