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Daniel Jontof-Hutter "catches" Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3), which was brightly visible in October 2024. (Courtesy)
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He spends his days searching for Earth-like planets beyond our solar system

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 25, 2026February 25, 2026
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Disney princesses have let us down. VeggieTales’ Esther takes the crown.

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
Shanghai was home to a sizable number of Jewish refugees during the war. (SS Young via Wikimedia Commons)
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Yiddish-speaking Chinese professor studies the roots of antisemitism in China

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 23, 2026February 24, 2026
Howard Freedman
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He lives and breathes books at S.F.’s Jewish Community Library

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 19, 2026April 23, 2026
Caco Ciocler and Valentina Herszage in "The Polish Women." (Courtesy East Bay International Jewish Film Festival)
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East Bay Jewish film fest to screen 22 films from eight countries in March

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 19, 2026March 4, 2026
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U2 album includes Yehuda Amichai poem, tribute to slain activist Awdah Hathaleen

by Grace Gilson February 19, 2026February 19, 2026
Eli Sharabi and his book
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Eli Sharabi’s ‘Hostage’ memoir named Jewish book of the year

by Andrew Silow-Carroll February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
Marc Dollinger in the PBS series “Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History.” (Screenshot)
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In new PBS series, SFSU prof looks at complicated Jewish views around race relations

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 17, 2026February 20, 2026
Roald Dahl signs books in Amsterdam in 1988. (Rob Bogaerts/Anefo/CC0 1.0)
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‘Giant,’ coming to Broadway, confronts antisemitism and Roald Dahl’s complex legacy

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz February 13, 2026February 13, 2026
A spread from Amy Kurzweil's graphic memoir “Artificial: A Love Story." (Courtesy)
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S.F. cartoonist traces her family’s past and outlines an AI future

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 12, 2026February 18, 2026

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