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New books on parenting, travel and history populate a roundup of works by local Jewish authors.
Posted inBooks

Bay Area Jewish authors cover travel, mysticism, parenting and more in new books

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 13, 2026March 13, 2026
Itzhak Perlman, Phyllis Cook and Laura Lauder (Courtesy)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Itzhak Perlman appears at Federation event celebrating endowment campaign

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 6, 2026March 6, 2026
Chulpan Khamatova in “Our Class.” (Irina Danilova)
Posted inTheater

When betrayal leads to murder: ‘Our Class,’ set in 1941, coming to S.F. stage

by Sue Fishkoff March 6, 2026March 10, 2026
Bettina Devin as Ruth Gold in "Lox." (Screenshot)
Posted inFilm

Boichik Bagels is the setting for short drama ‘Lox’ at East Bay Jewish film fest

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
Ellie Freeman in 2022, the first year she attended Girls Make Games summer camp. (Courtesy)
Posted inGames

This 15-year-old is living her dream as a video game designer

by Patricia Corrigan March 4, 2026March 4, 2026
Shoshana von Blanckensee (left) and Chloe Sherman at the Dead Sea in Israel in 1999. (Courtesy Chloe Sherman)
Posted inBooks

Two Jewish authors look back at the rush of queer girl life in 1990s San Francisco

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 3, 2026March 3, 2026
In "Havurah," Jewish and Christian students confront faultlines. (Eric Van Tassell)
Posted inTheater

For locals, helping pick a Jewish Plays Project winner is serious work

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 2, 2026March 4, 2026
Daniel Jontof-Hutter "catches" Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3), which was brightly visible in October 2024. (Courtesy)
Posted inIdeas

He spends his days searching for Earth-like planets beyond our solar system

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 25, 2026February 25, 2026
Posted inFirst Person

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)
Posted inIdeas

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

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