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illustration: a black silhouette of a perched bird against a background of flames
Posted inBooks

Q&A: All Jews go to hell in Oakland writer’s ‘irreligious’ novel

by Sue Fishkoff June 28, 2023June 29, 2023
Dr. Ilana Yurkiewicz poses holding a copy of "Fragmented"
Posted inHealth

Stanford doc’s new book sounds alarm about ‘fragmented’ medical care

by Dr. Jerry Saliman June 27, 2023June 27, 2023
Detail from the cover art of "My Hijacking" by Martha Hodes
Posted inUncategorized

A week as a hostage on a hijacked plane, a lifetime of anxiety and traumatic memories

by Julia M. Klein June 26, 2023
Mark Schiff (left) has opened for Jerry Seinfeld for decades. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Schiff)
Posted inUncategorized

Mark Schiff, Jerry Seinfeld’s longtime opening act, brings tefillin on tour

by Lana Schwartz June 23, 2023
Dina Angel-Wing's sculpture honoring Gilbert Baker (the figure on the left), who designed the LGBTQ rainbow flag. (Photo/Frank Wing)
Posted inCulture

Local Israeli sculptor seeks home for piece honoring ‘gay Betsy Ross’

by Dan Pine June 22, 2023November 9, 2023
From a photo of Rabbi Sally Priesand by Joan Roth that will soon be on display at the National Portrait Gallery.
Posted inArt

National Portrait Gallery to display portrait of Sally Priesand, first ordained woman rabbi in American history

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg June 22, 2023
Dianna Agron stars in "Clock." (Photo/JTA-Hulu)
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‘Clock’: A Hulu horror movie influenced by the post-Holocaust pressure to have children

by Taylor Speyer June 22, 2023June 22, 2023
Jay Rosenblatt and daughter Ella, 17, in 2018 from his film "How Do You Measure A Year?"
Posted inFilm

‘How Do You Measure a Year?’ Oscar-nominated documentary of S.F. girl’s time-lapse childhood comes to HBO

by Dan Pine June 21, 2023June 21, 2023
Maya Landsman won a best actress award at Cannes for her performance in The Lesson. (Photo/Courtesy ChaiFlicks)
Posted inTV & Film

‘The Lesson’: In searing new Israeli drama, a classroom dispute explodes into Greek tragedy

by Simi Horowitz June 21, 2023June 21, 2023
Cleavon Little (left) and Gene Wilder in "Blazing Saddles."
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S.F. Jewish Film Fest 2023 lineup announced: Gene Wilder, Bella Abzug, ‘Prince of Egypt’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 20, 2023July 5, 2023

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