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Poetry

J.’s editor-at-large Chanan Tigay interviewing author Daniel Handler at the 2025 inaugural Magnes bookfest. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Tarot, comedy, poetry and punk. It’s the Magnes Jewish Arts and Bookfest 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

One year after its launch, the Magnes Jewish Arts & Bookfest returns this year with a packed lineup of programs and panels. “Building on the great energy from last year, […]

A memorial to those who died in the pogrom in Kishinev (Chisinau, Moldova). (Wikicommons/Duesseljan)
Posted inOff the Shelf

Modern ‘erasure poetry’ and 1904 Bialik poem are reverberations of Jewish past

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 30, 2025October 31, 2025
A sign with the poem "What A Gazan Should Do During An Israeli Air Strike," by Mosab Abu Toha (inset) is seen at the University of California, Berkeley, pro-Palestinian student encampment, May 4, 2024. (Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists wins Pulitzer

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
"The Tunnel," one of the pieces included in Simcha Toledano Moyal's "The Scream"
Posted inBooks

‘The Scream’ amplifies Israeli voices sharing their pain through poetry, art, prose

by Sue Fishkoff October 4, 2024November 21, 2024
An El Al airplane in flight
Posted inCulture

How it feels to leave Israel when an attack is coming and every airline is canceling flights

by Aviya Kushner August 7, 2024August 7, 2024
Anna Goodman Herrick (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inPoetry

Queer poet weaves mysticism and memoir in new book

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 13, 2024June 14, 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
Herbert Gold at home in August of 2021. (Photo/George Barahona)
Posted inObituaries

Herbert Gold, San Francisco novelist who mined his own Jewish upbringing, dies at 99

by Andrew Silow-Carroll November 27, 2023
Gertrude Stein poses in front of the portrait of her that Picasso painted in 1906. (Photo/Getty Images)
Posted inArt

A Paris exhibit explores the friendship between Oakland-raised Gertrude Stein and Picasso

by Mervyn Rothstein September 20, 2023September 20, 2023
Clockwise from top left: Ilya Kaminsky, Yetzirah founder Jessica Jacobs, Rodger Kamenetz and Alicia Ostriker. (Photo illustration/Forward- Matthew Litman; Photos/Cory Weller)
Posted inCulture

Finally, something wonderful is happening in the world of Jewish poetry

by Aviya Kushner August 4, 2023August 4, 2023

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