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a little boy and his dad light the menorah
Posted inHanukkah

8 reasons why Hanukkah is our best holiday

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 26, 2018November 28, 2018
a ruined synagogue, roof caved in and windows smashed, seen from above
Posted inHistory

Europe’s Jews know Pittsburgh terror well, historian says

by Dan Pine November 14, 2018November 14, 2018
a rugged man sits relaxed among the dig
Posted inPhilanthropy

Turning Silicon Valley wealth into archeological gems in Israel

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 9, 2018November 9, 2018
an ornate antique illustration of two men sitting before a bearded teacher
Posted inArt

The Jewish and Israeli story through Islamic art on exhibit in S.F.

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller October 30, 2018October 31, 2018
black and white: a man in an old US army uniform
Posted inOpinion

100 years since WWI: significant for S.F. — and my family

Quentin Kopp by Quentin Kopp October 30, 2018November 2, 2018
Ed Zerin
Posted inBooks

Ed Zerin, the 98-year-old who wrote the book on “Jewish San Francisco”

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 24, 2018October 24, 2018
False papers used by the Dutch-French resistance in WWII
Posted inBooks

New book: the Dutch and French ‘underground railroad’ in WWII

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 12, 2018January 9, 2019
San Francisco State University professor Marc Dollinger (left) and Jews of Color Initiative founder Ilana Kaufman at discuss Dollinger's book at Temple Sinai in Oakland, Oct. 2018. (Photo/Sue Fishkoff)
Posted inBay Area

In Oakland, parsing and challenging the black-Jewish narrative

by Sue Fishkoff October 10, 2018October 10, 2018
In a scene from the play "Oslo," PLO Finance Minister Ahmed Qurie (J Paul Nicholas) speaks with Israeli Director-General of the Foreign Ministry Uri Savir (Paris Hunter Paul) while Norwegian mediators Terje Rød-Larsen (Mark Anderson Phillips) and Mona Juul (Erica Sullivan) look on. (Photo/Kevin Berne)
Posted inTheater

Tony-winning ‘Oslo’ explores personal risks taken for peace

by Patricia Corrigan October 3, 2018October 3, 2018
1928: Edgar Feuchtwanger as a child in Munich — where he literally lived across the street from Adolf Hitler
Posted inHistory

He lived across the street from Hitler, and he’s coming to Palo Alto

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller October 3, 2018October 3, 2018

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