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An after-work Hebrew lesson for new emigres in Dimona, 1955 (Photo/Moshe Pridan-National Photo Collection)
Posted inIsrael at 70

‘Yiddish not spoken here’ — but my dad had a different idea

Vavi Toran by Vavi Toran April 5, 2018April 6, 2018
On the cover of our print edition this week: "Hipster Herzl," part of Israeli artist Amit Shimoni's Hipstory series, reimagines the legendary Zionist leader and his very hipster beard.
Posted inLetter to Readers

On the cover: 70 years of Herzl’s dream

by Sue Fishkoff April 5, 2018April 5, 2018
a family waves israeli flags ecstatically
Posted inIsrael at 70

Party like it’s 1948 at these Bay Area Israel Independence Day events

by J. Staff April 5, 2018April 9, 2018
From the cover of "Stealth Altruism" by Arthur Shostak
Posted inBooks

Highlighting radical acts of ‘stealth’ kindness during Holocaust

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller April 4, 2018April 4, 2018
lit yahrzeit candles
Posted inYom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah events in the Bay Area

by J. Staff April 3, 2018April 3, 2018
a stack of matzah on a white tablecloth
Posted inNews

No matzah for you! Bakersfield and San Luis Obispo feel the pain

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 3, 2018April 5, 2018
Palestinian protesters at a demonstration near the Gaza border, March 31, 2018 (Photo/JTA-Abed Rahim Khatib-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael at 70

Are our ancestors’ tears any different from Palestinian tears?

Austin Weisgrau by Austin Weisgrau April 3, 2018April 4, 2018
Ofra Daniel as lead character Tirza in her production of “Love Sick,” winner of the 2018 Glickman Award (Photo/Cheshiredave Creative)
Posted inIsrael at 70

I am your daughter — a letter to my dear land of Israel

Ofra Daniel by Ofra Daniel April 2, 2018April 4, 2018
Zack Bodner (left) with his family at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
Posted inIsrael at 70

Why should Israel matter? Because it’s in our collective soul.

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner April 2, 2018April 4, 2018
From Isaac Abravanel's haggadah, published in Altona, Germany, 1763. (Photo/Flickr-Library and Archives of Canada CC BY 2.0)
Posted inColumns

The haggadah tells us to work for the liberation of all

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg March 29, 2018April 2, 2018

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