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      Lifecycles

      Lifecycles for the week of April 1, 2022

      B’nai Mitzvahs Armstrong Braverman Son of Gedalia Braverman, Saturday, April 2, at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. Ella Braverman Daughter…
      By J. Staff Apr 1, 2022
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      Obituaries

      Obituaries for the week of April 1, 2022

      Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Richard H. Breiner Feb. 28, 1935–Feb. 26, 2022 A longtime pillar in the Marin…
      By J. Staff Apr 1, 2022
      Applications are open for the summer session of Urban Adamah’s two-month fellowship. (Photo/Urban Adamah)

      Our Crowd

      Honors, comings & goings, opportunities — March 2022

      Honors The Tramiel family of Palo Alto was honored March 30 at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s 2022 Western Region Tribute event. The late Jack and…
      By David A.M. Wilensky Mar 28, 2022
      Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, pictured here in 2018, died March 23, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Bill O'Leary-The Washington Post via Getty Images)

      Obituaries

      Madeleine Albright, secretary of state who discovered Jewish roots, dies 84

      Madeleine Albright was the quintessential late 20th-century Jewish diplomat, haunted by the Holocaust and determined to use what tools her adopted country…
      By Ron Kampeas, JTA Mar 24, 2022
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      Obituaries

      Obituaries for the week of March 18, 2022

      Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Buni Cooper Buni Cooper, singer, actress and educator, died on her birthday,…
      By J. Staff Mar 18, 2022
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      Lifecycles

      Lifecycle announcements for the week of March 18, 2022

      B’nai Mitzvahs Hannah Baum Daughter of Heather Gaillard and Benjamin Baum, Saturday, March 26, at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills. Aaron…
      By J. Staff Mar 18, 2022
      Rabbi Martin Weiner, seen here at his long-time pulpit, Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, passed away this month at the age of 83.

      Obituaries

      Rabbi Martin Weiner dies at 83, leaving behind a towering legacy

      In 2003, when Rabbi Martin Weiner retired after more than three decades as the senior rabbi of Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, he told…
      By Dan Pine Mar 9, 2022
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      Lifecycles

      Lifecycle announcements for the week of March 4, 2022

      Engagements Rebecca “Becca” Siegel of Mountain View, California and Jonathan Singer of Portland, Oregon, were engaged to be married on Feb. 12. The couple…
      By J. Staff Mar 4, 2022
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      Obituaries

      Death announcements for the week of March 4, 2022

      Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Kenneth David Brenner Sept. 9, 1946–Feb. 14, 2022 Kenneth David Brenner, born…
      By J. Staff Mar 4, 2022
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