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The gasometer on what was then named Army Street and today is Cesar Chavez Street in San Francisco.(OpenSFHistory/wnp14.2249)
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Gas, electric… coal? Customers have long bemoaned their energy bills

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 10, 2025January 10, 2025
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Jan. 10, 2025

by J. Staff January 10, 2025January 10, 2025
Mazel tov, Ellen Fetherston and Jonathan Fookes!
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by J. Staff January 10, 2025January 10, 2025
A watercolor painting of a red-haired bearded man draped in rough, dark furs leads a younger man with an innocent look through a forest
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The hidden cost of holding grudges isn’t worth paying

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg January 9, 2025January 9, 2025
Col. Peter Gleichenhaus carries one Congregation B'nai Emunah's Torah scrolls during a June 2023 ceremony to deconsecrate the congregation's building as it merged with Congregation Beth Israel Judea. (Courtesy Coco Romano Giordano)
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‘Col. Pete’ Gleichenhaus, a community hero to many, dies at 85

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 8, 2025January 8, 2025
An older bald man plays guitar and sings into a microphone
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Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 8, 2025January 8, 2025
a plate of colorful salad next to a small dish of zaatar seasoning
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Goat cheese and za’atar add tang to warm lentil salad

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer January 6, 2025January 9, 2025
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Jake Retzlaff, fresh off Alamo Bowl win, champions matzah in first Manischewitz ad

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis January 4, 2025January 6, 2025
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Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor who won 10 Olympic gymnastics medals, dies at 103

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
Painting of Biblical Joseph in Egypt
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Joseph transformed the worst moment in his life into a blessing

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler January 2, 2025January 2, 2025

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