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Lifecycles announcements for the week of Aug. 9, 2024

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Death announcements for the week of Aug. 9, 2024

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"Moses Forbids the People to Follow Him" by James Tissot, ca. 1900 (The Jewish Museum)
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Know where you came from — and what choices you made to get here

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf August 8, 2024August 8, 2024
"Joseph Maketh Himself Known to His Brethren" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inCulture

Why we use paintings by Catholic artist James Tissot with our Torah column

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 7, 2024August 7, 2024
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With a brunch rivaling the best Israeli hotel, two expats raise money for Israel

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 5, 2024August 15, 2024
Janet Silver Ghent with a cake at a pre-nuptial surprise party in the former office of this publication in early 2000. (Courtesy)
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Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 5, 2024August 5, 2024
engraving of several women standing before moses, who is seated on a throne
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The Daughters of Zelophehad remind us that progress is possible

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 2, 2024August 2, 2024
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Wise Sons closes Oakland and CJM locations; Israel food trip canceled

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 1, 2024August 15, 2024
Ilana Schatz, seen in Bhutan in 2009, created campaigns such as the Passover "Bean of Affliction" and “Guilt Free Gelt Chanukah,” shedding light on child labor in the cocoa industry. (Courtesy David Lingren)
Posted inObituaries

Ilana Schatz, founder of Fair Trade Judaica, dies at 71

by Andrew Silow-Carroll August 1, 2024August 1, 2024
From an article in Elie Wiesel's return to San Francisco in our May 11, 2007 article. (Screenshot)
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When Elie Wiesel was assaulted in San Francisco in 2007, it was DA Kamala Harris who charged his attacker with a hate crime

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 31, 2024August 1, 2024

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