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Dave Goldberg, right, with wife Sheryl Sandberg in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 10, 2013. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

Sheryl Sandberg endows scholarship at Camp Ramah in California in honor of late husband

by Grace Gilson May 1, 2026May 1, 2026
Kathy Saunders (left) sits next to her sister Ann Saunders Gordon as she records a story about her family’s history at our “History Is Calling!” event. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inHistory

California, here I come: Listen to J. readers share how their families came to the Bay Area

Yael Bright by Yael Bright April 29, 2026April 30, 2026
Steve Kerr talks to reporters following a game. (Cyrus Saatsaz via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Warriors coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’

Louis Keene by Louis Keene April 29, 2026April 29, 2026
Michael Makstman at his office in S.F. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

He left his past in Ukraine, and now runs S.F.’s entire tech operation

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 28, 2026April 28, 2026
Author Daniel Handler (right),  better known as Lemony Snicket, talks about his career with J.'s then-Editor-in-Chief Chanan Tigay during the Jewish Arts & Bookfest at the Magnes in 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Upcoming events: Mizrahi music, Jewish book fest, Lag Ba’Omer bonfires

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 28, 2026April 28, 2026
Rabbi Zac Kamenetz discusses psychedelics and healing during last year’s San Francisco Jewish Week. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inCulture

2nd S.F. Jewish Week features ‘Robot Shabbat,’ comedy, Valkyries and a ball

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 28, 2026April 29, 2026
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna speaks at the Jewish Democratic Council of America’s 2024 Leadership Summit. (JDCA CC BY 2.0)
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Rep. Ro Khanna, running for reelection, stands by his criticism of Israel

by Emma Goss April 27, 2026April 28, 2026
Fringe conservative political candidate Don Grundmann talking to reporters at a "Straight Pride" protest outside Planned Parenthood in Modesto, Aug. 24, 2019. (Gabe Stutman/J. Staff)
Posted inPolitics

Antisemitic screed in California voter guide rattles state’s Jews

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 24, 2026April 24, 2026
La America, a Ladino paper from the U.S., published 1911. (Courtesy NIL)
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Stanford Ladino scholar keeps grip on fading Ottoman Jewish world

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 24, 2026April 24, 2026
Michael Tilson Thomas conducting a rehearsal of the San Francisco Symphony (Photo/Art Streiber-Courtesy S.F. Symphony)
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Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrated conductor of S.F. Symphony, dies at 81

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

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