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J. culture editor Andrew Esensten with his mother, Prof. Sandra Haynes-Esensten, at the Great Pyramid of Giza earlier this month. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
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On vacation in Egypt, I found hope for peace in Israel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 31, 2022March 31, 2022
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Why my L.A. synagogue is building a 55-unit housing development for unhoused seniors

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Thousands of New Yorkers of all backgrounds convened at the "No Hate, No Fear" march against antisemitism in January 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik McGregor-LightRocket via Getty Images)
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How do you know if it’s antisemitism? At JCRC, we’ve taken a deep dive

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I-280 traffic in the 1970s. (Photo/Flickr-walkingsf CC BY 2.0)
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A trip down memory lane in my Hebrew school carpool

Larry Sokoloff by Larry Sokoloff March 22, 2022
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Plea from a disabled Jew: the pandemic isn’t over

Mariyama Scott by Mariyama Scott March 18, 2022March 30, 2022
An obituary for Lewis Emanuel in our July 24, 1896 edition.
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For an ol’ prospector of Jewish genealogy, J.’s new archives are a gold mine

Jeremy Frankel by Jeremy Frankel March 14, 2022
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Our special-needs adult children are not invisible — but the Jewish community doesn’t see them

Tobie Helene Shapiro by Tobie Helene Shapiro March 10, 2022March 10, 2022
Joseph Anuszewicz (second from left) receives the Cross of Valor for his service in World War II, August 1945.
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In Warsaw, I encountered a relative I never knew existed

Geri Spieler by Geri Spieler March 9, 2022
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An inside look at the history of Sha’ar Zahav, San Francisco’s LGBTQ synagogue

Ron Lezell by Ron Lezell March 8, 2022March 8, 2022
Japanese American children being relocated to internment camps, 1942.
(Photo/Russell Lee-Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.)
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Jewish values, a judge and Japanese American internment

Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce by Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce March 2, 2022March 7, 2022

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