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Cornwall feels just slightly less picturesque when you have Covid.
Posted inAct Two

Another travel misadventure: Title it ‘Covid in Cornwall’

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 11, 2022August 10, 2022
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Long Island history gone awry: the story of my not-mitzvah

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz August 10, 2022August 9, 2022
“You can hear a pin drop when I tell my story,” says Sy Karfiol.
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

‘My childhood ended’: Sacramento Holocaust survivor Sy Karfiol recounts harrowing tale for spellbound audiences

by Dan Pine June 30, 2022June 30, 2022
(Photo/Flickr-Jose Navarro CC BY 2.0)
Posted inHealth

Migraines are a pain. Here’s how to manage them

by Dr. Jerry Saliman June 28, 2022
Karen Galatz in high school
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

My 50-year high school reunion was strange, nostalgic, fun and bittersweet

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz June 22, 2022June 22, 2022
Sonia Apfelblum, a Holocaust survivor, became a bat mitzvah at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo on May 12, 2022. (Photo/Miri Ekshtein)
Posted inBay Area

Two Holocaust survivors celebrate long-delayed b’nai mitzvah in San Mateo

by Dan Pine June 21, 2022June 23, 2022
an ornate tea cup on a saucer with a golden spoon
Posted inAct Two

Did our tea-making savvy sink in the Boston Harbor?

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 15, 2022
An SFCJL resident using the memory care station. (Photo/Courtesy SFCJL)
Posted inBay Area

SFCJL’s virtual memory care earns recognition from Fast Company

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 17, 2022May 23, 2022
Jewish women protesting for abortion rights in the 1970s. (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Women International)
Posted inOpinion

Would my 1971 ‘missed abortion’ be criminal in a post-Roe world?

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 11, 2022May 12, 2022
Tony Bennett and Lady GaGa in 2015 (Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inSeniors

Reduce cognitive decline by engaging with music

by Dr. Jerry Saliman May 6, 2022

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