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There are two Chinese joints around the corner from the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland! (Thomas Hawk via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Chinese food and a movie on Christmas? Here are our Bay Area recs

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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset, Oct. 13 in Jerusalem, hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)
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An ad from a 1991 issue of the Jewish Bulletin, this publication's previous name.
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The Paris Opera Ballet performs “Red Carpet,” a contemporary ballet by Israeli choreographer Hofesh Schecter that will have its U.S. premiere at UC Berkeley’s Cal Performances, Oct. 2-4. (Julien Benhamou/Paris Opera Ballet)
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Star Israeli choreographer rolls out ‘Red Carpet’ in Berkeley

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Rabbi Shua Brick in the sanctuary at Oakland's Beth Jacob Congregation, where he has worked since 2020. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Contra Costa Jewish Day School Principal Eden Allswang Bruner will take over as head of school this summer when Dean Goldfein transitions to an emeritus role. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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