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Theater director Evgenia "Zhenya" Berkovich (left) with her daughters. (Ira Polyarnaya)
Posted inBay Area

Bay Area emigre fights to free Jewish theater director imprisoned in Russia

by Sue Fishkoff March 6, 2025March 18, 2025
A Mobile Museums of Tolerance bus parked in Piedmont on March 4. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inEducation

Museum on wheels teaches local teens how regular Germans became ‘army of hate’

by Dan Pine March 6, 2025March 9, 2025
Camp Tawonga's garden at its peak during summer 2024. This summer a new Garden Kitchen will open next to the garden itself. (Courtesy)
Posted inKids & Family

The dirt on summer camps: Gardens, kid-focused kitchens grow in popularity

by Sue Fishkoff March 5, 2025March 9, 2025
Mexican-inspired wedding hamantaschen were custom-designed for J. staff writer Emma Goss and Héber Cruz Berber, who married on Feb. 23. (Beth Lee)
Posted inFood

J. writer’s wedding called for these custom-made Mexican Jewish cookies

by Beth Lee March 5, 2025March 5, 2025
“Intifada” and an upside-down red triangle representing Hamas were spray-painted on a mailbox at UC Berkeley in May 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inEducation

UC Berkeley on list of 10 campuses targeted by DOJ in antisemitism probe

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss March 4, 2025March 4, 2025
Donna and Joe at their home in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPodcasts

‘Such a Match!’ episode 7: Checking all the right boxes

by J. Staff March 4, 2025March 4, 2025
Hamantaschen at Saul’s Deli in Berkeley. ( (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFood

UPDATED: Hamantaschen and beyond: Where to find Purim pastries around the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 4, 2025February 13, 2026
Joanne Greene and husband Fred with their granddaughter on Purim in 2022.
Posted inPurim

Party like it’s 5785: Where to celebrate Purim around the Bay Area

by J. Staff March 4, 2025March 12, 2025
an exterior wall says "Jerusalem Coffee House: Arts and Wellness Cafe"
Posted inBay Area

Two lawsuits allege Oakland coffee shop discriminated against Jews

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 3, 2025March 3, 2025
A man walks past a wall of hostage poster, some which have been torn down. "Torn" is a look at the way the posters became a flashpoint in the U.S. (Screenshot)
Posted inFilm

Two stark films explore the aftermath of Oct. 7 in both Israel and U.S.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 3, 2025February 22, 2026

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