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Adrien Brody wins best actor Oscar for ‘The Brutalist,’ his 2nd for playing a Holocaust survivor

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer March 3, 2025March 19, 2025
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‘No Other Land,’ about Israeli demolition of Palestinian village, wins Oscar for best documentary

Ben Sales by Ben Sales March 3, 2025March 19, 2025
Screenshot from "'Ask Me': What LGBTQ Students Want Their Professors to Know," a video produced by a nonprofit called Campus Pride in collaboration with the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Posted inBay Area

Marin school district apologizes for video with Leila Khaled T-shirt

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 28, 2025March 1, 2025
Detail of the cover of "I Say Shehechiyanu" by Joanne Rocklin and illustrated by Monika Filipina. (Courtesy PJ Library)
Posted inBooks

These children’s books celebrate Jewish pride, joy and resilience

by Vivien Braly and Ellen Holderman February 28, 2025February 28, 2025
Aviva ”Vivi” Bayun (top) talks to Beza Abebe about the dish she’s going to prepare during filming for a video series about Ethiopian Jewish cooking in Pleasant Hill on Jan. 12, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inSmall Bites

Ethiopian Jews cook their food and share their stories in Bay Area video series

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 28, 2025June 19, 2025
Scientists Magali Billen (right) of UC Davis and Yuval Boneh (second from left) of Ben Gurion University during the latter's funded trip to the Bay Area, with colleagues Menno Fraters and Becky Fildes. (Courtesy)
Posted inIdeas

From cancer vaccines to barley breeding, Israeli and UC Davis scientists collaborate 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 28, 2025February 28, 2025
Chai Cycle, a group of local Jews who bike around the Bay Area and break for learning Torah and Talmud, put their branded water bottles together outside the Orinda BART Station on Feb. 23, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Tour de Torah? East Bay Jewish cycling group looks to expand its radius

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 27, 2025February 27, 2025
Music Director Lahav Shani conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. (Shai Skiff)
Posted inMusic

Israel Philharmonic to return to San Francisco with deeply personal program 

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert February 27, 2025March 3, 2025
Holocaust survivor and students
Posted inEducation

Bill aims to increase oversight, offer grants for Holocaust education in California

by Ryan Torok February 26, 2025February 26, 2025
Elsa Cedeño sings as Amy Winehouse for tribute band Valerie at Broadway Studios in San Francisco in December 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inMusic

Amy Winehouse’s vocal legacy reignited through local tribute band

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 26, 2025February 20, 2026

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