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"The Netanyahus," "A Play for the End of the World," "People Love Dead Jews" and Dvora Hacohen’s biography of Hadassah founder Henriette Szold are among the winners of the 2021 National Jewish Book Awards.
Posted inBooks

Local writers Helene Wecker and Nathaniel Deutsch win 2021 National Jewish Book Awards

by JTA and J. Staff January 20, 2022January 20, 2022
(Photo-Justin Elson-Flickr Commons)
Posted inLocal Voice

Jewish approach to mental health crises is ‘Care First, Jail Last’

Jonathan SimonRahel Smith by Jonathan Simon and Rahel Smith January 19, 2022
a white woman with short hair stands in a commercial kitchen next to large bins of bagels
Posted inSmall Bites

Boichik Bagels expands south to Palo Alto

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 19, 2022March 15, 2022
A view of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Emil Lippe-Getty Images)
Posted inBay Area

Bay Area Jews seek additional security after Texas hostage crisis

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 19, 2022January 20, 2022
Gun control activist Loren Lieb (right) and her son, Josh Stepakoff, who survived a 1999 shooting at the North Valley Jewish Community Center.
Posted inUncategorized

Jewish activist and legislators line up behind state’s proposed new gun law 

by Ryan Torok January 18, 2022January 20, 2022
(Photo/Jean-Baptiste Carhaix, courtesy GLBT Historical Society)
Posted inUncategorized

Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady was a revolutionary Jewish drag queen in S.F.

by Rachel Greiner and Hey Alma January 14, 2022January 25, 2022
The original Wise Sons location on 24th Street in San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Wise Sons, Sababa, Proposition Chicken join Mountain View hub

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 14, 2022March 15, 2022
The MANA Chabad Jewish Center's virtual exterior is designed to replicate Chabad World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, bringing its iconic look to the Metaverse.
Posted inTech

Yep, Chabad is everywhere — even in the virtual reality ‘metaverse’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 14, 2022February 2, 2022
A fountain for ritual hand-washing, part of a Holocaust memorial at Santa Rosa Memorial Park cemetery, was vandalized for the second time in two years. (Photo/Dennis Judd)
Posted inBay Area

Funds pour in to repair toppled Holocaust memorial in Santa Rosa

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 13, 2022January 14, 2022
Janet Silver Ghent and Allen Podell disembark at Montevideo for a city tour and tango performance.
Posted inAct Two

When CDC said ‘Don’t cruise,’ our sails were already up

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent January 13, 2022February 4, 2022

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