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A view of San Francisco Unified School District's Mission High School from Dolores Park. (Photo/Flickr-Don Barrett CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Posted inEducation

Parents opposing S.F. teacher union’s BDS stance take concerns to school board 

by Gabriel Greschler June 9, 2021June 10, 2021
As a young girl, Lori Shearn was saved from the Nazis through a brief ad in the London Jewish Chronicle.
Posted inBay Area, World, History, News, Seniors

How 20 words in a Jewish newspaper saved this Marin woman from the Holocaust

by Mathilde Frot June 9, 2021
Larissa Zimberoff is the author of "Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley's Mission to Change What We Eat."
Posted inBooks

‘Technically Food’: how big tech puts new foods on our plates

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 8, 2021June 8, 2021
(Photo/Flickr-enki22 CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inAct Two

I’m tired of singing alone. Bring on the whole-iness of choirs!

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 7, 2021
Stanford professor Steven Zipperstein (left) is working on a biography of Philip Roth (right).
Posted inBooks

‘It deserves to exist’: Stanford prof who knew Philip Roth weighs in on biography controversy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 7, 2021June 9, 2021
Graffiti on the wall of Manny’s café in San Francisco's Mission District, June 6, 2021. (Photo/Steven Buss)
Posted inNews

Manny’s café hit with anti-Zionist graffiti 

by Gabriel Greschler June 7, 2021June 8, 2021
Protesters at the Port of Oakland on June 4, 2021. "From the river to the sea" is generally understood as a call for the dissolution of the state of Israel.  (Photo/Brooke Anderson)
Posted inNews

Zim cargo ship departs Port of Oakland after anti-Israel protests

by Sue Fishkoff June 6, 2021June 8, 2021
Adeena Sussman's new book is "Gazoz: “Gazoz: The Art of Making Magical, Seasonal Sparkling Drinks,” a collaboration of with Israeli drink master Benny Briga. (Photo/Evan Sung; Cover/courtesy)
Posted inSmall Bites

Augie’s Montreal Deli on hiatus; Adeena Sussman gets into fizzy Israeli drinks; Che Fico chef’s podcast

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 4, 2021June 4, 2021
Members of the United Educators of San Francisco, the union that represents the school district's teachers, rally for Proposition 15 in Oct. 2020. (Photo/Brooke Anderson)
Posted inEducation

After BDS endorsement, S.F. teachers’ union passes resolution against antisemitism

by Gabriel Greschler June 3, 2021June 3, 2021
Star of David necklaces are a signifier of Jewish identity and, some fear, a potential risk during times of antisemitism. (Photo/JTA-Getty)
Posted inReligion

Conversion students are asking me if it’s safe to become Jewish. This is what I tell them.

Rabbi Ruth Adar by Rabbi Ruth Adar and JTA June 3, 2021

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