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Janice Brenner and Stephen Farber at their wedding on Jan. 20, 2019
Posted inColumns

While caring for others, they learned to care for each other

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 15, 2019July 15, 2019
Daniel Schecter's “Safe Spaces” depicts a wacky but ultimately loving Jewish family.
Posted inFilm

In ‘Safe Spaces,’ campus politics and family dynamics are more complicated than they appear

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 15, 2019July 15, 2019
Holocaust survivor Ben Stern spoke at a protest in front of the San Francisco ICE office, July 12, 2019 (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inBay Area

Emotional testimony from survivors at San Francisco ICE protest

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 12, 2019July 15, 2019
Koolulam founder and frontman Ben Yefet leading a singalong at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, May 2019. (Photo/Peter G. Marcus)
Posted inMusic

WATCH: Koolulam’s San Francisco singalong video drops

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 12, 2019
From “Seder-Masochism,” a meandering animated musical exploration of the Passover seder
Posted inTV & Film

‘Sita’ director returns with energetic, meandering, musical meditation on Passover seder

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 12, 2019July 17, 2019
Ross Farca, 23, of Concord is fighting a restraining order preventing him from handling guns after being arrested for threatening to kill Jews online.
Posted inNews

Hearing postponed for East Bay man arrested for violent threats against Jews

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 12, 2019
Bay Area philanthropist Tad Taube is most proud of his role in the Jewish rebirth of Poland. (Photo/Norm Levin)
Posted inTrailblazers

Tad Taube, proud philanthropist and builder of Jewish life in Poland

by Liz Harris July 12, 2019September 13, 2025
Illegally assembled AR-15-style assault rifle and ammunition magazines recovered during a search of Ross Farca's Concord home. (Photo/Concord Police Department)
Posted inEditorial

Violent anti-Semitism is a clear and present danger in our own backyard

by J. Editorial Board July 11, 2019August 9, 2019
One of the photos on display at the Jewish Heritage Museum at the Reutlinger Community in Danville as part of "Israel Street Life: Through the Lens of Dick Hyman"
Posted inPhotography

Photos of ‘Israel Street Life’ on display at Jewish Heritage Museum

Tova Ricardo by Tova Ricardo July 11, 2019
“The Mamboniks,” screening at the 2019 S.F. Jewish Film Festival, documents Jews who were part of the mambo dance craze after World War II.
Posted inTV & Film

S.F. Jewish Film Fest: ‘Fiddler,’ ‘Mamboniks,’ and dancing Jews

by Andrew Muchin July 11, 2019July 12, 2019

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