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Chef-owner Mark Liberman plates a salad at the opening party for Mägo in Oakland. (Photo/Isabel Baer)
Posted inColumns

The magician behind Mägo, the hotly anticipated Piedmont Ave. bistro opening soon

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 24, 2019September 24, 2019
a father holds a plate of food and his young daughter, who is drinking juice, at an outdoor event
Posted inNews

Contra Costa JCC is back — as partner of East Bay JCC

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 23, 2019May 29, 2019
Logo for upcoming art exhibit at Peninsula JCC
Posted inArt

PJCC seeks art on ‘consequences of hate speech’ for upcoming exhibit

by J. Staff May 23, 2019
Anti-Semitic vandalism discovered in a restroom at San Francisco State University, May 22, 2019
Posted inBay Area, News

Anti-Semitic graffiti found in S.F. State restroom

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 22, 2019May 28, 2019
Phish performs on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Oct. 10, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Andrew Lipovsky-NBC-NBCU Photo Bank)
Posted inMusic

Academic conference explores Phish and the Jews

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA May 22, 2019
Yaya Brown with a friend in the Holocaust memorial garden at Thurgood Marshall High School (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inEducation

A garden of Holocaust education blooms at Thurgood Marshall High

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 22, 2019May 24, 2019
Some of the greasy delights on their way to the Bay Area as Israeli burger joint Burgerim expands (Photo/Burgerim Instagram)
Posted inColumns

Israeli burger chain Burgerim planning big Northern California expansion

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 22, 2019September 24, 2019
Doris Sperber at her 110th birthday party, Jan. 18, 2018  (Photo/Dan Pine)
Posted inObituaries

Doris Sperber, who became bat mitzvah at 100, dies at 111

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 21, 2019May 23, 2019
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Her home-cooked Yemenite Jewish food is an homage to family, and now a business

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 21, 2019September 24, 2019
Koolulam leads a group performance of "One Love" by Bob Marley at the Tower of David in Jerusalem, June 14, 2018. (Photo/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Israeli singalong sensation Koolulam’s West Coast debut coming to S.F.

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 21, 2019May 22, 2019

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