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Marty Katz (left) and Bernard Marcus share memories at the Vi retirement community. (Photo/Carly Nairn)
Posted inSeniors

From Bronx to Palo Alto, these nonagenarians walked parallel paths in life

Carly Nairn by Carly Nairn May 20, 2019
Lili Weckler (center)
Posted inDance

Choreographing the intersection of Judaism and modern dance

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 20, 2019May 20, 2019
Josh Kornbluth uses his performance skills to talk about brain health in his "Citizen Brain" video series. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inHealth

There’s a science to empathy, and an art to explaining it

by Patricia Corrigan May 18, 2019May 17, 2019
Jason Harris at his neighborhood Peet's, working on his podcast "Jew Oughta Know" (Photo/David Mamaril Horowitz)
Posted inHistory

Historian’s podcast distills what ‘Jew Oughta Know’

by David Mamaril Horowitz May 17, 2019
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the F8 Facebook Developers conference in San Jose, California, May 1, 2018 (Photo/JTA-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
Posted inBay Area, U.S., News

On social media, hate speech takes a dangerous turn

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 17, 2019May 16, 2019
Bar manager and cocktail creator Jared Hirsch (Photo/Tex Allen)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Q&A: An artful cocktail creator who rarely drinks alcohol himself

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 16, 2019September 24, 2019
The East Bay and S.F.-based federations were founded in the days before BART and the Bay Bridge — but times have changed. (Map/United States Geographical Survey)
Posted inBay Area

East Bay and S.F. federations consolidate operations

by Dan Pine May 16, 2019May 20, 2019
Moses Libitzky (left) and Aaron Tartakovsky (right) will be honored at AJC San Francisco's 2019 gala.
Posted inPhilanthropy

AJC to honor two superstars of S.F. Jewish community

by Dan Pine May 15, 2019May 15, 2019
Retired B’nai Emunah cantor and Reutlinger resident Henry Drejer (center) with fellow resident Doris Langer at Reutlinger's 2017 Simchat Torah celebration (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inBay Area

Reutlinger families seek assurances about home’s Jewish character

by Dan Pine May 15, 2019May 17, 2019
“The Chronicles of San Francisco” mural of 1,200 San Franciscans includes several from the Jewish community — can you find them? (Photo/Courtesy SFMOMA)
Posted inArt & About

1,200 San Franciscans in one giant digital mural; and more arts around the Bay

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 15, 2019May 21, 2019

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