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Shlomo Carlebach at his 1960s base of operations, the House of Love and Prayer in San Francisco
Posted inLetters

Weaponizing the Holocaust; Carlebach and the perils of adulation; Etc.

by J. Readers June 20, 2023
Vi poses in Battery Park in New York City, dressed as her great-great-grandmother Carolina in 1881. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inFashion

Watch this Oakland YouTuber recreate her great-great-grandmother’s Shabbat dress

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss June 19, 2023June 21, 2023
Milton Zerman accepting the AJC Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy on behalf of a group of Berkeley Law students in Tel Aviv, June 13, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy of AJC)
Posted inNews

In Tel Aviv, Berkeley Law students cheered for fighting antisemitism

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 13, 2023August 24, 2023
Ari'el Stachel rehearses his one-man show. (Photo/Muriel Steinke)
Posted inTheater

Tony winner Ari’el Stachel comes home to Berkeley to premiere deeply personal one-man show

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 9, 2023July 10, 2025
A car drove into the Oakland location of Wise Sons deli on June 4. It was the second time in just over a year. (Photos/Courtesy Evan Bloom)
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Car smashes into Wise Sons deli in Oakland during street race

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 6, 2023June 6, 2023
The entrance to Solomon's Deli in Sacramento (Photo/Kelly Sousa)
Posted inSmall Bites

Jewish delis come and go; saying goodbye to an old friend

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 6, 2023June 8, 2023
Paul Canin, a retired architect and World War II veteran, at his floating home in the Berkeley Marina, May 11, 2023. This article was produced in partnership with Berkeleyside, which provided the photos. (Photo/Ximena Natera-Berkeleyside-CatchLight)
Posted inCulture

At 100 and 92, this couple lives in a floating art-filled home on the Berkeley Marina

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 2, 2023April 24, 2024
Collin Doran stands outside his Homemade Cafe in Berkeley. The Stars of David in the mural are made of bacon strips. (Photo/Charlotte Doran)
Posted inJewish Life

With a $5 ask, Homemade Cafe fights hunger on Berkeley’s streets

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 1, 2023June 8, 2023
covers of "We Set the Night on Fire," "Sculpting a Life" and "Workin' for a Livin'"
Posted inCulture

New books by local authors dive into music biz, gay history, sci-fi and Jewish theology

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 24, 2023May 25, 2023
Kaz Bagels (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inSmall Bites

‘Drewish’ deli coming to Healdsburg; more bagels on the Bay Area scene

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 24, 2023June 8, 2023

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