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From the cover of "Witchwood: A Ravenfall Novel" by Kalyn Josephson
Posted inAuthor! Author!

5 local authors touch on Braille, Jewish magic, joy, memoir, climate change

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 24, 2025April 15, 2025
Rashid, who did not give his last name, stands next to a flagpole flying a Hamas flag, a Palestinian flag overlaid with “Palestinians Lives Matter” and a kaffiyeh outside his home in San Carlos on March 20, 2025. (Emma Goss/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

San Carlos man with Hamas flag confronts pro-Israel demonstrators outside his home

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss March 21, 2025March 21, 2025
A Hamas flag (top) and a flag that says "Palestinian Lives Matter" fly outside a home in San Carlos. (Courtesy Masha Worthey)
Posted inBay Area

Hamas flag outside San Carlos home upsets neighbors

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss March 18, 2025March 21, 2025
Emma and Héber at their Mountain View home on March 6, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPodcasts

‘Such a Match!’ bonus episode: Beshert in Bakersfield

by J. Staff March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
Bernie and Sylvia Morris, the author's parents, seen here wearing green around 2005, emigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1957. (Courtesy Yvonne Boxerman)
Posted inLocal Voice

Don’t pinch me: This Dublin-born Jew won’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day

An older woman smiles slightly in a blue sweater by Yvonne Boxerman March 14, 2025March 14, 2025
The documentary includes Tessa Veksler, an East Bay native who faced intense hate during her senior year as student government president at UC Santa Barbara. (Courtesy Tessa Veksler)
Posted inFilm

UPDATED: ‘October 8,’ a raw documentary about antisemitism and anti-Israel activity, plays in Bay Area

by J. Staff March 13, 2025April 4, 2025
Janet Silver Ghent dances with her father, Robin Martin Silver, at her first wedding in 1965. (Courtesy)
Posted inAct Two

My return to Judaism was a matter of joy and pride, not crises

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent February 12, 2025February 12, 2025
Portrait of a young-ish man in glasses
Posted inBay Area

‘We’re never going back to normal’: Israeli professor turned activist Shai Davidai to speak in San Jose

by Dan Pine February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
A 2009 rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran at San Francisco City Hall. (Steve Rhodes via Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Posted inBay Area

Iranian Jewish refugee, 89, ‘grateful’ to reach Bay Area before U.S. borders shut 

by Sue Fishkoff February 5, 2025February 5, 2025
Joanne and Bernie Arfin. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inSuch a Match!

‘Such a Match!’ episode 3: The journalist who got scooped

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss February 4, 2025February 4, 2025

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