SFSU president Les Wong to retire, ending messy relationship with campus Jews By Maya Mirsky Oct 2, 2018 San Francisco State University President Leslie Wong, who has faced criticism of his administration’s response to anti-Semitic incidents at the school over the last years, has announced he is retiring. Wong, president since 2012, was traveling and unavailable to talk to J., but other figures connected to the university offered comments. “It’s been a challenging… Read More
Bay Area How chutzpah and a viral petition helped Richie Greenberg oust Chesa Boudin Richie Greenberg had never led a successful political campaign until this summer. It wasn’t for lack of trying. Greenberg ran for the San Francisco Board… By Emma Goss Aug 8, 2022
Sports How this Jewish basketball nerd became the voice of the Warriors on social media If you’re a fan of the Golden State Warriors, chances are you follow the team on social media. The official Twitter account @GoldenStateWarriors is… By Emma Goss Aug 5, 2022
Bay Area Ousted S.F. DA Chesa Boudin will not run this year, citing family needs Citing the needs of his family, Chesa Boudin — the controversial former district attorney of San Francisco — announced Thursday he would not be running in… By Gabe Stutman Aug 4, 2022
Philanthropy Ziggy’s Playground: San Francisco family builds joy in Rwanda The day Ziggy’s Playground opened on a sun-drenched hilltop in Kigali, Rwanda, children needed no prompting to explore. Slides, stacked concrete pipes big… By Dan Pine Aug 4, 2022
Small Bites GluGlu: Sommelier Rebecca Fineman's new Chase Center wine bar Rebecca Fineman, the Jewish master sommelier we profiled in August 2019, is opening her second wine bar and restaurant with her husband, sommelier Chris… By Alix Wall Aug 3, 2022
Books 'Koshersoul' author Michael Twitty coming to JCCSF The cover of Michael W. Twitty’s new book shows the dapper culinary historian and chef sitting at a table with several multicolored challahs in front of… By Andrew Esensten Aug 2, 2022
Bay Area LGBTQ Jewish leaders step up to combat monkeypox, stigmatization With San Francisco having emerged as the epicenter of California’s monkeypox outbreak — with nearly 400 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, the day after the… By Emma Goss Aug 1, 2022
Art 'Oz is for Oznowicz': Hitler puppet by Frank Oz’s parents on display at CJM Long before Frank Oz gained fame as the puppet master behind such iconic characters as Miss Piggy and Yoda, he was Frank Oznowicz, an Oakland kid who… By Dan Pine Jul 28, 2022