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Author Emma Wolf's novel "Heirs of Yesterday" is in print once more with a new edition.

Books

Early S.F. author, 'mother of American Jewish fiction,' gets a reprint

Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. Early San Francisco writer Emma Wolf published five novels along…
By Liz Harris Feb 28, 2021
A garden of his own: Landscape designer Stephen John Suzman’s own rose garden in San Francisco.

Profile

A high-end garden designer with political roots in South Africa

The cultivated, aesthetically driven life of San Francisco landscape designer Stephen John Suzman has always had another side: his passion for social…
By Laura Paull Feb 25, 2021
Marcella Campbell White, director of Be'chol Lashon, at a virtual ADL event, Feb. 18, 2021. (Screenshot/Zoom)

Bay Area

Head of diversity agency: All hands on deck in fight for Jews of color

Marcella White Campbell, the new director of S.F.-based Jewish diversity awareness organization Be’chol Lashon, was brought to tears as she described how…
By Maya Mirsky Feb 24, 2021

Congregation Beth Sholom Youth Education

Revision approved at 2021-Feb-Wed…
By Beth Jones Feb 23, 2021
Feinstein Elementary, named for current U.S. Senator and former San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein, was to be renamed under an SFUSD board plan. (Photo/Google Maps)

Education

SF school renaming suspended: Feinstein and Sutro safe for now

The renaming of Dianne Feinstein Elementary School in San Francisco is on hold after public outcry over a school board plan to rename 44 public schools…
By Maya Mirsky Feb 23, 2021
Philippe Tlokinski as Stan Ulam in "Adventures of a Mathematician."

Film

Ethics and science in ‘Adventures of a Mathematician’ 

A triumph of classical filmmaking for a modern audience, “Adventures of a Mathematician” revisits the Manhattan Project through scientific, ethical and…
By Michael Fox Feb 22, 2021
Jacqueline Novogratz headlined the Feb. 17 webinar titled “Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times”, part of the S.F.-based Federation's Day of Philanthropy series.

Philanthropy

SF Federation event touts investment in the developing world

Stanford business school grad Jacqueline Novogratz has earned global renown for her work as a venture capitalist. As it happens, the ventures she…
By Dan Pine Feb 19, 2021
Alessandro Gassmann (right) in “Thou Shalt Not Hate.”

Film

WinterFest brings new Jewish cinema home for a long weekend

How many movies can you fit into 96 hours, if you really love contemporary Jewish film? The answer is more than a dozen online — plus one at the Fort…
By Laura Paull Feb 18, 2021
Eitan Hilleli (right) with his son Joseph at Sabra Grill.

Organic Epicure

SF kosher institution Sabra Grill is in danger of shutting down

Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. For years, Sabra Grill was the only kosher restaurant in San Francisco…
By Alix Wall Feb 18, 2021
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