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…
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…
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…
Congregation Beth Sholom Youth Education
Revision approved at 2021-Feb-Wed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…