Books
Grieving her dad, she wrote a novel and began swimming in the bay
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. When Rebecca Handler’s father died from Alzheimer’s in 2013, there…
Bay Area
Jewish USF student files complaint over Nakba email
UPDATED: June 7, 3:30 p.m. As the Israel-Hamas conflict was raging last month, a program assistant at the University of San Francisco forwarded an email…
Education
Graduation 2021: Socially distanced, but still together
Anne Marie Ullman of Jewish Community High School of the Bay can’t talk about graduation. The theater teacher is planning it, but she has to keep mum.…
Bay Area
Pushback against S.F. teachers’ union BDS endorsement
UPDATED June 1, 2 p.m. Parents with children in the San Francisco public school system expressed feelings of “outrage” and disappointment upon hearing…
Organic Epicure
Frena dubbed 'Lifer Bakery' for hiring formerly incarcerated staff
Frena Bakery and Cafe opened in San Francisco four years ago and quickly became known for its savory stuffed Sephardic pastries like bourekas and…
Bay Area
Jew from former Soviet Union ‘compelled’ to advocate for Uyghurs
How does a Jewish emigré from the former Soviet Union end up in San Francisco advocating for Muslims in China? It makes sense if you’re Lina Lenberg, who…
Education
S.F. teachers’ union endorses Israel boycott
In a historic endorsement, voting members of the teachers’ union for the San Francisco Unified School District passed a resolution on May 19 in support of…
Bay Area
S.F. Chabad preschool vandalized with ‘Death to Israel’
Chabad of Noe Valley in San Francisco is bulking up security after discovering a hateful message scrawled near its front gate. Preschool teachers arriving…
Bay Area
Israel-Gaza fighting brings Bay Area protesters to the streets
Protesters on opposing sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict have been taking to the streets in the Bay Area, with noisy demonstrations in San Francisco,…