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      Miriam Haart (left) speaking with Manny Yekutiel at Manny's in San Francisco on Jan. 18, 2023. (Photo/Lillian Ilsley-Greene)

      TV

      Miriam Haart is ‘trying to get women to believe in themselves’

      Miriam Haart took her first step outside of her Orthodox community during a birthday trip to Paris a few years ago. It was a Friday night, and she broke…
      By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Jan 24, 2023
      (From left) Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, director Steven Spielberg, Seth Rogen, Julia Butters, co-writer Tony Kushner, Keeley Karsten and Sophia Kopera on the set of "The Fabelmans." (Photo/JTA-Merie Weismiller Wallace-Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)

      Film

      ‘Fabelmans’ earns 7 Oscar nods, JFI's Rosenblatt gets his second

      “The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama about his Jewish upbringing, had an expected strong haul of Oscar nominations, picking up seven…
      By Andrew Lapin, JTA Jan 24, 2023
      "Angels of Mercy Embrace the Dead" by Karen Benioff Friedman

      Art

      Where Jewish lives end, this East Bay artist’s work begins

      Art depicting Jewish burial rituals is rare. A quick internet search will turn up only two sources: a series of 18th-century paintings made in Prague, and…
      By Laura Paull Jan 23, 2023
      David Golovin (left) and Ilya Romanov (Photo/Brianna Danner)

      Organic Epicure

      San Francisco culinary world mourns two who died too young 

      Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. This is not the way I was planning to write about Ilya Romanov. Romanov,…
      By Alix Wall Jan 19, 2023
      Singer dances in the center of a group of women, smiling and hosting a Torah scroll up over her head

      Bay Area

      Israel’s new right-wing Knesset troubles Bay Area supporters

      Across the Bay Area, leaders of Jewish organizations are expressing worry over Israel’s new right-wing government and what it might mean for democracy in…
      By Emma Goss Jan 18, 2023
      Malka Wallick (left) and Rivka Borek in a pre-production photo for "Indecent" at the San Francisco Playhouse. (Photo/Jessica Palopoli)

      Local Voice

      Cancellation of student play in Florida is ‘Indecent’

      Question: What is indecent?  Answer: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2022 law, called “The Parental Rights in Education” bill — better known as the “Don’t Say…
      By Bruce Bierman Jan 18, 2023
      From the 2018 Soy Vey event (Photo/Courtesy Value Culture)

      Small Bites

      ‘Soy Vey’ is back; Boichik Bagels seeks volunteer chickens; and more

      Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. For the first time since 2019, Value Culture, the events nonprofit run by…
      By Alix Wall Jan 18, 2023
      A mural honoring women of the Iranian protest movement in the Talpio neighborhood of Jerusalem.

      Art

      Iranian protest mural in Jerusalem has ties to Bay Area radio star

      A 21-foot tall mural honoring efforts by Iranian women to secure their religious and personal freedom, which was unveiled in Jerusalem this month, has a…
      By Gabe Stutman Jan 18, 2023
      Architectural rendering of the planned renovation of Congregation Emanu-El's building in San Francisco.

      Bay Area

      S.F. officials approve Congregation Emanu-El's $91 million remodel

      The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 6-0 in a public hearing last week to  approve the planned renovation, extension and seismic retrofit of…
      By David A.M. Wilensky Jan 17, 2023
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