From the Archives 52 years ago: 'Jewish Bulletin Interviews Israeli Hashish Expert' The digitization of the J. archives was made possible by funding from the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund and Fred Levin, The Shenson Foundation, in memory… By Maya Mirsky Mar 14, 2023
TV & Film Holocaust film 'Remember This' premiered at SFJFF, now on PBS As a Roman Catholic in Warsaw during World War II, Jan Karski could easily have ignored the horrors unfolding behind the walls of the Jewish ghetto.… By Linda Buchwald, JTA Mar 13, 2023
Organic Epicure Farewell to two local falafel joints: Holy Land and Flying Falafel Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. While we do our best to keep our readers informed about the Bay Area’s… By Alix Wall Mar 13, 2023
Film 'Fabelmans': Bay Area natives on reality of 1960s antisemitism At the Oscars this Sunday, Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical movie “The Fabelmans” is up for seven awards, including Best Picture, Best Director… By Andrew Esensten Mar 10, 2023
Bay Area Judge tosses hate crime charges in S.F. synagogue shooting case “It’s a form of prayer.” That’s how a San Francisco police officer recapped what Dmitri Mishin told him he was doing the evening of Feb. 1 when he walked… By Gabe Stutman Mar 7, 2023
Obituaries Dick Rosenberg, 92, philanthropist who banked on Jewish community Updated March 8 to add comments from his son. Back when he served as president and longtime board member of the Jewish Home (now the San Francisco Campus… By Dan Pine Mar 7, 2023
Health Our third annual Covid checkup with Dr. Bob Wachter of UCSF During the pandemic, UCSF Department of Medicine chair Dr. Bob Wachter emerged as one of the leading voices, both locally and nationally, that people… By Maya Mirsky Mar 7, 2023
Local Voice Why my synagogue commissioned a special new Megillah When Congregation Beth Sholom decided to commission a new scroll for Megilat Esther (often called simply “the Megillah,” or the Book of Esther), we didn’t… By Rabbi Amanda Russell Mar 6, 2023
Local Voice Why we at Sha’ar Zahav support reparations for slavery In several Torah recountings of our Exodus from Egyptian slavery, we read that when the slaves are set free, they do not go away empty-handed. While these… By Deborah Levy Mar 1, 2023