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Professor Rachel Gross of San Francisco State University's new book is "Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice." (Photo/Gary Sexton)
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In ‘Beyond the Synagogue,’ Jews find religion in delis and museums

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 28, 2021March 12, 2021

Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. Rachel B. Gross can pinpoint the exact moment the idea for her book was planted. […]

San Francisco State University professor Marc Dollinger (left) and Jews of Color Initiative founder Ilana Kaufman at discuss Dollinger's book at Temple Sinai in Oakland, Oct. 2018. (Photo/Sue Fishkoff)
Posted inBooks

SF State historian splits with publisher over how to talk about Jews and white supremacy

by Ari Feldman and Forward December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
Anat Balint is the new coordinator of the Jewish Studies Program at San Jose State University. (Photo/Eyal Tueg)
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New Jewish studies head at San Jose State embraces ‘culture of debate’

by Dan Pine September 3, 2020
the stencil says "my heroes have always killed colonizers"
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Academics who boycott Israel hurt their own students and colleagues

Tammi Rossman-BenjaminLeila Beckwith by Tammi Rossman-Benjamin and Leila Beckwith November 10, 2017

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