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Jewish drag queen Mz. Cracker. (Eric Magnussen)
Posted inUncategorized

Q&A: Jewish drag queen Miz Cracker coming to Castro

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
Wendy Kleckner was the face of Too Caterers for 20 years.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Kosher caterer packs up operations after two-decade run

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 11, 2019December 23, 2019
Comedian Mark Maier will perform at the 2019 Kung Pao Kosher Comedy show.
Posted inOn Stage

S.F.’s Jewish Christmas tradition Kung Pao Kosher Comedy returns with N.Y. sarcasm and the Queen’s English

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
Security officers in Jersey City after the shooting there, Dec. 10, 2019. (JTA/Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Gun rampage at New Jersey kosher market hits heart of Jewish community

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
Beatie Deutsch, aspiring Olympic runner, may have to bow out of the games over Shabbat observance. (Beatie Deutsch/Instagram)
Posted inSports

Orthodox Israeli ‘Marathon Mother’ may have to give up Olympic dream over Shabbat

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
(From left) Hedy Durlester, Lotte Marcus and daughter Naomi Marcus at a Dec. 8 event in San Francisco honoring Feng Shan Ho, who saved thousands of Jews from Nazi Germany. (Andrew Esensten)
Posted inBay Area

Israeli, Chinese consulates in S.F. honor ‘Schindler of the East’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
Photo of the offending Food & Wine article. (Twitter-@Mottel
Posted inFood

A non-kosher latke is actually the perfect symbol of American Judaism

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
(From left) Rabbi Greg Wolfe, Congregation Bet Haverim; Rabbi Nancy Wechsler, Congregation Beth Shalom; Rabbi Alan Rabishaw, Temple Or Rishon; and Rabbi David Aladjem, Congregation Bet Haverim attended a forum on religious pluralism in Israel in Sacramento, Dec. 8, 2019. (Elissa Einhorn)
Posted inNorthern California

Sacramento forum takes a swing at a major Israeli issue: religious pluralism

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
Michael Chabon at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2018. (JTA/Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Hammer Museum)
Posted inUncategorized

Michael Chabon adapting ‘Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’ for Showtime miniseries

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet refusenik and Israeli lawmaker, was named the 2020 Genesis Prize laureate. (JTA/Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Natan Sharansky named 2020 recipient of Genesis Prize

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA December 10, 2019December 17, 2019

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