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Jewish history

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Jon Ossoff brought a totem of American Jewish heritage to his swearing in

By Philissa Cramer, JTA Jan 21, 2021

Travel

A road trip through Jewish Gold Country

By Gabriel Greschler Nov 25, 2020

Books

Going ‘beneath the sidewalk’ to reveal the Bay Area’s untold history

By Laura Paull Oct 14, 2020

Books

A treasure trove of LGBTQ texts from two millennia of Jewish history

By David A.M. Wilensky Jun 29, 2020

Books

New book tells Jewish stories of the Gold Rush

By Liz Harris May 21, 2020

History

Crisco and Jews: A story 4,000 years in the making

By Rachel B. Gross Mar 2, 2020

History

New digital map offers walking tours of San Francisco’s hidden Jewish history

By Maya Mirsky Oct 16, 2019

Podcasts

Historian’s podcast distills what ‘Jew Oughta Know’

By David Mamaril Horowitz May 17, 2019

History

Ed Zerin, the 98-year-old who wrote the book on “Jewish San Francisco”

By Maya Mirsky Oct 24, 2018

Torah

Can Jewish history be reduced to a single line?

By Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon Aug 30, 2018

Israel at 70

The lessons of Jewish history, Steve Jobs and the Tenth Roman Legion

By Rabbi Dov Greenberg Apr 6, 2018

Bay Area

Series on forgotten Jewish history coming to Magnes

By J. Staff Mar 8, 2018
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