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Karaite Jews

On the front steps of the original House of Love and Prayer at 347 Arguello Blvd., ca 1969. (Photo/Marvin Kussoy- Courtesy Yehudit and Reuven Goldfarb)
Posted inBay Area

‘Mapping Jewish San Francisco’: USF exhibit is a visual treasure trove of local history

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 9, 2022November 10, 2022

The year was 1968. Young people from around the country were descending on San Francisco looking for ways to express themselves, making efforts — sometimes heroic, sometimes tragic — to […]

(From left) J. Digital Editor David A.M. Wilensky and J. Culture Editor Andrew Esensten at the wedding of Aminah Ha Rofah and
Micael Ben Shaleahk.
Posted inLocal Voice

Why we covered a Hebrew Israelite wedding

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Crimean Karaites attend services in Simferopol, Crimea, June 9, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Sergei Malgavko-TASS via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Ukraine honors Karaite Jews as ‘indigenous,’ and Putin is furious

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA June 17, 2021
Shabbat dinner at the Karaite Convention in Daly City, Aug. 30, 2019 (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inJew in the Pew

At Karaite Convention, everything is the same — but different

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 5, 2019May 12, 2021
60 people gathered together for a group shot in the sunlight
Posted inThanksgiving

Giving thanks for escape from Egypt — 50 years later

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 4, 2018December 11, 2018
In the renovated sanctuary, David Ovadia speaks with pride about the realization of his vision for a renovated and expanded Karaite synagogue in Daly City. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inBay Area

The expanding future of America’s only Karaite synagogue

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 22, 2018July 24, 2019
shows building with people coming to and from
Posted inJewish Life

A Karaite prayer: Little-known Jewish community builds center to tell its story

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 16, 2017March 1, 2017

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