Historical society is digitizing Jewish, queer life in Bay Area By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Jun 27, 2022 San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society is about to get a little more Jewish. With an $8,500 grant from the S.F.-based Jewish Pride Fund, the GLBT Historical Society is digitizing primary sources on the history of Jewish LGBTQ life in the Bay Area. Though the archives already include a fair amount of content relating to Jewish… Read More
U.S. Summer camp for trans kids run by Jewish camp vets sold out in weeks Shira Berkowitz was building a career in Jewish camping when a summer camp told them not to return. “It got around that I was that was queer, and that… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA May 10, 2022
Local Voice Inside Sha’ar Zahav: a look at the history of SF's LGBTQ synagogue Congratulations to J. on digitizing its archives, which tell the story of our remarkable Jewish community. And thank you for the excellent recap of J.’s… By Ron Lezell Mar 8, 2022
Obituaries Paul Cohen, 74, LGBTQ advocate and giant in Jewish community When it came to helping the Bay Area Jewish community thrive, Paul Cohen was an idea-generating machine. Friends say he’d crank out suggestions by the… By Dan Pine Feb 25, 2022
Bay Area Peninsula cities adopt resolutions combating antisemitism Menlo Park Vice Mayor Jen Wolosin had spent more than a year biting her tongue each time she came across a conspiracy theory about Jews circulating on… By Emma Goss Feb 23, 2022
U.S. JFNA puts gun reform and LGBTQ advocacy back on priority list Less than a week after the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) removed hot button items such as addressing gun violence and defending LGBTQ rights… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Feb 22, 2022
Israel More than 200 celebs sign letter denouncing cultural boycott of Israel More than 200 celebrities, including actors Mila Kunis, Billy Porter, Neil Patrick Harris and Helen Mirren, signed an open letter opposing efforts to… By Shira Hanau, JTA Oct 27, 2021
Bay Area Young queer Israelis build bridges with American peers in Bay Area Ofer Newman and Liana Meirom Asif know how divisive Israel can be for some American Jews, especially young adults. But they also know there’s a bridge… By Maya Mirsky Oct 1, 2021
Film Eytan Fox, pop prince of Israeli cinema, keeps it queer in ‘Sublet’ Cosmopolitan without being condescending, au courant without the arrogance of hipness, Eytan Fox has been the pop prince of Israeli cinema for nearly… By Michael Fox Jun 10, 2021