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Daniela Gerson is the author of "The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II." (Kait Lavo)
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Her memoir tells story of two families, one Polish town, and decades of survival

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 23, 2026April 24, 2026

Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. When Daniela Gerson met her future wife, Talia Inlender, in Los Angeles, neither knew their […]

The Roots of the Guava Tree book cover
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S.F. memoirist explores growing up Jewish and Palestinian in Colombia

Laura Pall by Laura Paull August 12, 2025August 12, 2025
Sara Glass is the author of "Kissing Girls on Shabbat."
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‘Kissing Girls on Shabbat’: Gay ex-Hasidic therapist coming to OFJCC

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 25, 2025April 28, 2025
James McBride’s new novel is "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store." (Photo/Courtesy Riverhead Books)
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His memoir was a transcendent look at Black-Jewish relations. Can he pull it off again — in a novel?

by The Forward August 22, 2023August 23, 2023
Nancy Zimmerman Pechner (center), her mom Alice (left) and sister Beverly at a Zim's restaurant in 1969. Pechner's father Art Zimmerman founded the popular S.F. burger chain. (Photo/Courtesy)
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Behind Zim’s hamburgers was a family in turmoil

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 31, 2023July 31, 2023
Ari Shapiro reporting in Colombia. (Photo/NPR-Ryan Kellman)
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NPR’s Ari Shapiro considers many things, from Judaism to journalism, in new memoir

by Emma Goss March 15, 2023March 16, 2023
black and white photo of a man standing behind a boy on a bike
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‘Glassmaker’s Son’: S.F. journalist tackles his father’s unspoken Holocaust story

Lauren Hakimi by Lauren Hakimi January 13, 2023January 20, 2023
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Q&A: Raising kids in two worlds and two languages, without a map

by Sue Fishkoff January 12, 2023January 12, 2023
covers of "Near Normal Man," "Rebecca of Salerno" and "Trial Lawyer"
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New memoirs, novels and poetry collections from local Jewish authors

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 7, 2022May 24, 2023
Dani Shapiro is the author of "Signal Fires: A Novel." (Photo/Beowulf Sheehan)
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New novel from ‘Family Secrets’ podcast host explores aftermath of tragedy

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 17, 2022January 11, 2023

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