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black and white painting of a woman in period clothing
Posted inCulture

How did German Jews cope with a 17th-century plague? This woman’s 350-year-old memoir offers a glimpse.

by Penny Schwartz and JTA July 27, 2020July 27, 2020
Posted inOff the Shelf

Daughters of Holocaust survivors uncover old stories in new memoirs

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman June 4, 2020July 8, 2020
Emily L. Quint Freeman (Photo/Carlos Zarate)
Posted inBooks

‘Failure to Appear’: At 73, this Vietnam-era anti-war fugitive is telling her story of 20 years on the run

by Liz Harris June 2, 2020July 8, 2020
From the cover of “House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family” by Hadley Freeman
Posted inHistory

Two authors delight in the remnants of generations past

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman May 8, 2020
From the cover of "Growing up Below Sea Level: A Kibbutz Childhood" by Rachel Biale
Posted inBooks

Rachel Biale’s new memoir looks at growing up on a kibbutz in Israel’s early days

by Jonathan Kirsch April 21, 2020May 11, 2020
Barry and Jackie Hoffner in India.
Posted inBooks

Marin man’s memoir recounts love for his late wife and their adventures

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 26, 2019November 27, 2019
From the cover of "On God's Radar" by Robert Schoen
Posted inBooks

Spiritual wanderlust in new books from Bay Area authors

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 17, 2019September 17, 2019
Still from “Crickets Would Sing” by director and writer Mauricio Baiocchi
Posted inTV & Film

Local survivor’s memoir to be adapted as stop-motion animated film

Laura Pall by Laura Paull August 30, 2019May 26, 2021
Basketball star Andre Iguodala discussing his new memoir at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, June 28, 2019 (Photo/JCCSF-Adam Silverman)
Posted inBooks

Warrior no more: ‘True mensch’ Andre Iguodala discusses new memoir at JCCSF

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 1, 2019July 1, 2019
Susanne (Sanne) Kalter DeWitt’s debut memoir is called “I Was Born in an Old Age Home.”
Posted inAuthor! Author!

Two vivid memoirs of Holocaust survival from local authors

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 12, 2019

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