news & features

• Jews bilked in 2 Madoff-like schemes?

• The Oscars: Jewish winners and losers

• From Beijing to Birthright: S.F. gold medalist ‘fired up’ about Israel

• Mexican Jews may be victims of Madoff-like scheme

• Holocaust-denying bishop lands in Britian

• Shorts: Mideast

• For Livni, will Netanyahu be Mr. Right — or just too far right?

• Iran, Israel inch closer to ‘swift, highly technological’ end game

• Critic of Israel on verge of landing top intelligence post?

• Prosecution of AIPAC staffers dealt major blo

• Jewish banker praised in Obama’s state of the nation speech

• ‘Madoff of Denver’ arrested after year as fugitive in Israel

• Two U.S. Jewish leaders help Dubai mitigate tennis controversy

• Shorts: Bay Area

• And the Fammy goes to: JFCS awards honor volunteers, longtime director Anita Friedman

• Stopping genocide in Darfur: Fellowship gives S.F. woman tools to sharpen advocacy efforts in Bay

• Bible by the Bay takes a modern look at ancient texts

• Jewish groups teach local schools how to get tough with bullies

• Berkeley synagogue has its own first black president

• Shorts: World

• Shorts: U.S.

arts

• Lafayette artist paints colorful biblical stories with modern flourish

• When Israeli yeshiva teacher sings in Oakland, the spirit will move him

• Film review: Questionable ethics make minefield out of ‘Debt’

• ‘Germania’ reimagines brief spot in Nazi history following the Third Reich

• Film review: In haunting fashion, Parisian digs up his Jewish roots

columns

• Does artist’s shot at religion hit its intended target?

• Chance encounters can change your life, fuel your spirit

• A bite of the Big Apple, Hip-hopping teens, More D.C. travelers, Short shorts ...

cook

• A good green salad before main course arouses the palate

opinions & letters

• Yes: It’s absurd to support an anti-Zionist hate-fest

• No: We need to stick up for Israel and re-engage U.N.

• It’s time for a change to synagogue dues

• Two views: Racism redux: Should the U.S. boycott Durban II?

• Letters

• Saluting JFCS’ Anita Friedman on her 30th year

lifecycles

• Anniversary

• B’nai mitzvah

• Birth

• Deaths

supplements

• Yiddish theater joins teen lovers in Sholem Aleichem’s ‘Stars’

• Shorts: arts, culture & judaica

• Streisand talks ‘Yentl,’ new CD and politics

• It may be time to say ‘never again’ to Holocaust movies

• Lafayette artist paints colorful biblical stories with modern flourish

• When Israeli yeshiva teacher sings in Oakland, the spirit will move him

• Film review: Questionable ethics make minefield out of ‘Debt’

• ‘Germania’ reimagines brief spot in Nazi history following the Third Reich

• Film review: In haunting fashion, Parisian digs up his Jewish roots

• Oscar night has a few Jewish winners

• Israeli director says surprise loss for ‘Bashir’ was karma