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Steven Backman’s Noah's ark is crafted from the shavings of a single toothpick. (Courtesy/Steven Backman)
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S.F. artist’s toothpick obsession reaches biblical proportions

Yael Bright by Yael Bright July 1, 2026July 2, 2026

Updated July 2 While most people see a toothpick as nothing more than a small wooden stick to pry popcorn husks from between their teeth, Steven Backman sees raw material.  […]

Nancy Katz unfolds one of the first chuppahs she made. (Alix Wall)
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Marin JCC wraps itself in Nancy Katz’s colorful silk

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 24, 2026June 25, 2026
Irvin Ungar is the author of "Reviving the Artist who Fought Hitler: My Life with Arthur Szyk." (Courtesy University of Texas Press)
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The rabbi and antiquarian who made artist Arthur Szyk famous again

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 12, 2026June 12, 2026
Author Daniel Handler (right),  better known as Lemony Snicket, talks about his career with J.'s then-Editor-in-Chief Chanan Tigay during the Jewish Arts & Bookfest at the Magnes in 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Upcoming events: Mizrahi music, Jewish book fest, Lag Ba’Omer bonfires

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 28, 2026April 28, 2026
J.’s editor-at-large Chanan Tigay interviewing author Daniel Handler at the 2025 inaugural Magnes bookfest. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Tarot, comedy, poetry and punk. It’s the Magnes Jewish Arts and Bookfest 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, March 7, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Contemporary Jewish Museum to sell iconic S.F. building after 15-month closure

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 18, 2026March 18, 2026
A spread from Amy Kurzweil's graphic memoir “Artificial: A Love Story." (Courtesy)
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S.F. cartoonist traces her family’s past and outlines an AI future

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 12, 2026February 18, 2026
Man places necklace on paper-mache tree
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With the hostages home, students artfully hang up their yellow ribbons and pins

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 6, 2026February 6, 2026
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building
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Federal building with murals by Jewish artists at risk of sale, demolition

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
Portraits drawn by Carly Francis for the Intergenerational Portraiture Project. (Courtesy)
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JFCS project bridges generations with portraits and stories

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)Yael Bright by Lea Loeb and Yael Bright January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

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