Once upon a time, there were breaks built into the week called Friday and Saturday night, and Sunday afternoon, and even evenings during the workweek when citizens of the Greater Bay Area could get up and go out. And if we didn’t, we’d feel pangs of guilt. Our calendars were full. There were endless possibilities…
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Art
Photography
East Bay teen’s winning snapshot of Shabbat goes on display in Tel Aviv
In the photograph of a Walnut Creek home, a man and woman sit across the table from each other. The room is lit only by Shabbat candles, which cast a…
Culture
Lori Starr to step down as CJM head: ‘Change is healthy’
It seems like only yesterday that Lori Starr arrived from Toronto to take the helm of the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Already an accomplished arts…
Art
‘Soldier in art’ Arthur Szyk blasted tyranny in stunning graphic art
The stylistically dense and politically uncompromising works of Arthur Szyk — one of the first artists to bring attention to the Holocaust as it was being…
Religion
Judaica artist Aimee Golant’s new work tries to heal religious divide
Bay Area artist Aimee Golant has long been known for her jewelry and Judaica, but her recent work has sent her in a new direction: trying to bridge the…
Art
Reinstallation ceremony set for restored S.F. Holocaust memorial
A public viewing of the famed Holocaust sculpture by George Segal at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor will take place on Feb. 22 after a $65,000 four-month…
Religion
This designer’s Judaica reflects her Jewish Japanese identity and aesthetic
Even before she became Jewish, Kristin Eriko Posner was already quite used to navigating a mixed identity. The daughter of a Japanese immigrant mother and…
Art
Marc Chagall painting stolen 20 years ago resurfaces at auction in Israel
“Where’s the Chagall?” asked a visitor to Tel Aviv’s Gordon Gallery on a January morning in 1996, hoping to glimpse one of the prize lots being…
Art
Paintings of Jewish life in prewar Poland at Reutlinger
A new exhibit at the Jewish Heritage Museum at the Reutlinger Community in Danville features reproductions of famed Polish artist Moshe Rynecki’s…