The books section is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos With all the handwringing about the declining relationship of American Jews to Israel, I sometimes find it striking that literature is rarely part of the discussion. I feel strongly that the work of Israeli writers can be one of our strongest sources of…
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Rediscovering S.F.’s pioneering 19th-century ‘girl reporter’
“The United States, founded upon the belief that a just government can exist only by the consent of the governed, is calmly making up for the bloody fifth…
Books
When the international man of mystery is your own father
Tom Weidlinger is a veteran documentary filmmaker who takes pride in his ability to “let the facts tell the story.” But the hardest story to tell was his…
TV
Five female Jewish superheroes you should know
This story originally appeared on Alma and was distributed by JTA. Over the past decade, comic books and superheroes have become a staple for mainstream…
Business
Marc Benioff, philanthropic gadfly
In 1996, Marc Benioff was in southern India, taking a much-needed sabbatical from his high-stress, lucrative job at Oracle, when he was offered a kernel…
Books
‘Ordinary’ North Bay man writes his ‘extraordinary’ story
Al Hirshen is one of those natural raconteurs whose friends react to his anecdotes about his adventures by saying, “You should write a book!” The Petaluma…
Seniors
NYT columnist gives ‘women of a certain age’ their due
When it comes to women of a certain age making the most of life, Gail Collins’ credentials are impeccable. A political columnist for the New York Times,…
Books
Harold Bloom dreamed in Yiddish
Many obituaries of Harold Bloom, the lion of American literary criticism who passed away on Monday at 89, mention that he was born to Orthodox Jewish…
Culture
For popular Palestinian Israeli writer Sayed Kashua, home is elusive
“It sounds really good, my life,” the Palestinian Israeli writer Sayed Kashua said with a chuckle after he was introduced at San Francisco State…