• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Landing Top

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide

Books

J.’s coverage of books is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund.

A pile of books with blue covers on a white background, symbolizing education and knowledge.
Posted inLocal Voice

I gathered the data on Jewish fiction publishing. The trends are alarming.

Meg Keene (Courtesy) by Meg Keene July 16, 2026July 16, 2026

(JTA) — In early 2023, I wrote a novel that was Jewish in every possible way. The lovers called each other “ahuvati” and “neshama sheli” — Hebrew for my love […]

Posted inFirst Person

A dead stranger’s Yiddish library became my portal to his world

by Clara Shapiro July 14, 2026July 14, 2026
(Courtesy of Jewish Museum Vienna)
Posted inSports

They were the Messis and Ronaldos of their time. Their fellow countrymen murdered them.

by Dan Friedman July 7, 2026July 7, 2026
From the cover of “Day of Delight: A Jewish Sabbath in Ethiopia” by Maxine Rose Shur, illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Kalaniot Books)
Posted inBooks

Local authors examine family legacies, Ethiopian Jews and Holocaust trauma

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 16, 2026June 23, 2026
Jane Yolen and book
Posted inObituaries

Jane Yolen, children’s book author whose ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87

by Penny Schwartz June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
Irvin Ungar is the author of "Reviving the Artist who Fought Hitler: My Life with Arthur Szyk." (Courtesy University of Texas Press)
Posted inBooks

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
Adeena Sussman and Melinna Hanin
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Adeena Sussman’s new cookbook is ‘Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y’ — just like her

by Alix Wall June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
Detail from the cover of "Porcupines," a new novel by Fran Fabriczky.
Posted inOff the Shelf

‘Porcupines’ bristles with a Hungarian Jewish family’s need for secrets

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman June 10, 2026June 10, 2026
(JTA Illustration)
Posted inBooks

A Jewish way to mark the 250th: A close reading of America’s ‘sacred’ texts

by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 8, 2026June 8, 2026
Sami Rohr Prize finalists
Posted inBooks

Finalists announced for lucrative Jewish literary award

by Lisa Keys June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 94 Older posts

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

I had a bat mitzvah at 83 to celebrate community, family and myself
More voicemails of your Bay Area family histories
Should synagogues give police access to their security cameras? This Jewish security official says no.
The A’s broke Oakland’s heart. This former Giants exec is helping build something new.
Documentary about Shlomo Carlebach earns second screening at S.F. Jewish Film Fest
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

About

  • Mission
  • People
  • Policies
  • Financials
  • Careers

Ways to Give

  • Donate
  • Legacy giving
  • Donors

J. IN PRINT

  • Subscribe or renew
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Change of address
  • Archives

Connect

  • Free Newsletters
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • Advertise

Submissions

  • Contact
  • News Tips
  • Calendar Events
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecyle Events
  • Letters to the Editor
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • © 2026 J.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Powered by Newspack