Books
9 writers who perfectly capture what it’s like for Jews of color
I recently decided to start writing full-time, a decision that’s been both enormously liberating and incredibly isolating. But there are some real perks…
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Spiritual disquiet and atonement in Nathan Englander’s ‘Kaddish.com’
J.’s books coverage is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. I do enjoy lighter reading, but I’m disposed toward works of fiction that…
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Philip Roth’s prescient ‘Plot Against America’ is focus of event series
J.’s books coverage is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. As a generator of controversy, American Jewish writer Philip Roth has…
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Two vivid memoirs of Holocaust survival from local authors
The books section is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. “I Was Born in an Old Age Home” is the catchy title of East Bay resident…
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A solarpunk tale of the Jewish future
The books section is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. Eighty years from now, an international, pluralistic cabal of Jewish spiritual…
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New memoirs explore meaning of ‘home’
The books section is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. For those attuned to the Torah reading cycle, now is a time of prolonged…
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Two Bay Area scholars shortlisted for Lynton prize for American nonfiction
The books section is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. Stanford Jewish culture and history professor Steven J. Zipperstein and UC…
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Survivor, memoirist shares her story at JCC East Bay
Sylvia Ruth Gutmann, who at age 3 lost her parents to the Holocaust and survived the war as a hidden child, has chosen to spin her losses into a…
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How black U.S. basketball players became Israel’s biggest fans
The books section is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. They aren’t soldiers or scientists. They aren’t part of the startup nation.…