Seniors
At 94, Stanford economist is still at the front of his class
Why, at age 94, would one choose to relax over a good mystery novel or a Netflix series when there is so much to learn and research and impart to others…
Off the Shelf
Three connections to secret Jewish pasts
The books section is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. For some, summer reading represents the prospect of an escapist treat to help…
Books
This novel drops you into old Jewish Cairo
Oakland novelist Michael David Lukas fell in love with Cairo during a college semester abroad in 2000. He found the mega-city of 20 million people…
Books
How a ‘Red Diaper’ baby grew into a full-spectrum activist
When Laura Bock was a child growing up in a radical, secular Jewish household in San Francisco in the late ’40s and ’50s, the conversation was always…
Books
At 90, first-time Berkeley novelist recalls her mother’s bravery
Rita Kuhn insists she is not really a talker, but that doesn’t mean she has nothing to say. She has plenty — just look at her recently published 332-page…
Books
A life-changing hike down the spine of Israel
In late 2013, a year after his wife of three decades announced she wanted a divorce, Aryeh Green hiked up Yosemite’s Half Dome with his 23-year-old…
Books
California book awards for three local Jewish authors
Three Northern California Jewish authors are gold medal winners in the 87th annual California Book Awards, which recognizes exceptional books by…
Books
Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature winners announced
Ilana Kurshan has won the 2018 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for her book “If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir.” The $100,000 prize, a program of…
Social Justice
The myths of the '60s black-Jewish alliance
In 1982, when 18-year-old Marc Dollinger walked onto the UC Berkeley campus as a freshman, he immediately joined the campus Jewish Student Union. His next…