Books
Q&A: JCHS teacher discusses his debut novel, ‘Turtle Boy’
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. “Turtle Boy” is a young adult novel just out this month by Evan…
Off the Shelf
Delighting in the remnants of generations past
How can we draw meaning from the remnants of past generations — be they photographs, candlesticks, documents or letters — and squeeze out the stories they…
Books
Shel Silverstein’s eccentric houseboat for sale in Sausalito
Famed Jewish writer Shel Silverstein is best known for iconic children’s books such as “The Giving Tree” and poetry collections like “Where the Sidewalk…
Books
New memoir looks at growing up on a kibbutz in Israel’s early days
Imagine a little girl who has just finished third grade, “barely over four feet high and 60 pounds,” charged with the job of tending a herd of dairy cows,…
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New Jewish poetry books to accompany you through isolation
Although one of the thrills of poetry is the ability to engage with a fulfilling piece of literature that may take only a minute to read, I’d like to…
Bay Area
Berkeley writer’s coronavirus relief effort helps restaurants and hospital workers
Berkeley writer Ayelet Waldman has found a novel way to help East Bay restaurants and hospital workers at the same time: buying food from one to give to…
Books
Serendipitous timing: S.F. Jewish library launches ebook program
Jews stuck inside these days now have something new to keep them occupied. The Jewish Community Library in San Francisco has just launched its ebook and…
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Newly translated from French, these two Holocaust memoirs are a treasure
Books coverage is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. My understanding of the Holocaust has been shaped enormously by the teachers,…
Celebrity Jews
Nimoy's greeting goes to Capitol Hill; Haim goes to the deli; etc.
Everyone is a Cohen on Capitol Hill Many Jews know that Leonard Nimoy’s famous Vulcan hand salute from “Star Trek” was inspired by the traditional gesture…