Off the Shelf
Dwell in the past with 2 new books, including Cynthia Ozick’s latest
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. Some of us prefer not to dwell on the past, while there are others…
Books
Palestinian peace activist chooses Bay Area writer to tell his life story
When a Palestinian peace activist who spent a decade in Israeli prison decides to share his life story, asking an American Jewish ally to write his…
History
Stanford begins work on massive digital Nuremberg archive
“When you see history happening, try to get a front-row seat.” That’s one of the life lessons that the late Edith Simon Coliver imparted to her daughters,…
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New books: Survivors' grandkids grapple with trauma and silence
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. The writings of the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors frequently…
Books
Highly anticipated Philip Roth biography delivers the goods
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. In the autumn of 1960, Philip Roth traveled to the Bay Area to…
Off the Shelf
Jewish literature takes a turn toward adventure
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. One does not conventionally turn first to Jewish literature to…
Culture
Our Pandemic Year: Artists faced a choice — pivot or perish
Part Three of OUR PANDEMIC YEAR, a week-long series examining how the Covid pandemic has changed our local Jewish world. Debra Schaffner has spent much of…
Religion
An Orthodox anti-racism advocate turns his gaze to Jewish texts
In the first chapter of Rabbi Shais Rishon’s new Torah commentary, the voices of ancient rabbis mingle with contemporary poets and, at one point, with…
Passover
New haggadahs: serene and poetic, earthy and playful
It’s been a rough couple of years to publish new haggadahs. Last year, around the time people might have ordered new ones, it became clear that the…