On Stage
Teen musical ‘Jeans!’ tells the essential SF Jewish immigrant story
There have been plenty of books, movies and musicals about the Jewish immigrant experience in the U.S., and most of them end on Ellis Island or on the…
On Stage
ACT’s sexy ‘Walk on the Moon’ a Jewish tour de force
The moon necklace that Pamela Gray has worn every day for more than a decade is a reminder of the event at the center of a career that has taken her from…
Storytelling
A Moth-style storytelling event about Israel
Not to be outdone by The Moth, the famous live show that travels the country and is broadcast on public radio, the Osher Marin JCC has called local…
Education
Model citizens: students walk the runway for a good cause
“Deep-breathing exercises,” said sophomore Eliza Aiken, explaining what was keeping her and her fellow students behind the curtains calm and relaxed. The…
Theater
Comedy and humanity as Pakistani-British actor steps into American Jewish role
It’s emblematic of the play “Love, Bombs & Apples,” a new production of the Middle East-centric Golden Thread theater company, that a…
Theater
Marquee stars put the ultimate drama — death — onstage in S.F.
As Sophocles surely knew, people often are able to absorb tragedy much more easily on a stage than in their own lives. That’s the principle behind an…
Dance
Koresh Israeli dancers will bring rhythms of humanity to S.F.
Emotive. Eclectic. Egalitarian. Three words that describe the different sides of choreographer Roni Koresh, who has animated the American dance scene…
Israel at 70
I defend you, I criticize you, I love you from afar
My Dear Land, It is almost your birthday. At 70, you are not a young country anymore. Some will consider me a stepdaughter because I left you, deciding to…
Theater
Off-Broadway Harvey Milk musical puts gay Jewish pride onstage
In the Off-Broadway musical “A Letter to Harvey Milk,” the slain San Francisco supervisor and community leader becomes not just a symbol of gay…