Celebrity Jews
Gadot as Cleopatra causes a flap; stars get naked for democracy; etc.
High-flying WNBA Bird Sue Bird has helped her WNBA team, the Seattle Storm, win the 2020 championship. It’s the 39-year-old’s 17th season in the league,…
Art
Hundreds of Holocaust-era paintings need a new home
Plans are underway to find a home for a huge trove of works by a nearly forgotten Jewish artist that was uncovered 78 years after her death in a Nazi…
Film
Sonoma JCC’s film festival kicks off 25th anniversary year
It’s been months since the Sonoma County JCC had to switch to virtual programming, and just weeks ago its office in Santa Rosa was a few blocks away from…
Art
After long, eclectic career, her creative drive is a ‘volcano’
“I didn’t know what was wrong with me when I was growing up,” says Carol Roseman, 71, of San Francisco. “It turned out that I was an artist.” Roseman…
TV
‘Tehran’ is a groundbreaking Israeli spy show about immigrant identity
It all started in 2014, with an e-mail that arrived in Dana Eden’s inbox with the subject line: “Tehran.” “I said to myself, ‘Oh my God, that’s an amazing…
Books
When Jewish mobsters and the FBI fought Nazis... in New Jersey
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. Once upon a time in America, it was OK to punch Nazis. In the years…
Bay Area
North Bay artists built a sanctuary, then fire wiped it out
Caryn Fried’s home wasn’t just a home. “We taught classes there, we had a gallery there where we sold our work, we had studios there,” she said,…
Music
Jewish Latino rappers take aim at Stephen Miller in new music video
Hip Hop Hoodíos, the Jewish Latino rap duo, is back with a new song that has a decidedly Jewish — and political — angle. “Mexican Miller” savages Stephen…
Sports
Jewish and into video games? There’s an esports league for that.
One day last year, when she was on a break from playing basketball at a Jewish community center, Sara Levenson came upon a room full of people playing…