Books Sally Rooney: yes to Hebrew translation, no to Israeli publisher The bestselling author Sally Rooney said she decided not to publish her latest novel with an Israeli publishing house because she supports a boycott of… By Ben Sales, JTA Oct 12, 2021
Music SoCal rapper Westside Gravy's next career move: Israel The rapper Westside Gravy has several tattoos on his right arm that pay tribute to his geographical and cultural roots. On his upper arm, he has an… By Andrew Esensten Oct 12, 2021
Philanthropy Koret Foundation to give $2M to local arts, cultural orgs The San Francisco-based, Jewish-founded Koret Foundation has committed $2 million in grants to a dozen Bay Area arts organizations. The grants, announced… By J. Staff Oct 12, 2021
Books Alexander Hamilton: bastard, orphan — and Jew? Is it possible that, over 200 years after Alexander Hamilton’s death, we learn that this esteemed Founding Father had Jewish roots? Scholar Andrew… By Barbara Hassid Oct 11, 2021
Film In ‘Golden Voices,’ Russian movie dubbers reinvent themselves in Israel The familiar Jewish narrative of outsiders struggling to assimilate to their new homeland gets turned on its head in the charming Israeli comedy “Golden… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Oct 11, 2021
Celebrity Jews Gen Z loves Adam Sandler; Captain Kirk goes to space Roth folds up the spandex Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is moving to Florida and planning a round of golf … well, not really, but he has… By Maya Mirsky Oct 8, 2021
Books Born into slavery, they rose to be elite New York Jews Jews are proud of the biblical story from Exodus that recounts their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. But few U.S. Jews consider that some of their… By Yonat Shimron, RNS Oct 7, 2021
Dance After setbacks, aerial dance on mass incarceration to premiere in S.F. Choreographer Jo Kreiter faced numerous challenges in her quest to stage the second installment of her “Decarceration Trilogy,” an aerial dance series… By Andrew Esensten Oct 5, 2021
Bay Area Berkeley tech innovator for the blind wins MacArthur Fellowship He’s the bassist for a Jewish spiritual community in Berkeley, an inventor of cutting-edge technologies for the blind, and now a MacArthur “genius.” On… By Alix Wall, Forward Oct 4, 2021