Off the Shelf
War criminals who look like regular people
George Santayana’s assertion that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it becomes especially chilling in light of a study released…
Books
Expat author, winner of top Israeli lit prize, to speak at Stanford
Israeli author Reuven (“Ruby”) Namdar, winner of the 2014 Sapir Prize for Literature for his novel “The Ruined House,” will speak at Stanford University…
Celebrity Jews
'Rethinking Barbie' on Hulu; 'Big Bang' winds down
At the movies “Tully,” a comedy-drama directed by Jason Reitman, 40, opens on May 4. The script is by Diablo Cody, who also wrote the acclaimed 2007 film…
Seniors
Litquake puts lives of elders on paper
For the physically active and financially solvent, the Bay Area is a wonderland of cultural and recreational opportunities. But what about those who are…
Film
In new doc, elders share secrets for living well
Photographer Sky Bergman adored her grandmother. Evelyn Ricciuti, nearing 100, was working out on a stationary bike at the gym when Bergman turned on her…
Theater
‘Two Minds’ explores intense friendship of Israeli psychology legends
Two Israeli psychologists with Bay Area connections broke new ground in both psychology and economics, but it was the arc of their professional…
Film
'RBG' doc rides Ruth Bader Ginsburg craze
One of the first scenes in a new documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg features the Supreme Court associate justice, then 84, vigorously lifting weights,…
Books
Bay Area writer finalist for $100,000 literary prize
Chanan Tigay, an Oakland resident and assistant professor of creative writing at S.F. State University, has been named a finalist for a prestigious Sami…
Poetry
Israeli Druze poet will bring his ‘homeland’ to Magnes lecture
A poet equally adept in Hebrew and Arabic will deliver the 15th annual Judith Lee Stronach Memorial Lecture on the teaching of poetry at the Magnes…