Books coverage is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos. A free sneak preview from an upcoming film about Amos Oz, conversations with the filmmaker and a course on five 20th-century Israeli writers are part of a new, multi-pronged series in the Bay Area on modern Hebrew literature. The programming, which will begin Feb.…
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Education
Organic Epicure
She helps kids and parents eat healthier by cooking together
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Michelle Greenebaum can remember the moment that her career transition…
Education
Holocaust-era violins visit S.F. Catholic School
All were silent in the gymnasium at San Francisco’s all-girls Mercy High School while renowned violinist Hannah Tarley tuned her instrument. For the next…
Bay Area
‘You are soldiers’: Zionist teens from across country attend Bay Area gathering
In front of a giant, blue, Z-shaped balloon, British war veteran Col. Richard Kemp addressed about 100 Jewish teenagers in a San Mateo ballroom on Jan.…
Education
Israel, ‘chill pills’ and masculinity: the new Jewish education
The setups in the rooms were the first clue that this was a different kind of Jewish educators’ conference. At “Elevate: Inspiring New Paths in Jewish…
Parenting
My 7-year-old is a creative type. So I let him create.
One of the highlights of my 7-year-old son’s winter break was getting to visit his summer camp counselor. Cynthia, who directed the arts day camp that…
Organic Epicure
Portable kitchens bring edible education into classrooms
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Carolyn Federman has become an expert in getting picky children to eat…
Talking With ...
Q&A: She teaches people with serious diseases how to help themselves
In 1979 Kate Lorig began researching and developing a program at the Stanford School of Medicine that emphasized self-help skills for people with…
Philanthropy
Moldaw Residences couple's generosity helps staff pursue dreams
Stanley Chen, an immigrant from China, just wanted to do “some little thing” to show his appreciation for the Jewish people he has known since coming to…