Alkmene Georgia Bandar, née Smernes July 15, 1929-April 13, 2018 Alkmene Bandar entered into peaceful rest at home as per her wishes after an extended battle with Parkinson’s disease. A native of Napa, California, she graduated from Napa High School with the Class of 1946 and enjoyed attending her high school reunions through the 70th…
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Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of April 20, 2018
Births It is with gratitude and joy that Michaël Devyver and Andrea Longini of Palo Alto announce the birth of their son, Noah Sacha Devyver, on Jan. 24,…
Jewish Life
4 tales from the fire zone: luck, faith, healing — and a deli
Over six months after devastating wildfires swept through the North Bay, we caught up with four families from the area. Are they healing? Are they…
Our Crowd
Honors, happenings, comings & goings — April 2018
Honors Rabbi Jeremy Morrison, the executive director of Lehrhaus Judaica, and Sarah Waxman, founder of At the Well, were among 16 people selected from a…
Yom HaShoah
Holocaust survivors are dwindling, but their children are just getting started
The generation of Holocaust survivors may be passing, but thanks to a just-launched initiative in San Francisco, their testimonies will live on through…
Yom HaShoah
Traveling Holocaust commemoration exhibits arrive in S.F.
Two traveling exhibits commemorating the Holocaust come to the Bay Area this month. “Diplomats Righteous Among Nations,” sponsored by the Israel Consulate…
Lifecycles
Births, weddings and b’nai mitzvah, week of April 6, 2018
Births Walter Ellis Blum (Wally) arrived happy and healthy Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. He is the first born child of…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of April 6, 2018
Regina “Rifka” Dombek born May 7, 1926 to Joseph Sofnoski and Edith Fishman. Passed from this life on March 30, 2018. Loving mother to Bobbie Dombek Lince…
Seniors
Seniors’ club seder asked Four Questions in nine languages
The 40 members of the Shalom Club at Stoneridge Creek senior living community in Pleasanton hosted a Passover seder for fellow residents, with more than…