Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Allan G. Byer Allan G. Byer passed away at his home in Hillsborough on April 11, 2019 after a long illness. He was 91 years old. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1927, the only child of Isa and Lillian Byer. In 1949, Allan…
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Honors, happenings, comings & goings — April 2019
Honors Students from Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto finished in first place in their division for the second year in a row at the annual Moot…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of April 19, 2019
B’nai Mitzvah Lila Abrams Daughter of Adrienne and Howard Abrams, Saturday, May 4 at Peninsula Sinai Congregation in Foster City. Isaac Bloom Son of…
Mixed & Matched
Readers offer alternatives for 11-year-old who wants bat mitzvah
I received a number of comments on my March 26 column about an 11-year-old who wants a bat mitzvah but would be starting from scratch because she has not…
Obituaries
Remembering Rob Gloster, 62, our treasured friend and colleague
Amid our grief in the J. office over the death this week of reporter Rob Gloster, the staff recognized an absurd irony: The guy who in life insisted on…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of April 5, 2019
B’nai Mitzvah Benjamin Bakhash Son of Heidi and Eddie Bakhash, Saturday, April 13 at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills. Sarah Bakhash Daughter…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of April 5, 2019
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Bernard Clyde Cohen Noted architect Bernard Clyde Cohen passed away from natural…
Lifecycles
100th birthday for Jewish S.F. man born as a refugee in China
On Jan. 2, William (Mushie) Krasow celebrated his 100th birthday. His nickname, Bill, was created by childhood pals who couldn’t pronounce his Russian…
Jewish Life
New approach to dying: 'end-of-life doulas'
With a simple ceremony that reflected the solemnity of its mission, the Melaveh Project recently graduated its second group of end-of-life doulas —…