Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Miriam Bloomberg July 28, 1920–Jan. 4, 2020 Born to Jacob and Lena Hackman in Calgary, Canada. Predeceased by her husband, Leon Bloomberg. Loving mother of Judith Bloomberg (Michael Barnett), Marsha van Broek (Alexander), Sharon Cushman (Edward), Paul Bloomberg (Deb). Adoring grandmother of seven grandchildren and…
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Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of Jan. 10, 2020
Births After a long and stormy night, in the wee hours of Dec. 1, 2019, future Camp Tawonga wilderness leader Meadow Brooks Mandel was born in San…
Books
‘Prozac Nation’ author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies of breast cancer at age 52
Author Elizabeth Wurtzel, best known for her memoir “Prozac Nation,” died at age 52 after a five-year fight with breast cancer. Wurtzel’s blockbuster…
First Person
Discovering Ram Dass the Jew
The psychic bleeding had stopped, but my spiritual body remained near lifeless. After many years of infertility challenges and their attendant emotional…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of Dec. 20, 2019
B’nai Mitzvah Eliana Bailin Daughter of Jennifer Wenzel and Paul Bailin, Saturday, Dec. 21 at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. Liad Benharush…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of Dec. 20, 2019
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Mervyn Goodman Aug. 1, 1926–Dec. 8, 2019 Mervyn Goodman, 93, passed away December…
Trailblazers
How Jewish Home’s first-rate care begat a first-class donor
Part of Trailblazers, a series of profiles of Jewish men and women who build and sustain our Jewish community, supported by a generous donation from Carol…
Our Crowd
Honors, happenings, comings & goings — December 2019
Honors Brandeis Marin’s seventh-grade math team tied for first place in the Marin County Mathletes on Nov. 12. Members of the winning team are Jaiden G.,…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of Dec. 13, 2019
Births Joe and Emily Ritzo of San Carlos welcomed their first child, Benjamin Meyer Ritzo, on Nov. 20, 2019. Benjamin weighed 6 lbs and measured 18.75…