Gale Kissin, 67, wears several hats. She not only sings and plays guitar and percussion in Mama Loshn, the Yiddish revival band she co-founded, but she’s spent decades working with attorneys as a private investigator. Though now “semi-retired,” the Sebastopol resident still takes on meaningful P.I. work and looks forward to a full recovery from…
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Tiffany Haddish’s celebrity-filled bat mitzvah, in photos
Tiffany Haddish celebrated her bat mitzvah Tuesday night surrounded by an array of Jewish celebrity friends, including Billy Crystal, Chelsea Handler and…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of Nov. 29, 2019
B’nai mitzvah Flora Brill Daughter of Emma and Jeff Brill, Saturday, Nov. 30 at Congregation Etz Chayim in Palo Alto. Zoe Browdy Daughter of Michelle…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of Nov. 29, 2019
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Nancy Livingston Levin April 29, 1947–Nov. 16, 2019 Nancy Livingston Levin passed…
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Honors, happenings, comings & goings — November 2019
Honors Joe Eskenazi has been selected as the 2019 Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California. Eskenazi is…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of Nov. 15, 2019
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Howard Warren Bloomberg March 12, 1936-Oct. 13, 2019 Howard Warren Bloomberg, 83,…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of Nov. 15, 2019
Births Parents Arielle and Danny Leonard of San Mateo welcomed their first child, Theodore Solomon Leonard, on Oct. 4, 2019. A beautiful bris was held…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of Nov. 1, 2019
Weddings Kate Mirkin and Ollie Benn were married on Sept. 22, 2019 in Philo, California. Kate, who will take the groom’s surname, is director of strategic…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of Nov. 1, 2019
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Barbara Ruth Staub Weiss Chaitin Aug. 27, 1934–Oct. 6, 2019 Barbara (Bobbie) Ruth…