San Francisco State University President Leslie Wong, who has faced criticism of his administration’s response to anti-Semitic incidents at the school over the last years, has announced he is retiring. Wong, president since 2012, was traveling and unavailable to talk to J., but other figures connected to the university offered comments. “It’s been a challenging…
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Music
Jewish Folk Chorus celebrates Yiddish music — and Yiddish values
When the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco started way back in 1926, all of the singers, not to mention most of the audience, understood the Yiddish…
Bay Area
S.F. Jews don't expect problem with Jewish flags at local Dyke March
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Health
Keep your brain sharp at JCCSF cognitive fitness fair
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Film
Two films weave queer and Jewish themes at Frameline LGBTQ film fest
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Bay Area
S.F. panel takes deep dive into anti-Semitism statistics
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Celebrity Jews
Adam Sandler back on Netflix; CJM pops up in romcom; etc.
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Organic Epicure
New S.F. bagel alert! Boiled, then wood-fired at this surgeon’s new Dogpatch café
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Art & About
Summer has landed in the Bay Area, bringing new art with it
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