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Elise Zinchik (left) passes the ball while Sarah Geronemus (center) and Hannah Brenaman guard her as the JCCSF Youth Basketball Team play at halftime during the Golden State Valkyries’ Jewish Heritage Night on May 13. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Valkyries spread their wings for Jewish Heritage Night

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins May 14, 2026May 15, 2026

The Golden State Valkyries’ Jewish Heritage Night hit nothing but net May 13 with Jewish bells, whistles and hoops before and during the game, though in the end the team […]

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz discusses psychedelics and healing during last year’s San Francisco Jewish Week. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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2nd S.F. Jewish Week features ‘Robot Shabbat,’ comedy, Valkyries and a ball

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 28, 2026April 29, 2026
British Jewish comedian Zach Margs will perform stand-up at JCC of San Francisco on April 27. (Courtesy)
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‘Laugh Through the Heartbreak’ at this Jewish comedy show in S.F.

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S.F. Mayor Daniel Lurie gave the keynote address at the city's Yom HaShoah commemoration at the JCCSF. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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How a Nazi bookstore led to S.F.’s Yom HaShoah observance and the ‘courage to act’

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 14, 2026April 14, 2026
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Sarah Silverman charms crowd as JCCSF opens $2.5M renovated Kanbar Hall

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett March 25, 2026March 25, 2026
Steven Pinker is the author, most recently, of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life." (Christopher Michel)
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Steven Pinker reflects on his Maimonides moment in a new book

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert September 25, 2025September 25, 2025
Miriam Ofer (left), with Renaldo Thompson
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‘She treats me like her son’: An unusual friendship has blossomed at JCCSF

by Dan Pine August 14, 2025August 14, 2025
Jesse Eisenberg speaks at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center, May 27, 2025. (Jaeger Photography)
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In S.F., Jesse Eisenberg recounts the very real pain behind ‘A Real Pain’

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi May 29, 2025May 30, 2025
A sign at Dayenu Judaica gift shop shows that there is a 30% storewide sale in the San Francisco JCC on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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After 21 years in S.F.,  Dayenu Judaica’s owner decides to fold

by Patricia Corrigan May 23, 2025June 13, 2025
Eight Holocaust survivors, sitting in the front row of the audience at the Yom HaShoah event on April 23, 2025, watch a short film where Holocaust survivors, liberators and their descendants speak about their experiences. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Hundreds pay respects as local Holocaust survivors are honored on Yom HaShoah

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 24, 2025April 25, 2025

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