In “Yippie Girl: Exploits in Protest and Defeating the FBI,” Judy Gumbo reveals just how Jewish the Youth International Party was, both in terms of its membership and tactics.
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‘Minyan Duty’ short film broaches topic of race … with nothing to say
The decision to cast a Black actor in the role of the non-Jewish interloper plays into harmful assumptions about who does and does not belong in Jewish spaces.
Claire Stanford’s debut novel takes on tech-driven obsession with happiness
Evelyn Kominsky Kumamoto, the protagonist of Berkeley-raised author Claire Stanford’s debut novel, works at the San Francisco headquarters of “the third-most-popular internet company.”
Black Jewish pianist Lara Downes is on a mission to make classical music more inclusive
Downes has been using her platform to expose listeners accustomed to the standard classical fare — concertos and sonatas by mostly white, male and European composers — to more pieces by women and people of color.
On vacation in Egypt, I found hope for peace in Israel
One takeaway from my short time in Egypt is that no matter how acrimonious relations between two nations have been over the decades (or millennia), there is always a path toward reconciliation and peace.
Author Jennieke Cohen draws on her Filipina-Jewish heritage in new take on ‘My Fair Lady’
“My Fine Fellow: A Delicious Entanglement” is Jennieke Cohen’s second young adult novel set in an alternate 19th century Britain, and her first with Jewish characters, along with several original recipes.
‘Fun fact’ about Steph Curry’s Hebrew tattoo makes a splash on Twitter
The Hebrew word tattooed on Curry’s left wrist, קרי (kuf-resh-yud), is both a transliteration of the player’s last name as well as a well-known Talmudic euphemism for “accidental emission.”
Vows, broom jumping and vegan cake: a soulful Hebrew Israelite wedding in Davis
A shofar blast signals the start of the ceremony. The guests, many wearing brightly colored African-style clothing and head coverings, take their seats. A DJ cues up “Grazing in the Grass” by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, and the groom two-steps his way to the purple wedding canopy.
Stanford alum Dan Grunfeld shares family’s story, from Holocaust to basketball fame
As a graduate student at Stanford University from 2015 to 2017, Dan Grunfeld paid regular visits to his Romanian-born grandmother, Lily, in Burlingame.
Westside Gravy: SoCal-raised rapper looks to take his career to next level in Israel
Raised mostly in San Diego by a Russian American Jewish father and African American Jewish mother, Westside Gravy (né Noah Shufutinsky) takes pride in belonging to the Jewish and African diasporas.