• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Landing Top

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide

The J. Interview

Allen King
Posted inThe J. Interview

Israeli folk dancing changed his life. He’s chosen to spread the joy.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

Allen King loves to dance. The Bay Area native has been leading Israeli folk dancing across the region for decades, and, at 73, has no plans to stop.  Both as […]

Susan Hirshfield
Posted inThe J. Interview

PTSD expert helps people create meaning after painful experiences

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
La Prensa Sonoma Editor Raquel Issenberg at The Press Democrat newspaper offices in Santa Rosa. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Periodista judía al servicio de lectores en español: ‘Sea cual sea la verdad, hay que contarla’

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
La Prensa Sonoma Editor Raquel Issenberg at The Press Democrat newspaper offices in Santa Rosa. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Jewish journalist who serves Spanish readers: ‘Whatever the truth is, just write it’

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
Howard Freedman
Posted inThe J. Interview

He lives and breathes books at S.F.’s Jewish Community Library

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 19, 2026February 20, 2026
Immigration attorney Shahpour "Shawn" Matloob came to the U.S. from Iran when he was 14. (Perle Deutsch Shadpour)
Posted inThe J. Interview

This Iranian-born immigration attorney is driven by his personal story

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 4, 2026February 4, 2026
Tiffany Shlain works in her art studio in Sausalito. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Tiffany Shlain uses trees and technology to trace Jewish history in new exhibit

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 8, 2026January 9, 2026
"Long Story Short" is the latest animated show from Raphael Bob-Waksberg. (Left photo courtesy of [K]overt Creative)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s latest cartoon features a Bay Area Jewish family

Yael Bright by Yael Bright December 26, 2025December 29, 2025
Corey Rosen hosts The Moth’s StorySLAM shows in San Francisco and Berkeley and has written two books on storytelling. (Courtesy Pranay Pareek)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Like a ‘Moth’ to a flame, Corey Rosen is drawn to storytelling

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 23, 2025December 23, 2025
Rita Semel
Posted inThe J. Interview

At 104, Rita Semel is proud of a life spent ‘making the world a better place’

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Posts pagination

1 2 3 Older posts

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

California bill would add Jewish identity as an ethnicity on forms
What ADL’s ‘Antisemitism Report Card’ gets wrong about San Francisco State
Defense for Stanford pro-Palestinian protesters seeks DA’s recusal
New haggadahs for 2026: Literalism, ambivalence and metaphor
Israeli folk dancing changed his life. He’s chosen to spread the joy.
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Readers’ Choice 2024
  • About
  • Contact/Submissions
  • Careers at J.
  • Advertise
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecycle Events
  • Donate
  • Subscribe to J.
  • Legacy Giving
  • Change of address
  • Submit a calendar event
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
© 2026 J. Powered by Newspack Privacy Policy