Tag: San Francisco
Jewish museum in San Francisco closes its doors indefinitely
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco will shut its doors for at least one year due to a slow recovery from the COVID pandemic and ensuing economic struggles in the city’s downtown area.
"The work that...
Lawmakers investigating antisemitism at UC-San Francisco medical centers
Three legislative leaders have contacted Sam Hawgood—chancellor for the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)—insisting that the school take action in combating hatred of Jews on campus.
House Energy and Commerce Committee chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers...
Mark Zuckerberg and wife donate $1.3 million to 11 Jewish groups
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $1.3 million to 11 Jewish organizations, eJewish Philanthropy reported, citing a spokesperson for the couple.
The funding comes from the Chan-Zuckerberg family office, not...
Jewish-owned cafe in San Francisco tagged with anti-Semitic graffiti
A popular Jewish-owned bookshop, cafe and event space in San Francisco was vandalized on Sunday with anti-Semitic and pro-Palestinian graffiti.
Manny’s in the Mission District was tagged with blue paint and the phrases “Racist pigz,”...
San Francisco’s only kosher bakery praised for hiring former prisoners
The sole kosher bakery in San Francisco has made headlines for hiring formerly incarcerated employees.
The nickname for Isaac Yosef’s Frena Bakery is the “Lifer Bakery.” Yosef has hired more than 25 ex-prisoners at his bakery...
New report highlights Bay Area’s dynamic Jewish population
When Ariella Jessel and Emily Geagan discovered Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland about three years ago, the synagogue warmly welcomed the Lesbian couple and their young children.
"That was probably one of the factors to...
25 Years of Kung Pao Kosher Comedy™: San Francisco’s Longest-Running Comedy Show
San Francisco’s annual Jewish Christmas tradition, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy™, celebrates it 25th Anniversary this December 23–25. The legendary Jewish-comedy-on-Christmas-in-a-Chinese-restaurant extravaganza has been featuring famous Jewish comedians—including the late Henny Youngman and Shelley Berman—Chinese food,...
Contemporary Jewish Museum Opens Sabbath-Oriented Exhibit
San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum has opened a new exhibit dedicated to the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest, at its historic SOMA building.
Sabbath: The 2017 Dorothy Saxe Invitational can be seen at CJM (736 Mission St. between...
Jewish Film Fest announces lineup
The Jewish Film Festival announced the program for its upcoming festival on Tuesday night, June 20, and the lineup looks appetizing, as usual. This is one of the great festivals in the Bay Area,...