Below are articles about the Jewish Community Library and its services and events.
Rose Katz Musical Enrichment Fund
After 17 years of serving patrons and book clubs, beloved librarian Rose Katz retired from the Jewish Community Library in...
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New Yorker cartoonist brings to life lost Yiddish essays by European teens of 1930s
With his new book, “When I Grow Up: The Lost Autobiographies of Six Yiddish Teenagers,” the New Yorker cartoonist Ken...
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One Bay One Book pick ‘The Hidden Palace’ explores assimilation through fantasy
In 2013, Pleasanton author Helene Wecker published her first novel, “The Golem and the Jinni,” about an unlikely friendship between...
Read MoreWhat became of Queen Vashti? One Bay One Book program tackles ‘The Book of V.’
Whither Vashti? One Bay One Book program tackles ‘The Book of V.’ The Jewish Community Library has chosen Anna Solomon’s...
Read MoreSearch for Lost Bible Scrolls brings San Francisco Author Back Home
Search for Lost Bible Scrolls brings San Francisco Author Back Home The Federation is pleased to announce that its 2020...
Read MoreGenealogy ‘mavens’ go old-school to uncover Jewish past
Genealogy ‘mavens’ go old-school to uncover Jewish past – J. Final part of three-part PAST LIVES series on Jewish genealogical...
Read MoreRediscovering S.F.’s pioneering 19th-century ‘girl reporter’
Rediscovering S.F.’s pioneering 19th-century ‘girl reporter’ – J. The books section is supported by a generous donation from Anne Germanacos...
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