Select Page
New Media in Jewish Studies

New Media in Jewish Studies

ABOUT NEW MEDIA IN JEWISH STUDIES With partners ranging from Columbia University’s Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies to the Contemporary Jewish Museum, we’re making imaginative use of ubiquitous digital storytelling tools to make sense of archival materials and...
Rita Semel

Rita Semel

ABOUT Rita Semel Rita Semel, interfaith pioneer and Jewish activist, is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards “for her life-long successes in creating healthy, just, and inclusive communities in the Bay Area and worldwide. She...
As Old As Our Eyes: Yelena’s Story

As Old As Our Eyes: Yelena’s Story

Remember When We Immigrated Here?Yelena's Story - Everything You Need to Know to Be a JewHard Work and "Whatever"Through Immigrants' Eyes   ABOUT Yelena’s Story: As Old As Our Eyes This Ukrainian-Jewish teenager immigrated to San Francisco as a young child....
Wendy MacNaughton Draws Castro Commons

Wendy MacNaughton Draws Castro Commons

ABOUT Wendy MacNaughton Draws Castro Commons “Wendy MacNaughton Draws the ‘Castro Commons’ – A Temporarily Permanent Space” was produced for our 2012 collaboration with the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco on a “digital...
Throwing Curves: Eva Zeisel

Throwing Curves: Eva Zeisel

ABOUT Throwing Curves: Eva Zeisel “Throwing Curves” is a gripping ride through the life and times of Eva Zeisel, one of the most prolific industrial designers of the 20th century. Zeisel fled Nazi Austria for Russia, where she rapidly ascended to the top of her field,...