Literature & Writing
Interested in enhancing your writing skills? Join us for creative writing workshops, and be driven by the passion and energy of the JCCSF community.
Get help from a volunteer facilitator to polish off your existing work or simply get some first words together. Apart from gaining skills, you’ll gain new friends as you work through the creative process together.
This group will be meeting online. Please reach out to Shiva Schulz at [email protected] to find out how.
2020 – 2021 Creative Writing Class Anthology
The collection below is a sampling of pieces contributed by many of the writers who attended our online creative writing workshops during the pandemic. Enjoy!
Schedule
July 2025
Thu
3
Arts & Ideas
Danubius: Eastern European Musical Performance at the JCCSF
Date
Thu, July 3
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
For your listening pleasure! Come hear passionate Roma-Gypsy and traditional music of the countries along the path of the majestic Danube River.
Mon
14
Arts & Ideas
Tech Tutoring: Get Valuable Support
Date
Mon, July 14
Time
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Do you have a problem or question about a device or a tech-related undertaking? Take advantage of this opportunity to get hands-on help and guidance.
Mon
28
Arts & Ideas
Tech Tutoring: Get Valuable Support
Date
Mon, July 28
Time
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Do you have a problem or question about a device or a tech-related undertaking? Take advantage of this opportunity to get hands-on help and guidance.
Thu
31
Arts & Ideas
Contemporary Comedic Genius: Stephen Colbert & Comedy Central
Date
Thu, July 31
Time
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
How did Stephen Colbert get his Late Show hosting chops? Let’s revisit his outrageous and enlightened persona from The Colbert Report and The Daily Show.
August 2025
Thu
7
Arts & Ideas
Our Legacy: The First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Date
Thu, August 7
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
On this 80-year anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we’ll revisit the thinking of those who developed the bomb, agonized or praised its use, and speculated on its future role.
Wed
13
Arts & Ideas
Matinee Movie: Hiroshima Mon Amour
Date
Wed, August 13
Time
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Experience this 1959 classic which dramatizes the effects of the atomic bomb as a backdrop to a love story between a Japanese man and a French woman.
Thu
14
Arts & Ideas
Nostalgia Served Fresh: Exploring Religion Through Deli Cuisine
Date
Thu, August 14
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Discover how artisanal delis reveal the dynamic nature of American Jewish religious practice.
Tue
19
Arts & Ideas
The Marx Brothers: The Greatest Jewish Comedy Team
Date
Tue, August 19
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Relish the life and times of the multi-talented Marx siblings, sons of immigrants whose humor, although not overtly Jewish, was deeply connected to it.
Tue
26
Arts & Ideas
Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons
Date
Tue, August 26
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Learn as the "cartoon professors" reveal what makes great cartoons work. Get a hearty laugh as they present New Yorker-style cartoons for your viewing pleasure.
November 2025
Sun
2
Arts & Ideas
IRA GLASS & ETGAR KERET
Date
Sun, November 2
Time
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The This American Life host and renowned Israeli author present a live performance of their shared podcast, Half-Baked Stories about my Dead Mother
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