As Christa Whitney sees it, chance has played a big part in her life. But so has her love of history and literature. Whitney is the director of the Wexler Oral History Project at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, a program that has recorded.
The pandemic has played havoc with musical groups, theater companies, dance troupes and others in the past two years. But many have now returned to live performances and now it’s Amherst Community Theater’s turn.ACT, which staged its last.
The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously voted to ask the state Department of Public Health for a "safe and responsible path" toward phasing out pandemic-related mask requirements for school children from kindergarten through 12th grade. Meanwhile, 2021 was the deadliest year for migrants trying to cross the U.S. Mexico border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Plus, the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival returns as an in-person and online event.