Frances Dinkelspiel

Frances Dinkelspiel is the author of Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California. It tells the story of her great-great grandfather, one of the most influential financiers of the Pacific Coast in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Frances is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, People Magazine and elsewhere.

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Searching for Permanance in a Barnes and Noble

I flew from Oakland into the Burbank airport early Thursday morning, where I was met…

California’s Politics Can Be Generous or Bigoted

The victory of Barack Obama was muted in California, as his historic election was accompanied…

What Does a Nice Jewish Girl Wear on Book Tour?

For the last eight years, I have immersed myself in the 19th century, learning everything…

California’s Christmas Jews

Growing up in San Francisco, almost every Jewish family I knew celebrated Christmas. These weren’t…

California is Burning – So What Else is New?

Frances Dinkelspiel, author of Towers of Gold, is guest blogging this week as one of…