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By J. Correspondent | January 16, 2009

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“Architectural Fantasies and Abstract Thinking.” Photo art by Sonia Melnikova-Raich. Through Feb. 28. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. www.art.sonia melnikova.com

“A Tribute to Roman Vishniac.” Paintings by Jerry Baer. Through Feb. 27. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. www.ccjcc.org.

“Bible and Buddha.” Paintings by Helen Ann Licht. Through March 31. At Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley. (510) 849-8286.

“Exodus: Flight from Nazi Germany.” Through the fall. At Holocaust Center of Northern California, 121 Steuart St., S.F. www.hcnc.org.

“Divine Proportions: Recent Works by Myriam Nafte.” Through Feb. 22. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. www.emanuelsf.org.

“Il Ghetto: Forging Italian Jewish Identities 1516-1870.” Through Feb. 15. At Museo Italo Americano, Fort Mason Center, Building C, S.F. www.museoitalo americano.org.

“Italia Ebraica: Italian Ritual Objects and Manuscripts.” Through Jan. 29. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. Free. (415) 567-3327 ext. 703.

“Modigliani, His Friends, His Paris.” Italian Jewish artist Amedeo Modigliani. Through Jan. 29. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. (415) 567-3327 ext. 704.

“Old Jewish Comedians.” Cartoons by illustrator Drew Friedman. Through March 1. At Peninsula JCC, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. www.pjcc.org.

“On My Grandmother’s Table I Will Find … “ Through Tuesday, Jan. 20. At Jewish Heritage Museum, Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living, 4000 Camino Tassajara, Danville. (925) 648-2800.

“The Atheon Project: A Temple of Science for Rational Belief.” Jonathon Keats window installation. Through Feb. 1. At Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2222 Harold Way, Berkeley. www.magnes.org.

“The State Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon.” Through Jan. 18. At the Palace of the Legion of Honor, Golden Gate Park, 34th Avenue at Clement Street, S.F. www.famsf.org.

“The Temple Emanu-El Bonnie Gallaty/Robbin Watrous Memorial Staff Art Show.” Art and photos by the staff of Congregation Emanu-El. Through Feb. 22. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. www.emanuelsf.org.

“Warhol’s Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered.” Through Feb. 3. StoryCorps. Share life stories with family and friends in the story booth. Through Oct. 11. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. www.thecjm.org.

thursday | 22

“What is a Culturally Specific Museum?” Discussion with CJM director Connie Wolf and Jewish Museum of Rome director Daniella di Castro. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 3 p.m. (415) 655-7800.

music & dance

sunday | 25

“Juon for the Road.” Music in the Mishkan. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 4 p.m. $15-$20. www.shaarzahav.org.

Sarit Hadad in concert. At Gunn High School, Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. 8:30 p.m. $55-$95. (408) 530-8243.

theater

saturday | 17

“Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews?” Josh Kornbluth comedic monologue. 8 p.m. Also Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 735 Mission St., S.F. $20-$25. www.thecjm.org.

thursday | 22

“Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz.” Also Jan. 24 and 25. At Traveling Jewish Theatre, 470 Florida St., S.F. 8 p.m. (415) 276-1509.

“The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial.” Starring Ed Asner and John Heard. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $30-$50. www.jccsf.org.

saturday | 24

“New Pickle Circus.” Clowns, acrobats and other performers. Also Jan. 25. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 5 p.m. $16-$22. www.jccsf.org.

film & video

saturday | 17

“Jellyfish” (“Meduzot”). Israeli Movie Club. At Oshman Family JCC, Cubberley Campus, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 8:30 p.m. www.paloaltojcc.org.

thursday | 22

“You Don’t Mess With the Zohan.” Part of Jewish Heritage Month. At Foothill College campus center lounge, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. 12 p.m. Free.

sunday | 25

“Marx Brothers Extravaganza.” All-day screenings of Marx Brothers films. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Free with admission. www.thecjm.org.

tv & radio

sunday | 18

“Mosaic.” Host Rabbi Eric Weiss of the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. On KPIX channel 5. 5 a.m.

lectures & workshops

saturday | 17

Camp Ramah Executive Director Rabbi Daniel Greyber. At Congregation Kol Emeth, 4175 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto. 1 p.m., following Shabbat services. (650) 948-7498.

sunday | 18

Book and Bagel Brunch with professor Barbara Epstein. Author of “The Minsk Ghetto 1941-1943: Jewish Resistance and Soviet Internationalism.” At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 10 a.m. www.jcceastbay.org.

“American Jewish-Muslim Relations and Martin Luther King’s Dream.” At Kehillah Jewish High School, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 7 p.m. $5. www.paloaltojcc.org.

tuesday | 20

“SuperJew.” Rabbi Harry Manhoff discusses Jews and comic books. Part of Jewish Heritage Month. At Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. 12 p.m. Free. www.foothill.edu.

Geraldine Brooks, author of “People of the Book.” At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $10-$18. www.jccsf.org.

“The Entire 613 Mitzvot Mentioned in the Bible.” With Rabbi Judah Dardik. At Beth Jacob Congregation, 3778 Park Blvd., Oakland. 8 p.m. Free. (510) 482-1147.

wednesday | 21

“Changing Lives … One Job at a Time: Jewish Vocational Service.” At Jewish Vocational Service, 225 Bush St., Suite 400, S.F. 6 p.m. $10. RSVP to (415) 512-6297.

“Jews, Jesus and Gospel Dynamics: Enhancing Jewish Well-Being in a Christian Environment.” With Michael Cook, professor of Judaeo -Christian Studies at Hebrew Union College. At Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. RSVP to (415) 346-1720 ext. 24.

“Religious Freedom and the Constitutional Separation of Church and State.” With professor Jesse H. Choper. Dialogues lecture series. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 7:30 p.m. www.ccjcc.org.

Moira Gunn, host of NPR’s “Tech Nation.” At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $10-$12. www.jccsf.org.

thursday | 22

“A Journey to the Edges of Jewish Identity: The Lemba of Zimbabwe, Crypto-Jews and Others.” With Ken Blady. East Bay Jewish Forum. At Temple

Beth Abraham, 327 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. 10 a.m. $10. (510) 839 2900 ext. 253.

“Jewish Women Making it Work: Paths to a Full Life.” At Sprint Executive Briefing Center, 1850 Gateway Drive, Seventh Floor, San Mateo. 5:45 p.m. $30-$50. (650) 349-1523.

Television writer and playwright Alan Zweibel. In a conversation with Ed Crasnick. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 7 p.m. $15-$20. (415) 444-8000.

“The Jew in the Art of the Italian Renaissance.” With Dana E. Katz. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. $10-$12. www.jccsf.org.

friday | 23

“Who is a Jew, and Why?” At Jewish Gateways, 409 Liberty St., El Cerrito. 6:15-9 p.m. Potluck dish or $7. RSVP to (510) 559-8140.

Jewish Humanist Forum with Dr. Carl Djerassi. At the Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave., Albany. Free. www.kolhadash.org.

sunday | 25

“Italian Jewish Culture in the Age of the Ghetto.” Symposium in conjunction with “Il Ghetto” exhibit. At Museo ItaloAmericano, Fort Mason Center, S.F. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. www.museoitaloamericano.org.

“Sacred Text Revealed: The Oral Torah — Moral Evolution in the Talmud.” At Temple Beth Hillel, 801 Park Central, Richmond. 10:15 a.m. www.templebethhillelrichmond.org.

“Jewish Chefs Series.” Sundays through Feb. 22. At Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Road, Alameda. 10:30 a.m. www.temple israelalameda.org.

“P’tach Libeynu: Open Our Hearts. Beginning a Conversation About the Stigma of Mental Illness.” At Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mount Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. 12-5:30 p.m. Free. (925) 283-8573.

“The Holocaust Effect in Contemporary Art.” Symposium and reception. At California College of the Arts, Timken Hall, 111 Eighth St., S.F. 2-4 p.m. (510) 549-6950 ext. 337.

Akiva Tor, Consulate General of Israel, San Francisco. At Beth Jacob, Congrega-tion, 3778 Park Blvd., Oakland. 2:30 p.m. $10 donation. RSVP to [email protected].

benefits & social events

monday | 19

Second Annual Mitzvah Day. Projects and services for families. Through the Oshman Family JCC. At various locations throughout the Bay Area. www.paloalto jcc.org/mitzvah.

“The Dream Lives On — Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.” Service and reception. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 6:30 p.m. (415) 479-3441.

tuesday | 20

“Sister Singing” anthology reading. Aquarian Minyan benefit. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. (510) 848-0237. $10-$20. www.sistersinging.com.

saturday | 24

“Diaspora Dinner XVII — Descendants of Solomon and Sheba: The Jews of Ethiopia, Yemen, Syria and Uganda.”

Five-course dinner and multimedia history presentation. At Temple Emanu-El, 1010 University Ave., San Jose. 6 p.m. $49. www.socializr.com/event/311013819.

singles

sunday | 18

Golden Gate Bridge walk/Presidio hike. In San Francisco. Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. Meet at corner of Laguna Street and Marina Boulevard, S.F. 11 a.m. $3. (408) 738-1319.

monday | 19

Strawberry Canyon canine-friendly hike. In the East Bay. Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. Meet at the corner of University and Oxford, Berkeley. 2 p.m. Free. (510) 964-1467.

saturday | 24

Tilden Park hike. In the East Bay. Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. At Brazil Room parking lot. 10:45 a.m. Free. (510) 451-5252.

sunday | 25

Kortum Trail Coastal hike. In the North Bay. Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. Meet at Blind Beach parking area. 11 a.m. $3. (707) 823-9555.

Akiva Tor, Consul General of Israel, San Francisco. Presented by Kesher, a new singles group for ages 35-55. At Beth Jacob Congregation, 3778 Park Blvd., Oakland. 2:30 p.m. $10 donation. RSVP office@beth jacoboakland.org.

J. Correspondent