friday | 12
Yiddish Cultural Festival. Music classes, lectures and performances. Through Feb. 15. At Congregation Etz Chayim, 4141 Alma St., Palo Alto. $10-$20 single event, $100-$180 full program. www.klezcalifornia.org.
saturday | 13
Itzhak Volansky and the Alte Kockers. S.F. Public Library benefit dinner and dance to Yiddish and Hebrew love songs. At Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2850 19th Ave., S.F. 5:30-8 p.m. $35. (415) 626-7152 ext. 103.
Barbara Rhine and Walter Riley. Local Haiti earthquake survivors and congregation members with Pierre La Bossiere, founder of the Bay Area Haiti Action Committee. Benefits Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. At Kehilla Congregation, 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont. 7 p.m. $10. www.kehillasynagogue.org.
wednesday | 17
Golden State Warriors Jewish Heritage Night. Warriors featuring Israeli Omri Casspi vs. Sacramento Kings. At Oracle Arena, Oakland. 7:30 p.m. www.tinyurl.com/ygv6a8u.
sunday | 21
Lerhaus Judaica 36th Anniversary Dinner. Keynote speaker Mark Yudof, U.C. president. At Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery St., S.F. 5:30 p.m. $180. [email protected].