friday | 15
“The Jewish American Book Club.” New book club, discusses “The Shawl” by Cynthia Ozick. At Fairfax Library, 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax. 7-8:30 p.m. www.marinlibrary.org.
sunday | 17
“Tracing Family Treasure to Reclaim Lost Family Heritage.” San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society lecture with author Linda Frank and general meeting. At Congregation Beth Israel-Judea, 625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco. 1 p.m. Free. www.sfbajgs.org.
wednesday | 20
“B’naiture Info Night.” Learn about Wilderness Torah’s new b’nai mitzvah nature mentorship program for Jewish youth ages 11-13. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. Free. www.wildernesstorah.org.
thursday | 21
“Magnetic Poetry Slam.” Celebrating Gertrude Stein’s way with words. With host Mona Webb and performer Joshua Walters. Part of the Ritlab: Ritual Laboratory series. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 6 p.m. Free with museum admission (which is $5 after 5 p.m. on Thursdays). www.thecjm.org.
Reuven Goldfarb. Author and founder of AGADA, the illustrated Jewish literary magazine. Part of the Aquarian Minyan Author Series. At St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave., Berkeley. 7-9 p.m. $10-$20. [email protected].
sunday | 24
“Russian Jewish Exodus Presentation.” Kol Hadash event with Holocaust survivor Rabbi Gideon Sorokin and refusenik Sonia Melnikova. At a private home, Tiburon. 2 p.m. $10. www.kolhadash.org.