friday/30
“The Thomashefskys.” PBS “Great Performances” special on the lives and music of Yiddish theater stars Boris and Bessie, grandparents of Michael Tilson Thomas. 7 p.m. KQED Life. Also Monday, April 2 at 10 p.m. www.kqed.org.
saturday/31
“Deaf Jam.” Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival presents a film on the mentorship of a deaf Israeli in New York by a Palestinian poet. At Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 Depot St., Sebastopol. 2 p.m. $10. www.sebastopolfilmfestival.org.
sunday/1
“In Heaven, Underground.” Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival presents the story of the Jewish Cemetery of Berlin. At Sebastopol Cinemas, 6868 McKinley Ave., Sebastopol. 1 p.m. $10. www.sebastopolfilmfestival.org.
“Vera Klement: Blunt Edge.” Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival presents a short about the painter and Holocaust survivor. At Sebastopol Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 282 High St., Sebastopol. 3:30 p.m. $10. www.sebastopolfilmfestival.org.
tuesday/3
“Jubanos: The Jews of Cuba.” Screening of documentary on the 1,500 Jews who remained after Cuba’s 1961 revolution. Followed by panel discussion with participants from JCC of San Francisco and Lehrhaus Judaica mission to Cuba in January. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.bjesf.org.
friday/6
“Free Men.” Opening day. Film about an Algerian in 1940s France who falls in love with a Jew while working as a spy. In French with English subtitles. At Lumiere Theater, 1572 California St., S.F. and Shattuck Theater, 2230 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley. Check theaters for times (see story, 33).
thursday/12
“Freilach.” Jewish music and cultural radio show for the Russian River area. KGGV 95.1 FM. 8 p.m. www.kggv.blogspot.com.
“Binah: Creative Voices from the JCCSF.” Scholar and translator Peter Cole on his book “The Poetry of Kabbalah.” KALW 91.7 FM. Noon. www.jccsf.org.