Yom hashoah

sunday/15

“Unto Every Person There Is a Name.” Annual B’nai B’rith Holocaust remembrance with a reading of victims’ names, prayer recitations and poetry. At George Segal Holocaust memorial,  Palace of Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, 100 34th Ave., S.F. 10 a.m. Free. (415) 752-9304.

wednesday/18

“Voices of Our Youth: Stories from the Holocaust.” With Holocaust scholar Sam Oliner and singer Julian Hornik. At Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette. 7 p.m. Free. www.jfed.org.

thursday/19

Yom HaShoah memorial. With Elsebeth Schoenberger, Napa author whose family helped save Jews in Denmark during the war, youth orchestra and candlelighting. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 1455 Elm Street, Napa. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.cbsnapa.org.

Holocaust Remembrance Day. With author Jeannie De-Vries discussing “My Mother’s Nightmare,” about her mother’s life in World War II Holland. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. $7-$9. www.jcceastbay.org.

Holocaust Remembrance Day. Contemporary Jewish Museum sponsors afternoon of short gallery talks with focus on Yom HaShoah. At Contemporary Jewish Museum,736 Mission Street, S.F.1:30 p.m. $10-$12. www.thecjm.org.

Yom Hashoah service. Followed by documentary “There Was Once,” about a Hungarian teacher who discovers lost Jewish history. Opens Monterey Peninsula Jewish International Film Festival. At Congregation Beth Israel, 5716 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. 6:30 p.m. $5. www.carmelbethisrael.org.