saturday/15

“Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust.” Book talk by Marty Brounstein. At Pacifica Institute, 1310 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame. 7 p.m. Free. (408) 646-0183.

sunday/16

“Pillars of Prayer.” Menachem Kallus reads from his book on the Ba’al Shem Tov, founder of Hassidism. At Afikomen Judaica, 3042 Claremont Ave., Berkeley. 3 p.m. Free. www.afikomen.com.

monday/17

“Moses: A Stranger Among Us.” Book talk by Rabbi Maurice Harris. At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 7 p.m. $5-$7. www.siliconvalleyjcc.org.

thursday/20

“You Saved Me, Too.” Talk by Susan Kushner Resnick on her book, subtitled “What a Holocaust Survivor Taught Me About Living, Dying, Loving, Fighting and Swearing in Yiddish.” At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 7 p.m. $5-$7. www.siliconvalleyjcc.org.

sunday/23

“Masa: Stories of a Lone Soldier.” Talk by Bay Area native Ilan Benjamin about his book of short fiction based on his combat service in the Israel Defense Forces. At Afikomen Judaica, 3042 Claremont Ave., Berkeley. 3 p.m. Free. www.afikomen.com.