saturday/13
Israeli folk dance party. Café Shalom presents monthly dancing and munchies. At St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 1399 43rd Ave., S.F. 7:30 p.m. $5-$8. [email protected].
“Second Saturday.” Night for Jewish young adults with dancing, drink specials and appetizers. At the Cellar, 685 Sutter St., S.F. 8 p.m. $15 includes four drinks. www.cellarsf.com.
wednesday/17
BLC networking event. Networking for Jewish professionals. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 6 p.m. $30-$68. www.jewishfed.org.
Bay Area Jewish LGBT mixer. At Toad Hall, 4146 18th St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. No cover. http://jewishlgbtnetwork.com/contact-2.
thursday/18
The life of early Jewish traders. Talk by Lou Dombro. Meeting of the Silicon Valley Jewish widow and widowers group. At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 1 p.m. (408) 252-2323.
sunday/21
Jewish Cultural Festival. Music, food, arts, dancing. At Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa. 12 to 4 p.m. Free. www.jccsoco.org.
“A German Life.” Bernd Wollschlaeger discusses growing up in Germany in the shadow of his father, a decorated Nazi tank commander, and his eventual conversion to Judaism. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 7 p.m. $18. www.paloaltojcc.org.