The never-ending battle?
As president of Americans for Peace and Tolerance and founder of The David Project, Charles Jacobs is in tune with the anti-Israel activity occurring on college campuses. This event will feature him speaking on that topic, and attendees also will hear from local students active on their campuses. It’s a fundraiser for the Palo Alto–based Israel Peace Initiative, but it’s free and includes light appetizers.
7 p.m. Thursday, May 30 at the Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Free. Register at www.tinyurl.com/charles-jacobs.
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Elisheva Mazya. CEO of Ruach Chadasha, agency in Israel fighting migration of the nation’s educated young adults. During Shabbat service. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.emanuelsf.org.
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“Help With Your Family Tree.” With the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society. At Jewish Community Library, 835 Ellis St., S.F. 12 p.m. Registration requested; call (415) 567-3327, Ext. 704. Free.
Talk on Julius Rosenwald. Peter Ascoli discusses his great-grandfather, who built Sears, Roebuck and Co., and advanced the cause of black education in the South. Napa Valley Historical Society, 1219 First St., Napa. 2 p.m. $5 for non-members. [email protected].
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“Di Gantse Velt Iz Mayn: The Sidor Belarsky Songbook.” Presentation by opera and Yiddish singer Anthony (Mordechai Tzvi) Russell. At Jewish Community Library, 835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.jewishlearningworks.org.
Reading by the Holocaust Survivors’ Memoir Writing Group. Presentation from writers in a seven-year workshop. At The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley. 12 p.m. Free. www.magnes.org.