thursday/19
“Speak Memory.” Reception featuring photographs, pastel drawings and paintings of Russian Jews living through World War II and Stalinist oppression. At Jewish Community Federation, 121 Steuart St., S.F. 5:30 p.m. Free. www.jewishfed.org.
tuesday/24
“Mantel with Globe and Telescope” by Helen Berggruen
‘A Restless Harmony’ Come see artist Helen Berggruen’s gallery presentation of landscape, still-life and domestic interior–themed paintings. The daughter of famed German art collector Heinz Berggruen, the San Francisco native’s work has been internationally praised for four decades. See it before the exhibit ends next week. Through Dec. 21. At George Krevsky Gallery, 77 Geary St., S.F. Free. www.georgekrevskygallery.com