saturday/24

“Wrestling Jerusalem.” Aaron Davidman’s solo show about the struggle to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7 p.m. $10-$18. www.emanuelsf.org

monday/26

Roger Grunwald in “The Mitzvah Project” photo/the mitzvah project

Caught in the middle. “The Mitzvah Project” is combination performance, history lesson and conversation, shedding light on the mischlings, or part Jewish, soldiers in Hitler’s army. At times used, forgotten, protected or destroyed, their lot was fraught with uncertainty. “The Mitzvah Project” is the co-creation of Roger Grunwald, an actor and descendant of Holocaust survivors.

7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26 at Stanford University, 565 Mayfield Ave., Stanford. Free. jewishstudies.stanford.edu. Also 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland. $10 suggested donation. www.oaklandsinai.org. Also 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 at Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon. Free, but donations accepted. www.kolshofar.org

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