saturday/17
“Yellow Stars of Tolerance.” Documentary about the project to preserve the stars painted on a synagogue in Normandy, France, during World War II. Part of the United Nations Association Film Festival. At Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 4 p.m. $10. www.unaff.org
tuesday/20
“The Last Mensch.” A Holocaust survivor seeks to prove his hidden Jewish identity so he can be buried in a Jewish cemetery. Part of Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival. At Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol. 1 and 7:30 p.m. $10-$13. www.jccsoco.org
wednesday/21
“David & Me.” Documentary about the unlikely friendship formed between a man wrongly convicted of murder and a Jewish Italian filmmaker who fought for his exoneration. Part of the United Nations Association Film Festival. At the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, 616 Sierra St., Stanford University. 7 p.m. $10. www.unaff.org
thursday/22
“Havana Curveball.” Documentary about a San Francisco teen’s bar mitzvah project to bring baseball equipment to kids in Cuba. Part of the United Nations Association Film Festival. At the Eastside College Preparatory School Theater, 1041 Myrtle St., East Palo Alto. 5:45 p.m. $10. www.unaff.org
“Rock in the Red Zone.” Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival screening of a tale of music and love from the Israel-Gaza border. Preceded by Israeli dinner with the filmmaker and followed by Q&A and a performance by singer-songwriter Avi Vaknin. 5 p.m. dinner at Sonoma Wine Shop, 412 E. First St., Sebastopol (reservations required), 7:30 p.m. film at Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol. $20 movie, $75 movie and dinner. www.jccsoco.org (See story, 22)
monday/26
Through Bibi’s eyes. Many people have visited Israel, but only one has ever done it with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the tour guide. Peter Greenberg, CBS News travel editor and host of PBS’ “Royal Tour” series, will discuss the highlights of his trip and his personal interactions with the prime minister as they traveled by helicopter, dune buggy, ship and bicycle.
7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 at Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. $10-$12. www.paloaltojcc.org/events/an-evening-with-peter-greenberg
tuesday/27
“Raise the Roof.” Documentary follows project to rebuild historic Polish wooden synagogue lost during World War II . Part of Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival. At Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol. 1 and 7:30 p.m. $10-$13. www.jccsoco.org
wednesday/28
“Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love.” Documentary about the life and work of the award-winning pianist and composer. Part of Contra Costa Jewish Book & Arts Festival. At Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living, 4000 Camino Tassajara, Danville. 10 a.m. www.jfed.org/underonetent
thursday/29
“Saved By Language.” Film about Sarajevo Sephardic Jew Moris Albahari, who saved his own life during the Holocaust by speaking Ladino. Co-producer Susanna Zaraysky will be in attendance. Presented by USF Jewish Studies and Social Justice Program. At USF, 2130 Fulton St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.tinyurl.com/usf-jewish-studies. Also Nov. 3 at the Magnes, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley. 7 p.m. Free. www.magnes.org (See story, 23)