friday/18
“Raoul Wallenberg.” Author and journalist Ingrid Carlberg will discuss her new book about the humanitarian who saved thousands of Jews during World War II before mysteriously disappearing in 1945. At the Magnes, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley. 12 p.m. Free. www.magnes.org
sunday/20
“Descendants of Light: American Photographers of Jewish Ancestry.” Photographer Penny Wolin talks about her book. At Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1 p.m. Free. www. jewishcommunitylibrary.org
sunday/27
“Heroic Children: Untold Stories of the Unconquerable.” Rabbi Hanoch Teller discusses his book about nine children who survived the Holocaust, joined by Michael Thaler, former president of Holocaust Center of Northern California. Co-presented by Congregations Beth Sholom and Chevra Thilim. At Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1:30 p.m. Free. www.jewishcommunitylibrary.org