saturday/16
Spring Sing. Performance of Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English songs by Achi Ben Shalom and Nigunim Chorus. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $10. www.jcceastbay.org
Dan Bern in concert. The Jewish political folk musician performs, with opening act Melita and Isaac Zones. At Urban Adamah, 1050 Parker St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. $15-$20, canned goods donations welcome. Also April 17 Bern teaches a songwriting workshop. 10 a.m. $45. www.urbanadamah.org
tuesday/19
Cinema Judaica. From Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim, Jewish composers have been leaving their mark on Hollywood. Noreen Green, conductor and artistic director of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, will lead an exploration of the history of music in film and the particular impact made by émigrés.
5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the Magnes, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley. Free. www.magnes.berkeley.edu