Hershey Felder performs as Irving Berlin, March 2017. (Photo/Samantha Voxakis) Culture The Weekender Etgar Keret chats with Ayelet Waldman and other best bets Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By Liz Harris | May 5, 2017 If you haven’t caught Hershey Felder’s homage to the late great Jewish composer Irving Berlin, this is your last chance. “Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin” is the talented musician’s one-man show recalling Berlin’s rise from Lower East Side Jewish immigrant to one of America’s best-loved songwriters. Closes Sunday! Acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret’s short stories deal with the absurdist humor and surreal elements of daily life. He joins Berkeley writer Ayelet Waldman, who’s written about bad mothers, the criminal justice system and her own LSD microdosing, for “The Dark and the Surreal” — sure to be a provocative conversation. 7 p.m. Sunday at the Osher Marin JCC. And yet another Sunday event: Wish Israel a belated happy birthday at an Israeli street fair party at Stanford Hillel. Drinks, food and dancing at this 21-and-over celebration presented by Moishe House Palo Alto as well as other Jewish young adult groups. Fun gets underway at 7 p.m. on the patio of the Ziff Center for Jewish Campus Life. Liz Harris Liz Harris is a J. contributor. She was J.'s culture editor from 2012-2018. Also On J. Bay Area Ayelet Waldman to Israel: I dare you News Novelist Ayelet Waldman spars with Jeffrey Goldberg over Israel’s #nationalcharacter Books New collection from Waldman and Chabon challenges occupation TV Chabon’s hit novel ‘Yiddish Policemen’s Union’ coming to TV Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up