friday/19
“The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” U.C. Hastings law professor Scott Dodson discusses his new book about the work and lasting influence of the first Jewish female Supreme Court justice. Book signing to follow. At Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S.F. 11:30 a.m. $20, students and members free. www.commonwealthclub.org
wednesday/24
Closing chapter on One Bay One Book. David Bezmozgis will help close One Bay One Book, the yearlong community conversation about his novel “The Betrayers,” in which a disgraced Israeli politician and former refusenik encounters the man who revealed him to the KGB. The author will appear at the JCC in Palo Alto and the next evening at the Jewish Community Library with Lori Starr, executive director of the Contemporary Jewish Museum.
7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 at Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. $10-$12. www.paloaltojcc.org. 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25 at Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. Free, but RSVP requested. www.jewishlearningworks.org/library