tuesday/5
“A Reading by the Mavens.” Presentation by poets Chana Bloch and Sharon Dolin. At Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont. 7 p.m. $10 donation. www.kehillasynagogue.org
wednesday/6
Anne and Robert Cowan Writers Awards. Presentations to winner Michael David Lukas and runner-up Jason K. Friedman, with conversation led by Dan Schifrin and reception. At Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.jewishcommunitylibrary.org
“Two Among the Righteous Few.” Marty Brounstein discusses his book about a couple who saved dozens of Dutch Jews during Holocaust. At Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose. 5 p.m. Free. www.martyabrounstein.com/events
friday/8
“Casting Lots: Creating a Family in a Beautiful, Broken World.” Scholar-in-residence Rabbi Susan Silverman discusses her new book. At Congregation Netivot Shalom, 1316 University Ave., Berkeley. 6:30 p.m. Also April 9 at 1:30 p.m. Free. www.netivotshalom.org (See story, 28)
sunday/10
“Order from Chaos, Chaos Out of Order.” Discussion of 2016 One Bay One Book selection, Primo Levi’s “The Periodic Table,” plus writing workshop with author Anne Germanecos. At Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1 p.m. Free with registration. www.jewishlearningworks.org/library-events