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“Jesters and Gestures: Performing Yiddish Culture From Silent Cinema and Avant-Garde Film.” Vintage film screenings. Through Nov. 24. At Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. $5.50-$9.50 per film. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu.
saturday | 14
“A Night for a Nosh, Wine, Films and Discussion.” Three short films, appetizers and dessert. At Temple Beth Torah, 42000 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont. 6:45 p.m. $5. (510) 656-7141.
“Nowhere in Africa.” The true story of a family who fled Nazi Germany for Kenya. At Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Road, Alameda. 7-9 p.m. $5. www.templeisraelalameda.org.
“Black Over White.” Israeli Idan Raichel fuses musical traditions of different nations. Part of the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. At Cubberley Community Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 7:30 p.m. www.svjff.org.
sunday | 15
“The Frisco Kid.” Starring Gene Wilder as a Polish rabbi. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 2-4 p.m. $8-$10. www.thecjm.org.
“S’Rugim.” Nine episodes of the hit Israeli TV show. Part of the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. At Camera 12, 201 South Second St., San Jose. 7 p.m. www.svjff.org.
monday | 16
“City of Borders.” Documentary on gay bar in Jerusalem. At Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Road, Aptos. 7 p.m. Free. www.tbeaptos.org.
wednesday | 18
“The Lemon Tree.” Israeli film about a Palestinian woman’s lemon grove that is overrun by Israeli soldiers. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. www.jcceastbay.org.
sunday | 22
“Adam Resurrected,” 3 p.m. “Lost Islands,” 7:30 p.m. Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. At Camera 12 Cinemas, 201 S. Second St., San Jose. www.svjff.org.