A vote for democracy
A panel featuring scholars of Islam, Judaism, Christianity and Buddhism will address the connection between faith and democracy by looking at historical, theological and legal links. The panel is part of a series presented by Stanford’s Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and is co-sponsored by the Taube Center for Jewish Studies.
6 p.m. Thursday, April 12 at Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa St., Stanford. Free. www.stanford.edu/dept/islamic_studies
monday/9
Book talk with Harvey Gotliffe. Author discusses “The Oy Way,” a humorous guide to Yiddish. At the Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave., Capitola. 7:30 p.m. Free. (831) 462-4415.
tuesday/10
Book talk with Marty Brounstein. Author discusses “Two Among the Righteous Few,” about two Dutch Catholics who saved Jews during the Holocaust. At Peninsula JCC, 800 Foster City Blvd. Foster City. 7 p.m. Free. www.pjcc.org.
Elder care workshop. Suggestions and resources for adult children concerned about their aging parents. At Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. 7 p.m. Free. www.jfcs-eastbay.org.
wednesday/11
Leena Corman. Author reads from graphic novel “Unterzakhn.” At Comix Experience, 305 Divisadero St., S.F. 5 p.m. Free. www.comixexperience.com. Also April 12 at the Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.cartoonart.org. (See story, 37)
monday/16
Peter Beinart. Author and professor discusses his book “The Crisis of Zionism.” At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. $10-$20. www.jccsf.org.
tuesday/17
“Examining Etgar Keret.” Hebrew translator and Jewish Community High School teacher Merav Rozenblum leads a discussion about the Israeli artist, author and subject of the exhibit “Interpreting the Interior.” At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.bjesf.org/events.htm.
Michael David Lukas. Author discusses his novel “The Oracle of Stambul,” about a young Jewish girl in the late Ottoman Empire. At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 7 p.m. Free. www.siliconvalleyjcc.org.
wednesday/18
“Museums and the Remaking of Holocaust Memory.” New York Times cultural critic-at-large Edward Rothstein and the Shoah Foundation’s Stephen Wolf discuss the architecture of Holocaust museums. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. Advance reservations required. www.jccsf.org.