The Library’s events are free of charge and open to all. Some are presented via Zoom, and some in person. Click on an event below for registration information. Events are also listed on the Library’s Facebook page and in our printed brochure.
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Yiddish Songs at an Exhibition: Musical Expression of the Paintings of Mayer Kirshenblatt, with Sharon BernsteinIn-Person
Click here to register for this free in-person program co-presented by Workers Circle / Arbeter Ring of Northern California, the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, and KlezCalifornia. The Library is located at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, with free garage parking at 1227 Pierce Street between Ellis and Eddy. This event will begin […] ...
Drop-In Book Discussion: Ain’t No Grave by Mary GlickmanIn-Person
Join us for an in-person discussion at the Jewish Community Library of one of this year’s One Bay One Book selections, facilitated by Jim Van Buskirk. The Library is located at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, with free garage parking on Pierce between Ellis and Eddy. To register, click here. You may borrow a […] ...
Hester Street at 50: A Screening and DiscussionIn-Person
Click here to register for this free in-person program, co-presented by New Lehrhaus. The Library is located at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, with free garage parking at 1227 Pierce Street between Ellis and Eddy. Joan Micklin Silver’s 1975 black-and-white independent film Hester Street marked a turning point in the representation of the American […] ...
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia, with Julie BrillVirtual
Click here to register for this free virtual program, co-presented by New Lehrhaus. “A standout among Holocaust memoirs…It shines a bright light on the children of survivors, providing an intimate view of the deep trauma inherited and internalized by them, and translated in this case into an extraordinary book.” -Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University Hidden […] ...
Shelly Sanders and Sasha Vasilyuk on The Night SparrowIn-Person
To register for this free in-person program, click here. The Library is located at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, with free garage parking at 1227 Pierce Street between Ellis and Eddy. Shelly Sanders’ The Night Sparrow (Harper) brings to light the untold stories of female snipers and interpreters in the Soviet Army during World War […] ...
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