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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Closing the Door: The 1924 Immigration Act and Its Impact on Jewish and Asian Communities, with Hasia Diner and Bill OngVirtual
Click here to register for this free virtual program, co-presented by the Workers Circle / Arbeter Ring of Northern California. Jewish Americans have long known how the 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act prevented many of their ancestors from escaping death during the Holocaust. Less well-known and understood in the Jewish community is the role this Act […] ...
Carole King: She Made the Earth Move, with Jane EisnerVirtual
Click here to register for this free virtual program, co-presented by New Lehrhaus. Carole King’s extraordinary career has defined American popular music for more than half a century. Born in New York City in 1942, she shaped the soundtrack of 1960s teen culture with such songs as “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” one of many […] ...
Imagining Early American Jews, with Michael HobermanVirtual
Click here to register for this free online program, co-presented by New Lehrhaus. Michael Hoberman examines how the Jewish experiences of the American Revolution, slaveholding in the early republic and antebellum period, and westward migration have been imagined, commemorated, and frequently mythologized. Focusing on how historical relationships between Jews and Native Americans and Jews and […] ...
Philip Roth: Stung by Life, with Steve Zipperstein, in Conversation with Sue FishkoffIn-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. In this groundbreaking literary biography, Steven J. Zipperstein captures the complex life and astonishing work of Philip Roth (1933–2018), one of America’s most celebrated […] ...
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