The Library’s events are free of charge and open to all. Most events are occurring via Zoom, with some in person. Click on an event below for registration information. Events are also listed on the Library’s Facebook page and in our fall/winter brochure.
You can also sign up for the Library’s e-newsletter to receive news of upcoming programs, community events, and new titles.
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02
Apr
2023
Unpacking My Grandmother’s Suitcase (IN-PERSON)
Presented by Jim Van Buskirk Click here to register for this free in-person event at the Jewish Community Library, with… -
16
Apr
2023
A Brilliant Commodity: Diamonds and Jews in a Modern Setting (VIRTUAL)
Presented by Saskia Coenen Snyder Click here to register for this free virtual Jewish Community Library event. To order the… -
19
Apr
2023
The Secret Symmetry of Maimonides and Freud (VIRTUAL)
Presented by Nathan Szajnberg Click here to register for this virtual Jewish Community Library event. Click here to purchase The… -
23
Apr
2023
Jewish Bulgaria: A Virtual Sephardic Journey (VIRTUAL)
Presented by Joseph Benatov Click here to register for this virtual Jewish Community Library event. Joseph Benatov will lead a… -
30
Apr
2023
Exploring Omer Friedlander’s Story “Scheherazade and Radio Station 97.2 FM” (VIRTUAL)
Presented by Vered Weiss Click here to register for this virtual Jewish Community Library event. Vered Weiss will lead a… -
07
May
2023
The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land (VIRTUAL)
Presented by Omer Friedlander Click here to register for this virtual Jewish Community Library event. In his debut collection of… -
21
May
2023
The Closed Book: How the Rabbis Taught the Jews (Not) to Read the Bible (VIRTUAL)
Presented by Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg Click here to register for this virtual Jewish Community Library event. Early Judaism is often… -
24
May
2023
Buried Treasures: A History of San Francisco and Colma Jewish Cemeteries (VIRTUAL)
Presented by Judi Leff Click here to register for this virtual Jewish Community Library event. Cemetery historian Judi Leff will… -
04
Jun
2023
Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust (IN-PERSON)
Presented by Ari Joskowicz Click here to register for this free IN-PERSON event at the Jewish Community Library, with free… -
11
Jun
2023
One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World (VIRTUAL)
Presented by Michael Frank Click here to register for this virtual Jewish Community Library event. With nearly a century of… -
25
Jun
2023
A Musical Journey to Iraqi-Jewish Roots (VIRTUAL)
Click here to register for this virtual Jewish Community Library event. Yoni Avi Battat’s album Fragments may be purchased here.…
