music friday/24 Eastern European Jewish music. With Michael Alpert and Julian Kytasty. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 8 p.m. Free. www.tbssanleandro.org. Also Feb. 25 on a yacht in Emeryville, a benefit for the Jewish Music Festival. 7:30 p.m. $60-$120. www.jewishmusicfestival.org. (See story, 19)
thursday/1 Hadag Nahash. Jewish Music Festival presents Jerusalem superstars performing mix of hip-hop, funk, reggae, rock. At the Parish, 579 18th St., Oakland. 9 p.m. $21-$26. www.jewishmusicfestival.org. (See story, 19)
saturday/3 George Komsky. Bay Area native sings. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 8 p.m. $30-$40. www.paloaltojcc.org. Michael Winograd Ensemble. Jewish Music Festival presents West Coast debut program of klezmer, folk and chamber music, with vocalist Judith Berkson. At Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley. 8 p.m. $21-$26. www.jewishmusicfestival.org. (See story, 19)
sunday/4 Ben Goldberg’s Orphic Machine. Jewish Music Festival presents chamber-jazz suite featuring Goldberg, Marla Melford, Carla Kihlstedt, others. At Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley. 8 p.m. $21-$26. www.jewishmusicfestival.org. (See story, 19)
on stage friday/24 Batsheva Dance Co. Israeli modern dance company performs “Max,” Ohad Naharin’s invention for 10 dancers. At Novellus Theater, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F. $35-$60. 8 p.m. http://tickets.ybca.org.
sunday/26 “Out of Sight.” Juggler Sara Felder presents one-woman play followed by discussion of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 4 p.m. $5-$25 suggested. www.sarafelder.com.
monday/27 “Esther Stories.” Word for Word presents stylized staged reading of Peter Orner’s story collection. At JCCSF, 3200 California St. 7 p.m. $10-$15 suggested. www.jccsf.org.
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Kosher comedy A Haman hat will be part of the costume de rigueur when the comedy troupe Killing My Lobster and the Hub at the JCCSF present their unorthodox Purim sketch comedy show “The Whole Megillah 2: Uncut.” This is the Book of Esther you never got to read as a kid. March 1-10, Jewish Theatre San Francisco, 470 Florida St. $10-$20. www.jccsf.org
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“Merchants.” Contemporary drama about two Jewish sisters during the current recession. At Exit Theatre, 156 Eddy St., S.F. 8 p.m. $10-$20. Also March 2, 3 and 8. www.theexit.org.
“Ahead of Time.” Documentary about journalist Ruth Gruber. At Congregation Beth Israel Judea, 625 Brotherhood Way, S.F. 7 p.m. Free. (415) 586-8833.
“Blazing Saddles.” Classic Mel Brooks comedy. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 1 p.m. Free. www.paloaltojcc.org.
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“The Flood” (“Mabul”). Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival presents Israeli coming-of-age drama. At Camera Pruneyard Cinema,1875 S. Bascom Ave., Campbell. 4:30 p.m. $9.50-$20. www.svjff.org.
“Dice.” One-man comedic show by Charlie Varon about an elderly San Franciscan who refuses to buy a cellphone. At Congregation Ner Tamid, 1250 Quintara St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. $25. Advance tickets required. RSVP to (415) 242-9992. www.nertamidsf.org. ■■■
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friday/24 Spanish Jewish history. Talk about Jews of Spain and Portugal by Marti Krow-Lucal, a lecturer on 19th-century history and
“Literary Feasts: Savoring Jewish Cookbooks.” Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder leads a discussion on the history of Jewish cookbooks over a Shabbat meal. At JCCSF, 3200 California St. 6:30 p.m. $35-$40. www.jccsf.org. Potluck and text study. Tri-Valley Cultural Jews hosts dinner and evening of learning. 7 p.m. At private residence in Livermore. RSVP to tellmemore@tri-valleyculturaljews.org.
Remembering ‘Shoah’ French director Claude Lanzmann, 87, will reflect on his life’s work, 27 years after the release of his revolutionary nine-hour documentary, “Shoah,” made cinematic history in 1985, featuring in-depth interviews and testimony from Holocaust survivors and concentration camp workers.
film, tv & radio thursday/1 “Binah.” Author and chef Gabrielle Hamilton discusses her book “Blood, Butter and Bones.” KALW 91.7 FM. 12 p.m. www.jccsf.org.
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Yiddish literature. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 10:30 a.m. Free. www.paloaltojcc.org.
7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, JCCSF, 3200 California St. Free. www.jccsf.org. Also 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29 at CEMEX Auditorium at the Knight Management Center, Stanford. Free. jewishstudies.stanford.edu
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