Readings

tuesday | 27

"The Outside World." Tova Mirvis presents her book. Sponsor: Contra Costa Jewish Community Center. At the Lafayette Bookstore, 3579 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. 7 p.m. (925) 284-1233.




wednesday | 28

"Shalom in My Heart, Salaam on My Lips: A Jewish Woman in Modern Morocco." Gloria Becker Marchick presents her book. At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. Free. (510) 848-0237, ext. 112.




sunday | 2

"Running Through Fire." Dramatic readings from "On the Shores of Darkness: The Memoir of Esther Kemeny" and "Running Through Fire: How I Survived the Holocaust" by Zosia Goldberg, as told to her nephew Hilton Obenzinger. Sponsors include the East Bay federation, S.F.-based federation and Jewish Community Relations Council. At JCCSF, 3200 California St. 2 to 4 p.m. (415) 242-9993.

"Lost Tribe Panel." Literature discussion with authors Aimee Bender, Ellen Miller and Peter Orner, moderated by Paul Zakrzewski, editor of "Lost Tribe," a collection of short fiction. At JCCSF, 3200 California St. 7 p.m. $18-$22. (415) 292-1233.