Shorts: Bay Area

Preschool preview night coming up

Representatives from more than 80 preschools and other child-related service agencies, exhibitors and vendors will participate in the 13th annual preschool preview night.

The event is presented by Parents Place, a program of Jewish Family and Children's Services, and co-sponsored by Bay Area Parent magazine, Kaiser Permanente, Health Net and First Republic Bank.

Preschool Preview Night is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers) at the Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way entrance to Golden Gate Park. Tickets are $5 and include information on participating preschools and exhibitors.

Information: Kenny Altman (415) 359-2455 or visit http://www.parentsplaceonline.org.




JVS expands services in South Peninsula

Jewish Vocational Services is expanding its programming in the South Peninsula, thanks to a grant from the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation.

The grant will go toward expanding JVS' Jewish Employment Network, developing programs and services for the Jewish community there and supporting the facilitators and career counselors who put on workshops. In addition, the grant will support an employment counselor who will work with an additional 100 job seekers this year.

The Jewish Employment Network will partner with the JCC and area synagogues to sponsor workshops similar to those that have taken place in San Francisco and the East Bay.

Information: (415) 782-6223.




Knesset member to speak at banquet

Yuli Edelstein, deputy speaker of Israel's Knesset and former minister of absorption, will be the guest speaker at a banquet sponsored by Friends of Emunah of Northern California on Sunday, Sept. 11.

Edelstein is a last-minute substitution for the chief rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar, who canceled due to the death of a family member. Edelstein will speak about the disengagement from Gush Katif and its impact on Israel's security.

The banquet begins at 6 p.m. at the Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy, 645 14th Ave., S.F. Information: (415) 752-7333.




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