‘Cosmopolitans’ author at two events

Historian Fred Rosenbaum, author of “Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area,” will make a pair of local public appearances this month.

Rosenbaum will talk about his new book 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Book Passage, located in the San Francisco Ferry Building. For more information, call (415) 835-1020.

Two days later he will join fellow author and historian Frances Dinkelspiel for a dialog at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at the JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. Tickets are $10-$12. For information, call (415) 292-1200 or visit http://www.jccsf.org.