"Witness for a Generation." Author John Baer recounts his experiences in Nazi Germany. At Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. $3-$10. (415) 479-2000.

SATURDAY/29 9:30 AM

"Reflections and Memories of the Holocaust." Sponsor: Temple Beth Abraham Sisterhood. At synagogue, 327 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. (510) 532-2908.

SUNDAY/30 10 AM

"My Top 10 List of Books by Jewish Authors of the 20th Century." Rabbi Jay Miller. At Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame. (650) 697-2266.

SUNDAY/30 10 AM

"What Does God Require of You? Spirit, Heart, Hands or Mind?" Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson of Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. Sponsor: University of Judaism. At Congregation Beth Sholom, 1301 Clement St., S.F. $25 includes brunch. (415) 512-8499.

SUNDAY/30 2 PM

"Women's Voices of Survival." Authors Lucille Eichengreen, Renata Polt, Dora Apsan Sorell, Kathryn Winter. At Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California St., S.F. $5. (415) 346-1720.

SUNDAY/30 7 PM

"The Shadow Man." Discussion of Mary Gordon's book. Sponsor: Jewish Book Club. S.F. private home. Lois Hirsch, (415) 285-8355.

MONDAY/1 7 PM

"Breast Cancer and the Jewish Connection." Dr. Laura Esserman. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. $3-$4. (415) 292-1258.

WEDNESDAY/3 1 PM

"Mock Interviewing." Sponsor: Jewish Vocational Center, 77 Geary St., fourth floor, S.F. (415) 391-3600.

WEDNESDAY/3 6 PM

Grief and Growing Bereavement Camp informational slide show. Sponsor: Camp Tawonga, S.F.-based Jewish Family and Children's Services, Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. At Bureau of Jewish Education, 601-14th Ave., S.F. (415) 543-2267.

SATURDAY/6 9:30 AM

"Jewish-Muslim Relations and the Islamic State." Mira Zussman. At Temple Beth Abraham (see April 29). (510) 832-0936.

SUNDAY/7 10 AM

"Timely Jewish Questions, Timeless Rabbinic Answers." Rabbi Gerald Raiskin. At Peninsula Temple Sholom (see April 30).

SUNDAY/7 1 PM

"Kabbalistic Secrets of the Hebrew Letters." Rabbi Avraham Kelman. Sponsor: Kabbalah Centre. At Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. $52. (310) 657-5404 ext. 149.

Open house. Meditation center. At Makor Or, 323 14th Ave., S.F. (415) 221-8736.

YAD Sukkot in April. Community service projects with mitzvah@yad and others. For location, call (877) YAD-1818.

Yom HaShoah service. Paul
Bach, Danish Consul for Northern California. At Congregation
Shir Hadash, 16555 Shannon
Road, Los Gatos. (408) 358-1751.

SUNDAY/30 1:30 PM

"Children of the Holocaust." Yom HaShoah commemoration. Sponsor: Jewish Community Agency of Sonoma County. At Sonoma State University's Warren Auditorium, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. (707) 528-4222.

SUNDAY/30 7 PM

Yom HaShoah service. Author Alicia Appleman-Jurman. Sponsor: S.F.-based Jewish Community Relations Council. At Peninsula Temple Beth El, 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo. Preceded by screening of "The Last Days" at 3:45 p.m. (650) 493-5413.

MONDAY/1 7:30 PM

Marin community-wide Yom HaShoah commemoration. At Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon. (415) 388-1818.

MONDAY/1 7:30 PM

Twenty-third annual Yom HaShoah observance. Sponsor: S.F.-based Jewish Community Relations Council and Holocaust Center of Northern California. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. (415) 957-1551.

MONDAY/1 7:30 PM

Community-wide Yom HaShoah observance. At Congregation Sinai, 1532 Willowbrae Ave., San Jose. (408) 264-8542.

SUNDAY/7 10 AM

Yom HaShoah commemoration. Sponsor: Greater San Francisco Unit No. 21 B'nai B'rith. At Lincoln Park, Clement and 42nd Avenue, S.F. (415) 334-0633.

SUNDAY/7 7 PM

Holocaust memorial service. Sponsor: Or Shalom Jewish Community with four churches. At St. John's United Church of Christ, 501 Laguna Honda Blvd., S.F. (415) 242-9993.

Blood drive. At Congregation Shir Hadash (April 30 spiritual events). Dale Bergman, (408) 446-1078.

SUNDAY/30 1 PM

Antique Appraisal Day. Sponsor: Temple Beth El Sisterhood. At synagogue, 2301 Vine St., Berkeley. Shirley Ginzburg, (831) 685-2710.

SUNDAY/30 1:30 PM

Afternoon at Lindsay Wildlife Museum. Sponsor: Contra Costa Jewish Day School. At 1931 First Ave., Walnut Creek. $3-$5. RSVP: (925) 977-8218.

WEDNESDAY/3 11:30 AM

Fiftieth anniversary celebration. Lunch to honor founding members Alta Diamond, Frances Kay, Edith Malnick, Elinor Mandelson and Pearl Wolffs. Sponsor: Greater East Bay chapter of Brandeis University National Women's Committee. At Lakeview Club, Kaiser Center, Oakland. $50-$100. (510) 452-0393.

"Environmental Perspectives: Beauty and the Beast." Through April 30 at Koret Art Gallery, 655 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. (650) 493-9400.

"Long Exposures: Jewish Life and History Through Snapshots From Bay Area Families." Exhibit continues through June 29 at Jewish Community Library, 601 14th Ave., S.F. (415) 751-6983, ext. 106.

"Silent Voices Speak Loudly: Remembering the Holocaust." By survivor Barbara Shilo. Based on photos from U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Through April 30 at Intercultural Gallery of Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park. (415) 928-2992.

"Sounds of Our Faith: The Music of Congregation Emanu-El." Through June 5. Plus "Visas for Life: The Righteous Diplomats," exhibit on S.F. resident Feng Shan Ho, a diplomat who issued visas to Jews during Holocaust. Through May at Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. (415) 751-2535.

"To the Rescue: Eight Artists in an Archive." Magdalena Abakanowicz, Alan Berliner, Wendy Ewald, Leon Golub, Pepon Osorio, Gilles Peress, Fred Wilson, Terry Winters. Through June 8 at Jewish Museum San Francisco, 121 Steuart St. (415) 543-8880.

Unity of Bands concert. Throat Culture, DCP, Cabaj, Smokin' Roscoes, Natt and the KGB. At Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. $6 plus food donation for Marin Food Bank. (415) 444-8067.

SUNDAY/30 3 PM

Chamber music concert. Ron McKean, Richard Mathais, Lenora Wargentein, Anthony Martin. At Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Road, Alameda. $10-$18. (510) 522-9355.

SUNDAY/30 5 PM

New Century Chamber Orchestra. At MJCC (see April 29). $23-$30. (415) 479-2000.

SATURDAY/6

"Way Beyond Tel Aviv." Israel Independence Day celebration concert. Sponsor: Israel Center of S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation. For time, location, call (415) 512-6203.

SATURDAY/6 8 PM

"Worlds of Jewish Music." Concert with Cantor Richard Kaplan. $15. Plus workshop on "Music of Rebbe Nachman" at 1 p.m., May 7. At Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon. $45. (415) 388-1818.

SUNDAY/7 1 PM

Yom HaShoah concert. Vocalist Sylvie Braitman. Plus panel discussion by survivor-authors Alicia Appleman-Jurman, Marie Brandstetter, Helen Farkas. Sponsor: Holocaust Oral History Project. At Borders Books, 2925 El Camino Real, San Mateo. (650) 525-1162.

SUNDAY/7 8 PM

Mizrahi songs. Israeli singer Nitza. At Amira Restaurant, 590 Valencia St., S.F. (415) 648-5146.

"Open Closed Open." Chana Bloch. At Cody's Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. (510) 845-7852.

"Shylock." S.F. Shakespeare Festival. Through April 30 at Ira and Lenore S. Gershwin Theatre, University of San Francisco, 2350 Turk Blvd. (415) 392-4400.

FRIDAY/28 8 PM

"The People's Violin." Charlie Varon. Through June 3 at The Marsh, 1062 Valencia St., S.F. $15-$18. (415) 826-5750, ext. 4.

MONDAY/1 8 PM

"Goodbye and Good Luck" and "The Jewbird." Through June 4. Previews April 28 through 30. At A Traveling Jewish Theatre, 470 Florida St., S.F. $20-$25. (415) 399-1809.

"Chai Noon -- An Israeli Break." Israeli radio program. Host Marcela Karpuj. On Stanford University's KZSU 90.1 FM.

SUNDAY/30 8 AM

"Jerusalem On Line." Jewish youth from Israel and the diaspora converge on death camps in Europe to mark Yom HaShoah. Host Michael Greenspan. Repeats at 5:30 p.m. on KCSM-TV Channel 60, and at 12:30 p.m. on International Channel on Bay Area Cable systems.

SUNDAY/30 9 AM

"S.F. Jewish Radio." Techiah Foundation's Russian talk show. On KUSF 90-3 FM.

SUNDAY/30 11 AM

"Synagogue of the Air." With rabbis and cantor of S.F. Congregation Emanu-El. On KUSF-Radio 90.3 FM.

SUNDAY/30 6:27 PM

"Warsaw Story." A Jewish family escapes from Poland in 1939. On KQED-TV Channel 9.

SUNDAY/30 7:30 PM

"Heritage." Techiah Foundation's program for Russian emigres. On S.F. Channel 29, public access.

WEDNESDAY/3 6:30 PM

"Torah Forum." Rabbi Manis Friedman. Repeats at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Friday on Channel 25 on Berkeley cable systems, and at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on Channel 26 on Richmond cable systems.

FRIDAY/5 10 AM

"A Celebration of Jewish Music." D.J. Sarah Bellum. On Stanford University's KZSU, 90.1 FM.

Shabbat services and oneg. Sponsor: Simcha, Congregation Sherith Israel young adults, 22-39. At synagogue, 2266 California St., S.F. (415) 346-1720, ext. 15.

SATURDAY/29 9:30 AM

Point Reyes-Estero Trail hike. Sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. For carpool, meet at Fairfax parkade, Larkspur exit east off Highway 101. $3-$4. (415) 663-1363.

SATURDAY/29 6:30 PM

Progressive dinner. Sponsor: B.J. Singles 45+. Starts at San Mateo location. $15-$18. (650) 345-1950.

SATURDAY/29 7 PM

Dinner and dancing. Sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. At Backbeat, 777 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara. $10. Sherry Markrow, (650) 367-6411.

SATURDAY/29 7:30 PM

Attend Noel Coward's "Fallen Angel." Sponsor: East Bay Jewish Singles. $10. For location, call (510) 658-2476.

SUNDAY/30 10:30 AM

Briones Reservoir-Bear Creek trail hike. Sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. Meet at Orinda BART. Heavy rain cancels. (925) 228-4213.

SUNDAY/30 10:30 AM

Brunch. Sponsor: Beshert for ages 35 to 45. At Good Earth Restaurant, 2705 The Alameda, Santa Clara. RSVP by April 28: (408) 358-5910.

SUNDAY/30 2 PM

Single parents' picnic. Sponsor: New Bridges. First event. In Palo Alto's Rinconada Park. Bring children, lunch. $1. (408) 453-0590.

SUNDAY/30 4:30 PM

May Day celebration. Sponsor: JEBS Jewish East Bay Singles 55+. Pleasant Hill location. (925) 681-2575.

MONDAY/1 7:30 PM

Attend Yom HaShoah commemoration. Sponsor: Young Jewish Alliance of Jewish Federation of Greater East Bay. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. (510) 839-2900, ext. 253.

WEDNESDAY/3 6:30 PM

Welcoming reception. Sponsor: Young Adults Division of S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation. At JCF, 121 Steuart St., S.F. RSVP: (877) YAD-1818.

FRIDAY/5 7 PM

"First Friday Shabbat Dinners." Sponsor: Young Adults Division of S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation. Private homes. For locations, RSVP by May 3: (877) YAD-1818.

SUNDAY/7 10 AM

Bagel brunch. Sponsor: B.J. Singles 45+. At Temple Beth Jacob, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City. $2. (650) 321-4363.

SUNDAY/7 8 PM

See "Goodbye and Good Luck" and "The Jewbird." Sponsor: YAD of S.F.-based JCF. At A Traveling Jewish Theatre, 1470 Florida St., S.F. RSVP: (877) YAD-1818.

JEWISH CALENDAR April 28, 2000

Nisan 23, 5760

Candlelighting at 7:40 p.m.

Shabbat ends at 8:34 p.m.