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“Artwork of Toby Tover-Krein.” Oil paintings of everyday life. Through Aug. 28. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. Friedkin Art Gallery. www.ccjcc.org/gallery.
“Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater, 1919-1949.” Through Sept. 8. “Jews on Vinyl.” Through Oct. 13. “The J. Street Project.” Through Aug. 18. StoryCorps. Share life stories with family and friends in the story booth. Through Oct. 11. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. www.thecjm.org.
“The Dead Sea.” Ofir Ben Tov’s aerial photography. At Peninsula JCC, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. 7 p.m. www.pjcc.org.
“Dual Reality.” Larry Davidson’s architectural photography. Through Aug. 31. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 7 p.m. www.marinjcc.org.
“Exodus: Flight from Nazi Germany.” Through the fall. At Holocaust Center of Northern California, 121 Steuart St., S.F. www.hcnc.org.
“From the Bronx to the Bay.” Philip Rosenfeld’s oil paintings of women from the American labor movement. Through Aug. 29. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. (415) 387-5578.
“Making Time: Omer Calendars by Community Artists.” Through July 26. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. www.bjesf.org.
“Mystery Made Manifest.” Susan Duhan Felix’s clay tablets. Through June 30. At Badé Museum, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley. www.susanduhanfelix.com.
“Pretty/Tough: Life of a Teenage Girl.” Photographs of teens at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay. Through July 8. At Divisadero Community Gallery, 537 Divisadero St., S.F. www.lifeofateenagegirl.com.
“Rivington Street: Yiddish Culture in Comic Strips.” Through July 26. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. www.bjesf.org.
“Sea of Triathlon.” Israeli photographer Michal Peleg’s images, in celebration of the upcoming Maccabi Games. Through Aug. 30. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jcccsf.org.
“The First Hebrew City.” Early Tel Aviv from the Eliasaf Robinson collection. Through August. At the Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda, Stanford University. www.stanford.edu/dept/jewishstudies.
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“Sun Prints on the Square.” Create art projects inspired by the “J. Street Project” exhibit. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. Free with admission. 1-3 p.m. www.thecjm.org.
Susan Duhan Felix. “Mystery Made Manifest” artist talk and Morton Felix poetry reading. 2 p.m. Also exhibit closing party at 5-7 p.m., June 30. At Badé Museum, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley. www.susanduhanfelix.com.
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“A New Beginning: Art and German-Jewish Relations in the 21st Century.” With German Consul General Rolf Schuette, Israel Consul General Akiva Tor and Rabbi Stephen Pearce. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free with admission. www.thecjm.org.