April 30
Life in Sderot:
A Photojournalist Perspective
with Noam Bedein, Director, Sderot Media Center
April 30, 2008
8:30 – 10 am
The Jewish Community Federation
121 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA 
RSVP required: kcohen@jcrc.org; 415.977.7444.
April 28–29, 2008
Annual Mission to Sacramento
Sheraton Grand Hotel
Sacramento, CA
Help us make 2008 another successful Annual Mission to Sacramento!
For questions, contact: Monica Miller at 916-448-8240 / mmiller@govadv.com
April 16
The Spiritual Wounds of War:
Clergy as First Responders to Returning Veterans
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
9 a.m.
Presidio Chapel
130 Fisher Loop, San Francisco
April 9
Darfur Day of Action:
Carry the Olympic Torch to Darfur
A major visibility event to pressure China on Darfur
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
San Francisco
April 6
Fractures Within the Abrahamic Faiths:
Can We Get Along in Our Own Families?
Jews, Christians and Muslims in Conversation
Reflections by:
Marvin Goodman
Executive Director, Board of Rabbis of Northern California
James A. Donahue
Professor of Ethics and President of Graduate Theological Union
Mahmoud Ayoub
Professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion at Temple University
Sunday, April 6, 2008
4:30 – 7:30 pm
The Islamic Society of San Francisco
20 Jones Street, San Francisco
To register, call JCRC @ 415-957-1551 or e-mail ejacobs@jcrc.org
April 2
Jewish Vote 2008 Forum
Join this panel discussion focusing on a range of Jewish ideas and issues in the context of the 2008 election.
Panelists include Howie Perlin, Chair of the East Bay JCRC; Joel Freid, attorney and a California Democratic Party Central Committee Member; and Larry Greenfield, California Director of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
6:45 pm — Registration and Refreshments
7:00 – 9:00 pm — Program
Temple Beth Abraham
327 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA
RSVP: Contact emgordon@comcast.net / 925-253-6028 or myrna@jfed.org / 510-839-2900, X217
Presented by: Temple Beth Abraham, The JCRC East Bay Region, the Northern California Chapter of the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club
March 16
Be’chol Lashon Purim Festival
Celebrate the Diversity of the Jewish People!
March 16, 2008
1 – 4:30 pm
The African American Art & Culture Complex
762 Fulton Street @ Webster, SF; Free Parking
Theatre, Workshops, Activities and more!
Free and Open to the Public
JCRC is a co-sponsor of this event.
March 2
13th Annual Contra Costa International Jewish Film Festival
Beaufort
A film by Joe Cedar
Israel, 2007, 125 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles
East Bay Premiere! With director Joe Cedar being named “Best Director” at the Berlin International Film Festival and the film being nominated for an American Oscar, Beaufort can indeed be called “Israel’s first great war movie.” Based on true events that took place in 2000, this feature film explores the heart breaking and unenviable mission of a small Israeli unit stationed at Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon.
March 2, 2008
5 pm
Century CineArts
2314 Monument Blvd., Pleasant Hill
Admission: $10 advance sale, $11 at the door.
To purchase tickets, go to www.eastbayjewishfilm.org.
Presented by: Jewish Community Foundation, JCRC and Israel at 60.
February 27 – 29
Research, Writing, and Film: Creating a World through Journalism
A Talk with Ron Leshem
Award-winning novelist, journalist, Israeli TV station director, and Academy Award Nominee
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
5:00 – 7:00 pm
UC Berkeley North Gate Library
Hearst at Euclid Avenue, BerkeleyThis is a free event and open to the public
Thursday, February 28, 2008
3 pm
San José State University
Schiro Room, Special Collections Room, 5th Floor
Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryThis is a free event and open to the public
Friday, February 29, 2008
12 noon
World Affairs Council
312 Sutter Street #200, San FranciscoFree-$15 scale
February 12
Forgotten Refugees
with Gina Waldman, JIMENA
and Stanley Urman, Justice for Jews from Arab Countries
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
5:30 pm, Reception
6:00 pm, Program
Commonwealth Club
595 Market Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco
Sign up at commonwealthclub.org or call (415) 597-6700.
February 4 & 6
Film Screening:
“The Making of a Martyr”
Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Brooke Goldstein
Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the 2006 United Nations Documentary Film Festival
Monday, February 4, 2008
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Congregation Etz Chayim
4161 Alma Street, Palo AltoRSVP to mforman@jcrc.org
For more info call (650) 961-1922
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Jewish Community Federation
121 Steuart Street, San FranciscoRSVP to lmarshall@jcrc.org or call (415) 957-1551.
January 2008
Interfaith Speakers Bureau
A collaborative educational effort to teach across multiple faith communities, the Interfaith Speakers Bureau delivers onsite educational service through interactive panel presentations and discussions.
Training Workshops:
January 14
Mid-Peninsula
Peninsula Temple Beth El
January 23
East Bay
First Congregational Church of Oakland
January 25
South Bay
India Community Center
January 11
District Attorney Kamala Harris
to speak on Human Trafficking
Friday, January 11, 2008
5:30 pm
Marin Meyer Sanctuary
Temple Emanu-El
2 Lake Street, San Francisco
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Coalition to End Human Trafficking
For more info: e-mail jtrubowitch@jcrc.org or call 415-977-7409.
January 10–13
Direct from Off-Broadway
Iris Bahr in Dai (Enough)
January 10–12, 8:00 pm
January 13, 2:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Israeli-American actress, stand-up artist and neuroscientist Iris Bahr presents a startling, provocative and miraculously entertaining solo show about the splintered Israeli psyche… [read more]
January 10
Islam: Towards a New Understanding
Lecturer: Steven West, Ph.D.
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Moderator: Yitzhak Santis
Director, Middle East Project, JCRC
Thursday, January 10, 2008
5:30 pm, Reception
6:00 pm, Program
Commonwealth Club
595 Market Street, San Francisco
January 6
Magevet in Concert
Yale University’s Israeli Choral Ensemble
…In honor of Israel @ 60
Sunday, January 6, 2008
11:30 am – 1 pm
Congregation Beth Israel-Judea
625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco
