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Friday October 27, 2006

Benefits & social events

friday | 27

SOMAn’uel. First Friday Shabbat for all ages. At Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St., S.F. 6 p.m. And Late Shabbat for people in their 20’s and 30’s, 7:30 p.m. (415) 751-2541 ext. 124.

saturday | 4

Dinner, dancing, live and silent auctions. At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 6:30 p.m. $150. (408) 357-7436.

Rich Cohen, author of “Sweet and Low.” Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 7 p.m. (510) 839-2900 ext. 253.

“The State of Education in America.” With professor Dorothy Shipps. Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 10:45 a.m. (510) 839-2900 ext. 253.

San Francisco Jewish BookFest 2006. Keynote speaker E.L. Doctorow. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 11 a.m. $15-$18. (415) 292-1233.

“King of the Hill” writers Judah and Murray Miller. Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 7 p.m. (510) 839-2900 ext. 253.

sunday | 5

San Francisco Jewish Book Fest. Contemporary Jewish and Holocaust literature. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F.11 a.m. (415) 292-1278.

monday | 6

Elizabeth Rosner, author of “Blue Nude.” Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 4 p.m. (510) 839-2900 ext. 253.

Book talk by Daniel Mendelsohn, author of “The Lost: A Search for Six of the Six Million.” At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.hcnc.org.

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