sunday/22
“Giving as a Work of Art–the Botanical Series.” Opening reception of artwork by Chris Hellman, S.F. watercolor artist and philanthropist. Also trunk show and sale of merchandise featuring her work, with proceeds to the Chris Hellman Alzheimer’s Fund. Dr. Bruce Miller, clinical director of UCSF Memory and Aging Center, will speak. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 2 to 4 p.m. Free. www.marinjcc.org
wednesday/25
“Pop-up Exhibition: Daniel Fisher on Biblical Lives.” The graduate fellow discusses three objects from the Magnes collection and their connection to Jewish history. At the Magnes, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley. 12 p.m. Free. www.magnes.org
thursday/26
“Letters to Afar.” Opening of exhibit of amateur movies that Jewish American immigrants made of their hometowns in Poland during the 1920s and ’30s, as well as archival newsreels and historically popular Polish films. Through May 24. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. www.thecjm.org
“Lost Stories, Found Images.” Opening reception for exhibit of portraits of Jews during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam by photographer Annemie Wolff. RSVP by Feb. 24. Through April 17. At Goethe-Institut, 530 Bush St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.jewishfed.org/lost-stories
“Poland and Palestine: Two Lands and Two Skies.” Opening of exhibit of Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz’s portrait photographs taken in two countries in the 1930s. Through May 24. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. www.thecjm.org