In addition to the new KIDZcorner program, established authors and first-time writers will come together in the festival, presented by the Contra Costa Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay. The book is a nonfiction account of his relatives, who were members of the Kubu, a cultural arts organization that promoted performances by Jewish musicians and actors at the start of the Third Reich. Known for their tracking of Nazi war criminals, they conducted research that resulted in the 1983 arrest of Klaus Barbie, the former head of the Gestapo in Lyons, France. The couple will speak at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12. Michael Krasny, KQED-Radio host, will act as interviewer and master of ceremonies.
Admission is free.
His book is a history of how a small synagogue became a major institution. Sponsors are Lehrhaus Judaica and Temple Isaiah of Lafayette. Her book is an examination of a young woman's quest for religious identity. Sponsor is Congregation B'nai Tikvah of Walnut Creek. His work explores the traditions of Jewish communities in isolated parts of Africa and Asia.