SAT | JANUARY 30
(TU B’SHEVAT)
Newly appointed Los Angeles Police Chief Charles Beck and Los Angeles Fire Chief Millage Peaks celebrate Tu B’Shevat with a dinner at Congregation Bais Naftoli. Also attending are City Controller Wendy Greuel as well as L.A. City Councilmembers Paul Koretz, Jan Perry and Dennis Zine. Open to the public. Sat. 8 p.m. $250 (per couple). Judy’s Restaurant, 129 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 931-2476. ” title=”shalominstitute.com”>shalominstitute.com.
MON | FEBRUARY 1
(ART)
“An Uncommon Journey to Diversity,” a Black History Month exhibit exploring ancestry, featuring student works and art by Rick Hyman, opens at the Milken Jewish Community Campus in West Hills. Mon. 6:30 p.m. (opening reception). Through Feb. 29. Free. JCC Finegood Art Gallery, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. (818) 464-3300.
(LECTURE)
Alan Veingard, Super Bowl champion turned bearded Chasid, shares his story of being the only Jewish player on the 1992 Dallas Cowboys team and playing alongside Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith. Mon. 7 p.m. $15 (advance), $18 (at the door). Calabasas Civic Center, Founders Hall, 100 Civic Center Drive, Calabasas. (818) 585-1888. ” title=”cjhsla.org”>cjhsla.org.
WED | FEBRUARY 3
(BOOKS)
Emil Draitser recreates his Jewish childhood in the Soviet Union in his novel, “Shush! Growing Up Jewish Under Stalin.” Draitser discusses the novel at ALOUD with Suzi Weissman, professor and chair of politics at Saint Mary’s College of California. Wed. 7 p.m. Free. Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, Fifth and Flower streets, Los Angeles. (213) 228-7025. ” title=”skirball.org”>skirball.org.
THU | FEBRUARY 4
(FILM)
The Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival presents a screening of “Broken Promises,” Slovakia’s entry to the 2010 Academy Awards for best foreign-language film. The film is the Holocaust survival story of Martin Petrasek, a soccer player turned partisan fighter, who will participate in a Q-and-A after the film. Thu. 7:30 p.m. $12. Laemmle Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino. (800) 838-3006.
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