YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATIONS: Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations...

YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATIONS: Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations will continue through Monday.

* “Voices of the Generations,” a story of one family’s Holocaust experiences, will feature the story of Hanna Kohner presented by her daughter Julie Kohner, at 8 p.m. Saturday at Temple Ramat Zion, 17655 Devonshire St., Northridge. Information: (818) 360-1881.

* Auschwitz survivor Erika Jacoby will discuss her experiences at a special service from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Temple Beth Havarim, 5126 Clareton Drive, Suite 104, Agoura Hills. Information: (818) 991-7111.

* More than 50 singers from Reseda’s Kirk O’ the Valley Presbyterian Church, Burbank’s American Lutheran Church, Reseda’s Valley Outreach Synagogue Choir and a 13-piece chamber orchestra will perform Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem” at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the American Lutheran Church, 755 N. Whitnall Highway, Burbank, and again at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Kirk O’ the Valley sanctuary, 19620 Vanowen St., Reseda. Information: (818) 345-2535.

* A program titled “I Went To Auschwitz: A Photographic Report by Rabbi Edward Zerin” will be presented from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday by the Jewish Federation’s Western Region at the Malibu Jewish Center, 3504 Winter Canyon, Malibu. Information: (310) 828-9521.

* Cal State Northridge Hillel will hold a special commemoration titled “Unto Every Person There Is a Name,” a ceremony in which the names of Holocaust victims are read, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, at the Sierra Quad on campus, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Information: (818) 886-5101.

* A special musical program titled “The Children of Kovno,” composed by Dr. Jerome Margolis, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tempel Beth Hillel, 12326 Riverside Drive, Valley Village. The service will also mark the introduction of “Remembrance and Reflection,” a book containing first-person accounts by 20 temple members who survived the Holocaust. Information: (818) 763-9148.

POPULAR MUSICIAN TO PERFORM: Contemporary Christian artist Mandie Pinto, who performs regularly at the Crystal Cathedral, will make a special appearance at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Reseda Baptist Church Auditorium, 18644 Sherman Way, Reseda. Actor Blake Ewing will join the 18-year-old vocalist-songwriter and the Los Angeles Baptist High School and Reseda Baptist School bands. Admission is free. Information: (818) 881-3651.

SONGS OF FAITH: The Westmont College Choir will perform in a singing worship service at 9:30 a.m. and again in a concert at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills, 10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. The concert is free. Information: (818) 360-1831.

NEW PASTOR INSTALLED: Pastor Jeffrey Nelson will be installed as pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. Sunday. Nelson, a graduate of Cal State University Fresno and the Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, has served as pastor of several congregations in Wisconsin during the past 12 years. He was asked to join the growing congregation of Christ the King Lutheran Church last February. Bishop Paul Egerton will deliver the sermon and preside at the installation. Pastor Nelson lives in Van Nuys with his wife and three children. The church is at 17400 Vanowen St., Van Nuys. Information: (818) 342-0302.

FAITH AND GOD: A free community forum titled “What My Faith Tells Me About God” will be presented by the Santa Clarita Valley Interfaith Council. John Dart, Los Angeles Times Valley Edition reporter who has reported on religion for 30 years, will moderate. Four local religious leaders will represent major religions and answer questions from the audience. The forum will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 24901 Orchard Village Road, Valencia. Information: (805) 250-9206.

MOMS APPRECIATED: Burbank Temple Emanu El Sisterhood will hold a Mother’s Day luncheon for mothers, grandmothers and daughters, featuring entertainment and a contest for best hat, at noon Sunday at the temple, 1302 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank. The cost is $15 for adults, $7 for children younger than 12. Information: (818) 845-1734.

FORBIDDEN TALES REVEALED: Los Angeles Times book reviewer and author Jonathan Kirsch will discuss his latest book, “The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible,” which explores seven Bible stories not told because of their controversial content, at 10 a.m. Sunday at Valley Cities Jewish Community Center, 13164 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks. The cost is $3 for members, $4 for nonmembers. Information: (818) 786-6310.

SPIRITUALITY AND CATHOLICISM DISCUSSED: Father Thomas Cusack, S.S.C., of the Columban Fathers Missionary Priests, will discuss “Catholic Spirituality” at a Catholic community luncheon, at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Barone’s Restaurant, 10123 Riverside Drive, Toluca Lake. A native of Ireland, Cusack has had assignments in the Philippines, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. The cost is $9. Information: (818) 784-1960.

PAST PRESIDENTS HONORED: The Cabrini Literary Guild will hold a luncheon to honor past presidents of their organization at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country Club Drive, Glendale. Founder Mildren Leist will attend the event. The cost is $17. Information: (818) 241-0430.

NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL: The Ethical Culture Society of Los Angeles will hold a public meeting to discuss how to reestablish its Sunday school activities for children. Sunday school activities include a “curriculum adjusted to the age of the children and includes group study and action and reference to comparative religions and the Bible, without offering religious dogma.” All interested parents are invited to attend the meeting at 7 p.m. Friday at the Book Grinders, 13321 Burbank Blvd., Van Nuys. Information: (213) 254-0202.