The 15th annual Jewish Book Fair is already underway, piercing minds and hearts this year through three themes of discussion: Anne Frank, spiritual growth and the Middle East. The book fair runs through Nov. 13, with Family Day on Nov. 8 at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. The fair has also expanded to North County this year with events at Temple Solel.   Family Day at the Jewish Book Fair will be held on Sunday, Nov. 8 from noon to 4 p.m. Authors will take to the stage to share their books. Attendees will sing along with Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary) who wrote “Day is Done” at noon. Or they can meet Vigfus the Viking with Hollywood author David Sacks at 1:45 p.m. Children will be seen in action in their performance of “The Cats in Krasinski Square” at 2 p.m. Jacqueline Greene will host tea and story time with the newest American Girl doll, a Jewish-American who lives on Manhattan’s lower east side, at 2:30 p.m. Art activities will be offered throughout the afternoon, including Japanese origami, paper hat making, bookmark making, cookie making and a discussion of the art of Roy Lichtenstein with Susan Goldman Rubin. San Diego teenager Zachary Kucinski will debut Holocaust artifacts he has collected in hopes of someday opening his own Holocaust Museum in San Diego. Kucinski was inspired to begin collecting Holocaust artifacts after hearing Holocaust survivor Ela Weissberger speak at the 2006 Jewish Book Fair, at which time Weissberger had her yellow star in her shirt pocket. Anne Frank’s secret attic has also been recreated as part of an exhibit for people to walk through and experience.   Notable speakers The following events will be held at the Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive. Larry King, the Emmy Award-winning TV host of “Larry King Live,” will headline the book fair on Sunday, Nov. 9 at noon. King will discuss his memoir, “Larry King: My Remarkable Journey.” Anne Frank’s life will be honored in a presentation by novelists Francine Prose and Stephen Smith. Prose explores the literary nature of Frank’s diary in her latest book, “Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife.” Smith established the first Holocaust Center in the U.K., and is the director of the USC Shoah Foundation, which records survivors’ stories. Smith recounts his family’s own personal story in “Making Memory: Creating Britain’s First Holocaust Centre.” Robert Spencer, author of eight books on Islam and Jihad, will discuss “Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America Without Guns or Bombs,” a narrative on radical Islam’s efforts to Islamicize America and undermine her democratic values. Spencer will discuss his research with radio talk show host Dennis Prager on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Said Sayrafiezadeh will share his childhood experiences as the son of an Iranian father and Jewish American mother, whose father left for Iran to run for the presidency before the ayatollah took over. Sayrafiezadeh lived in self-enforced poverty with his mother but longed to own a skateboard like his peers. Sayrafiezadeh will speak about his memoir, “When Skateboards Will Be Free: A Memoir of a Political Childhood,” on Monday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.  Lifelong San Diego resident Scott Silverman, who now resides in La Jolla, will share his message of hope and discuss his book “Tell Me No. I Dare You!” on Thursday, Nov. 12 at noon. Silverman turned his own life around after a younger life of addiction and attempted suicide. He founded Second Chance, an agency that helps the disadvantaged leave poverty, gang affiliation and crime. “The five keys are: Find your ‘yes’; make a commitment to it; learn and understand how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable; and be sure to be willing to do what it takes,” Silverman said. “If you have a formula, it’s not a punishment but an opportunity.” Lifelong Zionist and Israeli author Amos Oz will end the Jewish Book Fair with a final discussion of Israel on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The “Amos Oz Reader” draws from his work and revolves around four themes: kibbutz, Jerusalem, the “promised land” and autobiography.  For a complete listing of events and prices (some events are free), visit www.lfjcc.com or call (858) 457-3030.