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Calendar of Events
October 2016

Fall Happenings: Israeli Culture in DC, MA and VA
October 2016

FESTIVAL

 

 

Seret DC

October 5th- October 9th
Edlavitch DCJCC
A celebration of contemporary Israeli cinema, surveying some of Israel's top films from the past year. To read more, click here.

 

 

Washington Jewish Music Festival

October 26th- November 5th
Edlavitch DCJCC
Now in it's 18th year, the Festival promotes a broader appreciation of Jewish culture and connects the Greater Washington D.C. community through music. This year's Festival will showcase Israeli musicians Aveva Music and Noa (Achinoam Nini) and Mira Awad. To read more, click here.

 

FILM

 

 

The Pracht Inn | Reel Israel DC

October 26th
The Avalon Theatre, DC
A mournful, at times darky humorous film, The Pracht Inn is adapted from the novel Night after Night by award-winning Romanian-Israeli Aharon Appelfeld. click here.

 

 

Wedding Doll | Cinema Art Bethesda

October 30th
Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema, MD
A young woman with a mental deficiency falls in love with a factory owner's son. Winner of five international awards including the Israeli Film Academy for Best Actress. click here.

 

MUSIC

 

 

The Tempest Trio in concert

October 4th
Cabell Hall Auditorium, University of Virginia

Combining technical mastery, expressive depth, and performance experience, pianist Alon Goldstein, violinist Ilya Kaler and cellist Amit Peled have joined forces to form one of the most exciting trios on the international scene. click here.

 

 

Erez Sivan in concert

October 7th
The Millennium Stage, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, DC
Erez Sivan is a singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her debut album, released in 2015, is a blend of R&B, Soul with jagged edges of Rock 'n' Roll and Funk.She is being hailed as one of the freshest performers in the Tel Aviv music scene. To read more, click here.

 

 

Assaf Kehati Trio in concert

October 24th
Blues Alley, DC

Premiering songs from Assaf Kehati's upcoming 4th album which will be dedicated to jazzy arrangements of some favorite pop tunes.Use code: ISRAEL for an exclusive offer of 50% off tickets!  click here.

 

LECTURE

 

 

The Kibbutz: Ideal, Crisis, Renewal

October 27th
American University, DC
This conference brings together leading scholars, artists, writers, and activists behind the history and renewal of the kibbutz. The conference will conclude with a screening and conversation with the director of the film Children of the Sun. click here.

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