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Israeli Cultural Calendar: February 2017

MUSIC

 

 

Ninet Tayeb

February 13th
Black Cat, DC
In her native Israel, Ninet is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and actress and is one of the biggest entertainment figures in the country. Her fifth album, 'Paper Parachute', will be the first to be released in the U.S. 

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Chiarina Chamber Players featuring Israeli pianist Efi Hackmey

February 18th
St. Mark's Church, DC
              And
February 19th
JCC of Greater Washington, Rockville
Voice, piano and cello - three beautiful instruments that combine together to make magic. Chiarina Chamber Players celebrates "Voyages in Song" with pieces by the 19th century's power couple of classical music, Robert and Clara Schumann.

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Special discount code for $10 tickets: IsraelEmb10

 

 

Sephardic Arabic Bridges - Sacred Hebrew Music for the Soul 

February 20th
Magen David Sephardic Congregation, Rockville

Magen David Sephardic Congregation presents a concert featuring Yuval Ron. The Yuval Ron Ensemble endeavors to alleviate national, racial, religious and cultural divides by uniting the music and dance of the people of the Middle East into a unique mystical, spiritual and inspiring musical celebration. Performance also features Ramy Adly and The Magen David Ensemble. 

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Shriver Hall Concert Series featuring pianist Jonathan Biss

February 26th
Shriver Hall, Baltimore

The riveting Jonathan Biss and Brentano String Quartet explore the late works of four different composers in an innovative program, pairing pieces for solo piano and string quartet. 

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FILM

 

 

Saint Clara

February 14th 
Edlavitch DCJCC, DC
One of the most popular Israeli films of the 1990's, Saint Clara, presents a jumpy, highly energetic, lively, off-kilter Israel where love and the apocalypse seem interconnected. Beautiful Lucy Dubinchik stars as Clara, a Russian immigrant teenager whose clairvoyant powers create mayhem among the students at Golda Meir Junior High School.

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Desert Wounds
 DC Independent Film Festival

February 18th
Naval Heritage Center: Burke Theater, DC
The film tells the story of two Christian African Women from Sudan and Eritrea, who fled persecutions in their countries and are seeking asylum in Israel. The film follows their attempt to build a new life over a period of 5 years - they know that their journey is far from being over.

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Mr. Predictable

February 28th 
Edlavitch DCJCC, DC
Adi Levi - the perfect father, husband, and son - thinks he may not have long to live so he decides, finally, to start enjoying himself. The problem is that he doesn't know how. A chance encounter with Natalya - a stunning, free-spirited dogwalker - soon turns into a crash course on how to live life to full, and fall in love.

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LECTURE

 

 

On The Map: Writing Israel's story - with Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin

February 7th
American University, DC
Dani Menkin, author, filmmaker, and two time Israeli Academy Award winner, will show clips and speak about the proces of writing and creating films. His newest documentary, On The Map, is the uplifting, inspiring, and true story of Maccabi Tel Aviv's 1977 European Championship.

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Meet Arab-Israeli Educational Changemaker: Dr. Dalia Fadila

February 8th
AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD
Dr. Dalia Fadila will lead a thought-provoking discussion on complex identity struggles for Arabs living in Israel, how she plans to build the next generation of Arab-Israelis and her progressive perspective of Arab women in leadership positions in Israel. 

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"Contemporary Writing in Israel: Can You Avoid Politics?" with acclaimed Israeli writer Assaf Gavron

February 23rd
American University, DC
Gavron's fiction has been adapted for the stage in Israel's national theater, and optioned for movies. He is the recipient of several awards including the Bernstein Prize for The Hilltop. 

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