Events Calendar
Here you will find events around the country, classified by region, sponsored by the American Zionist Movement, its member organizations, or of general interest to the Zionist community. Find an event near you today!
NY Metro
| FutureTense | |
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| FutureTense is a regular round table bringing together Jewish innovators from different fields to talk about what's next – and what will disrupt the way things have 'been done.' FutureTense will feature leading Jewish pioneers in a moderated discussion to share best practices and build a better understanding of what is to come, and what can be done about it. Each month features a different theme and panel of speakers. | |
| Organizer: | AZM and PresenTense Magazine |
| Where: | JNF House |
| When: | May 4 (Israel Activism) |
| Contact: | For more information or to submit contact information of one or two candidates to join this series, please contact Sarah Rapaport at srapaport@azm.org. |
| Yom Ha'atzmaut Event | |
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| Scotch tasting led by Shlomo Blashka of the Royal Wine Corp. and briefing from Jerusalem Post Senior Political Analyst Gil Hoffman | |
| Organizer: | AFLikud |
| Where: | Abigael's restuarant, Manhattan |
| When: | May 5 |
| Contact: | Rebecca at rlanger@thelikud.org |
| New York Celebrates Israel@60 | |
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| 8 p.m.: Memorial Service – Featuring the IDF Musical Ensemble and Ambassadors Dan Gillerman and Asaf Shariv. 8:30 p.m.: Concert – Featuring Rami Kleinstein, David Broza, Idan Reichel, Matisyahu, Habanot Nechama, Paul Shaffer and John Zorn’s Masada. All-Night Dance After-Party: Featuring Israeli and American music with DJ Van Jee | |
| Organizer: | New York Jewish Community |
| Where: | Radio City Music Hall / Tavern on the Green |
| When: | Wednesday, May 7 at 8 p.m. |
| Contact: | For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. |
| Bnai Zion Russian Division Celebration | |
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| Organizer: | Bnai Zion |
| Where: | Bnai Zion House |
| When: | Sunday, May 18 |
| Contact: | For more information and reservations, please call: 212-725-1211, ext. 246 or e-mail: ida.libkhen@bnaizion.org |
| Bnai Zion National Annual Award Dinner | |
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| In recognition of Bnai Zion’s Centennial | |
| Organizer: | Bnai Zion |
| Where: | Roosevelt Hotel |
| When: | Sunday, May 18 |
| Contact: | For more information and reservations, please contact Jeff Goldfarb: 212-725-1211 x221 or jeff.goldfarb@bnaizion.org |
| AMIT Annual Spring Luncheon | |
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| In celebration of Israel's 60th year. Woman of the Year is Ellen Koplow, long-time leader of AMIT and distinguished member of AMIT's President's Circle. Also honoring an intergenerational group of awardees. | |
| Organizer: | AMIT |
| Where: | Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway at 36 St.) |
| When: | Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. |
| Contact: | For more information and reservations, please contact Robin Rothbort at 212-477-4725 or robinr@amitchildren.org. |
| Israeli Photography Exhibit | |
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| "Tom Heyman: The Yom Kippur War" - Photographs from the photographer embedded in the Israeli Army in the North during the 1973 war. | |
| Organizer: | ARZA |
| Where: | HUC-JIR Museum in New York |
| When: | February 15 - July 15, 2008 |
| Contact: | For more information, please contact Jeanie Rosensaft at 513-221-1875 |
| "Beaufort" | |
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| Joseph Cedar’s 2007 film about the retreat from Lebanon in 2000 has been officially nominated for an Academy Award in the Foreign Language Film category, the first time since 1984 that an Israeli film has been nominated. | |
| Where: | Lincoln Plaza Cinemas (1886 Broadway at 62nd Street) and Quad Cinema (34 W. 13th St.) |
| When: | Opens January 18 |
| Contact: | For more information, please call: 212-757-2280 or: 212-255-8800 |
| "The Band's Visit" | |
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| First-time director Elan Kolirin's comedy "The Band's Visit" ("Bikur Hatzimoret," 2007), about the Ceremonial Police Band of Alexandria's journey to a gig in Israel. | |
| Where: | Lincoln Plaza / Angelika Film Center (Broadway between 62nd & 63rd St. / Corner of Houston & Mercer St.) |
| When: | Opens February 8 |
| Contact: | For more information please visit: www.lincolnplazacinema.com or call: 1-777-Film #531. |
| "Dai" - Iris Bahr | |
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| Iris Bahr's solo show takes us into a Tel Aviv cafe moments before a suicide bomber enters. Iris brings to life eleven different characters spanning the ideological and physical spectrum of Israeli society. Following critically acclaimed sold-out runs both Off-Broadway and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and a command performance at the United Nations for over 100 ambassadors and delegates, DAI returns to NY for a limited engagement. | |
| Where: | Street Theater - 304 West 47th Street. |
| When: | Starting November 19: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday @ 6:30pm / Saturday @ 2 & 6:30pm / Sunday @ 5:30pm |
| Contact: | For more information, please call: 212-391-2434. Purchase tickets at: www.telecharge.com |
| Bread/Lechem: Photographs by Margalit Mannor | |
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| 13 color photographs by Israeli artist Margalit Mannor that document a little-known phenomenon in Israel today: the recycling of unused bread into cattle fodder. | |
| Where: | Yeshiva University Museum at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street between 5th & 6th Aves.) |
| When: | February 3 - April 27. Reception: March 5, 5–8 p.m. |
| Contact: | For more information please call: 212-294-8330 or visit: http//www.yumuseum.org. |
| Out of Israel: Four Photographers | |
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| Gaston Zvi Ickowicz, Menachem Kahana, Joel Kantor and Alex Levac capture Israeli culture through barren landscapes, vibrant ethnic communities, religious-secular struggles, and everyday life on the streets (respectively). Part of Israel at 60 celebrations of the 92nd Street Y. | |
| Where: | Yeshiva University Museum at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street between 5th & 6th Aves.) |
| When: | March 2 - April 22. Opening Reception: March 11, 5 - 6:45 p.m. |
| Contact: | Free. For more information, please call: 212-415-5749 or 212-415-5402, e-mail: lphillips@92Y.org or visit: www.ydfa.com. |
