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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260607T180000
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SUMMARY:MOROCCAN NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:A Special Event of the 28th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival at the Edmond J. Safra Hall \n6:00 PM – 7:00 PM\nMoroccan Cultural Gathering’s\nLive Moroccan Music • Mint Tea & Pastries • Culture & Community \n7:00 PM\nSpecial Screening of Burial on Hold \nCelebrate the rich traditions\, vibrant culture\, and timeless spirit of Morocco at a special evening presented as part of the 28th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival. \nThe evening begins with a Moroccan Reception featuring live music\, mint tea\, pastries\, and an opportunity to gather with members of the Sephardic community and festival guests. Following the reception\, audiences will enjoy a special screening of Burial on Hold\, an acclaimed dramatic comedy that explores family\, identity\, tradition\, and second chances. \nSYNOPSIS \nIn the old quarter of Larache\, Morocco\, Shlomo’s death sparks a troubling question about his religious identity: should he be buried in the Jewish or Muslim cemetery? \nReturning from Canada\, his son David is determined to give him a proper burial\, while Imad\, a childhood friend haunted by guilt\, seeks redemption. Through their journey\, Burial on Hold explores memory\, loyalty\, and reconciliation between people\, faiths\, and the past. \nDIRECTOR’S BIO \nMohammed Marouazi is a Canadian-Moroccan director and actor trained at the Institute of Dramatic Arts in Rabat. After directing several acclaimed short films\, he made his feature debut with Burial on Hold. His work explores memory\, loyalty\, and reconciliation through contemporary Moroccan stories. He was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for his performance in Respire (2023). \nFollowed by an in-person Q&A with director Mohammed Marouazi.
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/moroccan-night/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260607T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260607T180000
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SUMMARY:The Splendours and Miseries of the Camondo Family
DESCRIPTION:An investigation into the footsteps of the Camondos\, nicknamed the ”Rothschilds of the East of” whom only the exceptional collections that these great art lovers gave to France survive. The film traces the saga of this family\, which began at the beginning of the 19th century on the banks of the Bosphorus and ended brutally at Auschwitz-Birkenau. \nYear: 2025\nRuntime: 87 minutes\nCountry: France\nLanguage: French\nSubtitle: English\nDirector: Ruth Zylberman
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/the-splendours-and-miseries-of-the-camondo-family/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260621T213602
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SUMMARY:Book of Ruth
DESCRIPTION:Ruth and Shmuel\, a young couple from the ultra-Orthodox world\, thought they knew everything about love. She\, a sensitive young mother\, constantly tests boundaries—but with grace. He\, a brilliant yeshiva student\, has a promising future in the yeshiva world. But when tragedy hits them\, everything they believed about family\, community\, parenting—and even God—is put to the test. RUTH is a moving\, intimate drama with surreal moments. A story about two people trying not to lose each other\, yet speaking different languages that widen the emotional and religious gap between them\, in a world where asking questions—especially the hard ones—is forbidden. \nYear: 2025\nPremiere: NY Premiere\nRuntime: 88 minutes\nGenre: Drama\nCountry: Israel\nLanguage: Hebrew\, French\nSubtitle Language: English\nDirector: Esti Biton Shushan
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/book-of-ruth/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T213602
CREATED:20260524T154407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230730Z
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SUMMARY:Hola!… Chau
DESCRIPTION:A funny\, dramatic\, and emotional story about a family reunion in Israel\, of a dysfunctional Argentinian Jewish family whose members hasn’t seen each other for ten years. The movie deals with humor\, sensitivity\, and humanity with regards to two universal subjects: the price of emigration and “A person with a disability is more than just his disability.” \nYear: 2025\nPremiere: NY Premiere\nRuntime: 85 minutes\nGenre: Comedy\, Drama\nCountry: Israel\, Argentina\nLanguage: Spanish\nSubtitle Language: Hebrew\nDirector: Yohanan Weller
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/hola-chau/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T180000
DTSTAMP:20260621T213602
CREATED:20260523T154157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230736Z
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SUMMARY:Mashhad
DESCRIPTION:Set in the holy Islamic city of Mashhad in 1930’s Iran\, Mashhad follows Miriam\, a young Jewish ghetto girl struggling to understand why her family conceal who they are. An innocent day playing with a neighborhood friend soon threatens the fragile safety of two households. Inspired by writer-director Sarah Solemani’s family history in the Mashhadi Jewish community\, the short film is an intimate portrait of religion as oppression and faith as survival; how ritual travels underground\, how adults protect children from truths too heavy to name\, and how small joys persist under watchful eyes. Produced by Reboot Studios\, Mashhad offers a rare cinematic window onto a long-suppressed chapter of Iranian Jewish life. \nYear: 2025\nRuntime: 19 minutes\nGenre: Short\nCountry: United state\nLanguage: Persian\nSubtitle Language: English\nDirector: Sarah Solemani
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/mashhad/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T173000
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CREATED:20260522T153954Z
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SUMMARY:Half a Date
DESCRIPTION:Tzvi is an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student who arrives at the recruitment office to receive a deferral from military service. Tangled in a bureaucratic mess that threatens his status as a yeshiva student\, he encounters Carmel\, a soldier his age\, who is supposed to handle his paperwork. Alone together in the office\, their unofficial connection is a daily crossword puzzle in the newspaper\, which they solve together. For a brief moment\, they unknowingly realize that in a parallel reality\, they could have been the best of friends. Maybe even a couple. \nYear: 2025\nRuntime: 23 minutes\nGenre: Drama Short\nCountry: Israel\nLanguage: Hebrew\nSubtitle Language: English\nDirector: Eden Abitbol
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/half-a-date/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260603T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260603T220000
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SUMMARY:Frontier
DESCRIPTION:In 1943\, a Spanish customs officer quietly helps refugees flee Nazi-occupied France. As his defiance grows into a resistance movement\, he and his wife are forced to confront the scars left by the Spanish Civil War. \nYear: 2025\nPremiere: NY Premiere\nRuntime: 101 minutes\nGenre: Drama\nCountry: Spain\nLanguage: Spanish\nSubtitle Language: English\nDirector: Judith Colell
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/frontier/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260603T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260621T213602
CREATED:20260520T151753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230754Z
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SUMMARY:Elena’s War
DESCRIPTION:Set in Rome between 1938 and 1943\, the movie traces the extraordinary story of Elena Di Porto\, a strong\, independent\, and courageous Roman Jewish woman who challenged the fascist regime to save many lives and marked the history of the Jewish ghetto of Rome during fascism and the Nazi occupation. \nYear: 2026\nPremiere: NY Premiere\nRuntime: 98 minutes\nGenre: Drama\nCountry: Italy\nLanguage: Italian\nDirector: Stefano Casertano
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/elenas-war/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260603T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260603T175000
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SUMMARY:My Ioannina Odyssey
DESCRIPTION:When a mysterious box arrives on my doorstep\, its century-old ship manifests\, family photos and crumbling documents launch an odyssey to Ioannina – a medieval walled city in the mountains of northern Greece. Home to the Romaniotes\, an ancient Greek Jewish people\, Ioannina is where history and myth merge in my family lore. There\, with my wife and daughter\, we uncover a story of miracles and murder\, love and loss\, and prophecies that come true. \nYear: 2025\nRuntime: 33 minutes\nGenre: Documentary\, Short\nCountry: Greece\, United state\nLanguage: English\, Modern Greek (1453-)\nDirector: Gary Glassman\, Manya Branham Glassman
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/my-ioannina-odyssey/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260603T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260603T171000
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SUMMARY:The Adeni of Stamford Hill
DESCRIPTION:A rare snapshot of the little-known community of Jews from Aden\, Yemen\, who live in the midst of the ultra-Orthodox Ashkenazi community of Stamford Hill. \nYear: 2024\nRuntime: 5 minutes\nPremiere: North American\nCountry: United Kingdom\nLanguage: English\nSubtitle Language: English\nDirector: Hannah Rosen\, Aviel Lewis
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/the-adeni-of-stamford-hill/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260604
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SUMMARY:Special Festival Sefarad Screening of “Our War”
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special screening of OUR WAR \nA FILM BY BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY \nDIRECTED BY BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY AND MARC ROUSSEL \nPRODUCED BY EMILY HAMILTON \nQ&A to follow with Bernard-Henri Lévy \n& Tablet’s Editor-at- large Liel Leibovitz \nBetween February and April 2025\, Bernard-Henri Lévy and Marc Roussel traveled across the frontlines of Pokrovsk and Sumy in eastern Ukraine. They documented the daily lives of civilians under bombardment on the eve of potential negotiations\, as well as Ukrainian soldiers resisting Russian aggression. \nStructured as a filmmaker’s logbook\, Our War draws on footage captured since spring 2022\, and earlier still\, as the war began with the invasion of Crimea in 2014. Combining personal archives with unprecedented access to the front\, the film retraces the major milestones of the largest war on European soil since 1945. \nPremiered at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival 2025\, on French public television\, in cinemas around the United States and at the Congress\, Our War brings rare and exclusive images showing that Ukraine must\, and can\, win this war. \nSpace is limited.
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/special-festival-sefarad-screening-of-our-war/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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