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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260608T183000
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SUMMARY:The Stories Our Mothers Carried: Memory\, Women\, and Bukharian Jewish History
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fascinating evening exploring the rich history\, culture\, and resilience of the Bukharian Jewish community through the stories\, memories\, and voices of the women who helped preserve it. Through archives\, oral histories\, cultural treasures\, and personal narratives\, author Dahlia Abraham-Klein and educator Ruben Shimonov will take us on a journey across generations\, empires\, and continents\, uncovering the stories that shaped our community and continue to resonate today. \nA Q&A moderated by author and educator Yaffa Borukhova will follow. \nEach ticket includes a copy of The Stateless Central Asian Merchant\, a compelling historical memoir tracing one family’s journey across borders\, empires\, and generations.\nWhether you’re Bukharian\, Jewish\, interested in women’s history\, family stories\, migration\, or simply love learning about cultures and communities that have helped shape our world\, this promises to be a meaningful and inspiring evening. \nCome for the history. Stay for the stories and authentic Kosher Bukharian appetizers.
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/the-stories-our-mothers-carried-memory-women-and-bukharian-jewish-history/
LOCATION:Commonpoint Central Queens\, 67-09 108th St\, Forest Hills\, New York\, NY\, 11375\, United States
CATEGORIES:BookTalk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260607T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260607T210000
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260601T130048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230602Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260530T110007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230616Z
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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;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260609
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260529T050018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230626Z
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SUMMARY:LVL UP ACADEMY ANNUAL RECITAL
DESCRIPTION:Join us as our LVL Up students take the stage for their Annual Recital\, a celebration of their hard work\, growth\, and passion throughout the year. Dancers and athletes of all ages will showcase a dynamic range of styles including hip hop\, ballet\, contemporary\, jazz\, gymnastics\, and traditional Bukharian dance. Each performance highlights the dedication\, creativity\, and confidence our students have developed\, both individually and as a team. From high-energy routines to expressive storytelling\, this recital is a reflection of their journey and the vibrant community we’ve built together. We are proud to present an unforgettable evening of movement\, culture\, and talent.
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/lvl-up-academy-annual-recital/
LOCATION:Kupferberg Center: Queens College\, 153-49 Reeves Ave Flushing\, New York\, 11367\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260528T143045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230642Z
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SUMMARY:Moroccan Shabbat dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Moroccan Shabbat dinner with our friends at Kehillat Harlem\, catered by Mama Kitchen NY. Enjoy great company\, cuisine and conversations!
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/moroccan-shabbat-dinner/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Shabbat
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260527T162445Z
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SUMMARY:Baghdadi-Indian Shabbat
DESCRIPTION:Traveling along maritime trade routes\, Jewish merchants from Aleppo and Baghdad made their way east to the shores of India. Beginning in the late 18th century\, they settled in Kolkata\, where a vibrant Jewish community emerged\, shaped by the rhythms\, flavors\, and cultural textures of the subcontinent. Drawn by economic opportunity\, and at times fleeing plague and persecution\, they established new roots while preserving the liturgy\, customs\, and family traditions of their heritage\, even as these evolved into something distinctly their own. \nJoin us for a special Baghdadi–Indian Shabbat as we explore this rich and layered tradition. Friday night services will be led by Rahel Musleah\, a seventh-generation member of Kolkata’s Jewish community\, whose family traces its lineage to Baghdad. Through prayer\, melody\, and storytelling\, we will experience this unique synthesis of Baghdadi and Indian Jewish traditions as they have been passed down across generations. \nFollowing services\, guests will enjoy a Baghdadi–Indian Shabbat dinner alongside a single-evening exhibition\, “From Baghdad to Kolkata: Ritual Objects\, Vessels of Memory\,” featuring family heirlooms from the Kolkata Jewish community and offering a rare glimpse into a diasporic world where Middle Eastern and Indian identities intertwine.
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/baghdadi-indian-shabbat/
LOCATION:TriBeCa Synagogue\, 49 White St\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Shabbat
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260526T154551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230657Z
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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:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260524T190001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230705Z
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SUMMARY:Sacred Scripts: Interwoven Letters\, Interwoven Lives
DESCRIPTION:Sacred Scripts is a six-month fellowship of the American Sephardi Federation and the Muslim American Leadership Alliance that brings together emerging Jewish and Muslim leaders to explore the shared cultural\, spiritual\, linguistic\, and artistic heritage of Hebrew and Arabic. Through 12 sessions from February–August 2026\, participants will build relationships\, foster creativity\, and develop the skills and cultural fluency needed for thoughtful interfaith leadership and community building. \n  \nPlease note: this event is invite-only\, and is part of a multi-session fellowship. For Festival Sefarad\, we are inviting a select group of young leaders to join the regular cohort.
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/sacred-scripts-interwoven-letters-interwoven-lives/
LOCATION:Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260604T200000
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
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:20260722T031216
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
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260522T153954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230742Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260521T153746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230747Z
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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:20260722T031216
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
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260519T153449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230801Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260518T151411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230805Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260602T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260602T230000
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260517T150234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230811Z
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SUMMARY:Enrico Macias Live – A Night of Memory & Music
DESCRIPTION:By popular demand\, Enrico Macias returns to the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival for a remarkable third consecutive year! A beloved performer whose voice has become synonymous with Sephardic heritage\, Macias will treat the audience to a special concert celebrating not only his timeless repertoire—blending Andalusian\, North African\, and French influences—but also the enduring bond between the artist the ASF audience. \nWith limited seating available this year\, early booking is strongly encouraged.
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/enrico-macias-live-a-night-of-memory-music/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Celebration (including concert
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260602
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260604
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260516T160739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230816Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260601T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260601T220000
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260515T145848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230823Z
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SUMMARY:28th NYSJFF Pomegranate Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join us for 28th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival’s Pomegranate Awards Ceremony on 1 June at the Museum of Jewish Heritage for an unforgettable evening celebrating Sephardic creativity in the spirit of America’s 250th. \nWe will present the 2026 ASF Pomegranate Awards to honor vibrant Sephardi voices for extraordinary achievements in philosophy\, music\, film\, and journalism: \nAvi Issacharoff (journalist and co-creator of Fauda)\, Bernard-Henri Levy (author and philosopher)\, Murray Perahia (Avery Fisher Prize and Grammy Award-winning pianist)\, and Jeannette Sorrell (Grammy Award-winning harpsichordist and leader of Apollo’s Fire). \nThe Pomegranates are sculpted with love by world-renowned\, Baghdad-born artist Oded Halhamy. \nFollowing the award ceremony\, enjoy a musical showcase by Jeanette Sorrelle and members of Apollo’s Fire. \n“Sephardic Jews and the Making of American Independence” will be viewable for VIP guests. \nSpace is limited; early reservations are highly recommended. “When Lives Make History: Sephardic Jews and the American Story” will be viewable for VIP Guests. \nThe 28th NYSJFF is presented in partnership with MJH\, Dedicated to Ike\, Molly\, and Steven Elias\, and made possible with additional support from the UJA-Federation of New York.
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/28th-nysjff-pomegranate-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Celebration (including concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260531T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260531T193000
DTSTAMP:20260722T031216
CREATED:20260513T144937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T230834Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Night World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Join ASF Pomegranate Award Winning Director Alexandre Arcady in the Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage for the WORLD PREMIERE of his new film The Last Concert (Fausse Note) on Opening night of the American Sephardi Federation’s 28th NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival – Festival Sefarad. Memory\, guilt\, and justice clash in muted tones in this riveting Holocaust thriller. After the film\, we will have an exclusive Q&A with Arcady. The NYSJFF is presented in partnership with MJH\, dedicated to Ike\, Molly\, and Steven Elias\, and made possible by the support of the UJA-Federation of New York.
URL:https://festivalsefarad.com/event/opening-night-world-premiere/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10280\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Celebration (including concert
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