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San Francisco Int'l Film Festival
Children of the Sun
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Friday, May 2, 3:30 PM Tuesday, May 6, 9:30 PM
Thursday, May 8, 1:30 PM |
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In his moving and unconventional documentary, director Ran Tal collects more than a dozen of the first-generation kibbutzniks and pairs their reminiscences with the splendidly preserved home movies that track their unique upbringing. Our narrators reveal the agonizing emotional isolation that came with being raised en masse without the attention or affection of their own parents. Sometimes with warmth, sometimes with rancor—but always with wit and candor—Tal and his subjects reflect on a fundamentally different way of life, while also hitting on something at the core of human identity. |
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post St., San Francisco
$12.50 General - $11 Seniors/Students - $10 Members
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San Francisco Int'l Film Festival
Vasermil
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April 30 - May 7 |
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The racial and economic dynamics of Israeli society get a chilly shakedown in this Israeli Mean Streets, a raw, rough-hewn look at the no-future world of three soccer playing, not-so-neighborly teens that came out of nowhere to deservedly win the Special Jury Prize at the Jerusalem Film Festival. In a working class neighborhood of southern Israel's Be'er-Sheva, Shlomi, Adiel and Dima come from vastly different worlds. When the three find themselves on the same team, their goals become not only about winning but surviving. |
Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
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Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 PM
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Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post St., San Francisco
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Sunday, May 4, 5:30 PM
Monday, May 5, 7:00PM
Wednesday, May 7, 5:30 PM |
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tv series |
A Touch Away
Record-Breaking TV Series from Israel |
April 13 - May 29
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Forbidden love blossoms in the Orthodox neighborhood of Bnei Brak, when Zorik, a young, secular Russian immigrant, and his family move in next door to Rochale and her Orthodox family. Rochale is destined for an arranged marriage (shidduch), but she cannot ignore the sparks that fly when Zorik is near. The love that soon buds between the two young neighbors, and the secrets that each family must hide, threaten the familes’ deeply rooted cultural assumptions and challenge individual family members’ beliefs. |
Jewish Community Center, 3200 California St., San Francisco
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$5 Per
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Sunday, April 13, 5:30 PM - Episodes 1 & 2
w/ speaker from the Israeli Consulate
Wednesday, April 30, 7:00PM - Episodes 3 & 4
Sunday, May 11, 5:30 PM - Episodes 5 & 6
Thursday, May 29, 7:00 PM - Episodes 7 & 8
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Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto |
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$5 Per
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Thursday, April 17, 7:00 PM - Episodes 1 & 2
Thursday, May 1, 7:00 PM - Episodes 3 & 4
Tuesday, May 13, 7:00 PM - Episodes 5 & 6
Wednesday, May 28, 7:00 PM - Episodes 7 & 8
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Mosh Ben Ari
with special guest Yossi Fine |
Tuesday, June 24
7:30 PM |
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Mosh first discovered music as a child through the traditional Jewish and Ethnic chants that were part of his everyday life. He started playing music at the age of 16 and has since drawn inspiration from India to the Sahara to the Sinai. Mosh released his debut album Ad Elay in 2001, Derech in 2004 and Massa Umatan in 2006. He has since become one of Israel’s foremost singer/songwriters and performers. His music is a celebration of groove & spirit, blending rock, soul, reggae & world music all together with his unique rich voice. |
The Independent, 628 Divisadero Street, San Francisco
$30 Presale- $35 at the Door - $50 VIP |
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dance |
Skid Marks
by Shlomit Fundaminsky |
Friday, May 30, 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 31, 2:00 PM
Sunday, June 1, 9:30 PM
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"Skid Marks" is a story about a couple and the way they choose to live their lives. They live so close to each other; they easily unite into one person, but almost without looking. They are not able to communicate; their world is full of visions, desires, strength, fears and innocence as their only way of existence. Despite all their desires to leave, they box themselves and escape into their imagination. They spend their lives fighting about territory, building walls and borders; ignoring the fact they are sharing an unavoidable fate living side by side. |
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St., San Francisco
$20 General Admission |
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art exhibition |
Broken Promised Land
by Shai Kremer |
April 3 - May 31 |
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The Robert Koch Gallery presents a selection of large-scale color photographs of Israeli landscape transformed by the military presence. Shai Kremer’s transfixing compositions explore contested territory throughout Israel. Whitney Museum Curator Sylvia Wolf comments that Kremer’s photography is “rich in contradiction and reflects both aggression and vulnerability.” His images mirror the psychological trauma and resulting ambivalence of living in a world of on-going friction. His work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. |
Robert Koch Gallery, 49 Geary St., San Francisco |
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art exhibition |
The Dead Sea Scrolls
& 5,000 Years of Treasures |
February 16 - August 10
9:30 AM - 5:15 PM |
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This exhibition includes rotating examples of the rare and precious Dead Sea Scroll fragments in addition to artifacts spanning over 5000 years, from the Chalcolithic Age (4,000 BC) to the Fatimid Period (11th century AD). The Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in history. Uncovered by Bedouin herders and excavated by archaeologists in caves along the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, fragments of the scrolls were pieced together to form more than 800 documents. All of the treasures on view are on loan from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), and most have never been seen outside of Israel. |
Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park, 100 34th Avenue, San Francisco |
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art exhibition |
@60.art.israel.world |
February 19 - July 27 |
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Sixty years after the establishment of the state of Israel, Israeli art is truly integrated into the contemporary global culture. Savvy, bold, thoughtful, beautiful—Israeli art is a presence in private and public collections worldwide. In a collaboration with the Judah L. Magnus Museum and the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, this exhibition brings together work from the last decade by Israeli artists found in important private Bay Area collections. |
Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell Street, Berkeley |
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Yom Ha'zikaron Ceremony |
Tuesday, May 6, 7:30 PM |
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Join us as we remember those who have fallen in defense of the State of Israel.
An evening of Israeli culture presented by members of our East Bay Israeli community will follow the commemoration. |
Temple Beth Abraham, 327 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland
Free Admission |
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Yom Ha'zikaron Ceremony
hosted by the Israeli Consulate |
Tuesday, May 6, 7:00 PM |
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The Israeli Consulate in San Francisco, with members of the Israeli Scouts and other members of the community invite you to participate in the Memorial Day ceremony.
Due to the security arrangements, please attend the event 30 minutes before the ceremony, with no bags and with an ID. The ceremony will be conducted in Hebrew. |
Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Rd., Palo Alto
Free Admission |
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Israel @60 Educational Symposium
Arts, Culture, Diversity, Conflict, Innovation |
Thursday, May 8
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM |
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Keynote lecturers:
12:00 PM - Alan Kaufman, critically acclaimed writer, poet, and artist
5:15 PM - Dr. Steven L. Spiegel, expert on American foreign policy in the Middle East
Workshops include:
- Israel's Environmental Challenges: A Springboard for Innovation and Cooperation
- Being Black in Israel
- Contemporary Israeli Art
- Zionism (Jewish Nationalism) and Palestinian Nationalism: An Introduction
- On the Margins: Children of Foreign Workers in Israel
- The Iranian Threat and how it relates to Israel and the United States
- Delegitimizing Israel: the New, Old Threat
- and more! |
Jewish Community Center, 3200 California St., San Francisco
$36 General (w/ Lunch) - $12 Students (w/ Lunch) - $18 - Half Day |
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Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
It's Now or Never
with musical opening act Ya Elah
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Thursday, May 8
7:00 PM
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It’s Now or Never is a dramaric re-enactment of the events leading to the Declaration of Independence of Israel. The film depicts, step by step, the crucial and dramatic six months before the State of Israel was born. It shows the decision-making process and the fierce debate within the leadership and the political parties. Several important historical figures, including Ben-Gurion, Golda Meier, Moshe Shertok, General George Marshall, and King Abdullah of Jordan are featured characters in this riveting historical film. |
Camera 7 Theater, 1875 Campbell Ave., Campbell
$10 General - $8.50 Seniors - $5 Students |
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Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration
with Israeli singer Miki Gavrielov
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Thursday, May 8
5:00 PM |
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- Featuring Israeli singer/songwrter Miki Gavrielov
- Free children's activities
- Live uplifting Israeli music by "The Pittot" band
- Dancing and much more!
- Bring your "shekels" for the Israeli "shouk": food, art, jewelry, books and more!
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Temple Beth Jacob, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City
Free Admission |
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Coming Together for Israel
A Berkeley Community Event |
Thursday, May 8
6:00 PM |
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- Enjoy a light Israeli dinner and dance to the beat of Israeli music
- Cheer Jeremy Shafer’s spectacular, interactive show for children
- See the award-winning documentary “Exodus 1947.”
- Guest Speaker: Director Elizabeth Rodgers |
Congregation Beth El, 1301 Oxford St., Berkeley
Free Admission |
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A Taste of Israel
with the Jewish Community of Napa Valley |
Thursday, May 8
6:00 PM |
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Featuring original stage play This is Your Life, Israel! and interview with Bunny Goldstein, Pioneer Kibbutznik
Wine, Music, Food, Israeli Dancing, Birthday Cake...
With support from the Jewish Historical Society of Napa Valley |
| Congregation Beth Sholom, 1455 Elm Street, Napa |
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ISO Independence Party |
Saturday, May 10
6:00 PM |
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Part 1: Family & Kid-friendly
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, at the Graduate Community Center (GCC) - 750 Escondido Rd., Stanford
We will serve dinner (falafel & high quality Israeli BBQ), as well as many many original Israeli candies and sweets. We will also show the movie: Givat Halfon Eina Ona (with English subtitles). Also, we will have a food contest where you will be invited to cook something. We will have a tasting committee and there will be prizes for winners.
Part 2: Dance party
9:00 pm - 1:00 am, at the new Hillel house - 565 Mayfield Ave., Stanford
We will have DJ music as well as live music by the Ya Rock band (playing covers of many famous Israeli songs). We will have original Cafe Aroma coffee from Israel served fresh through the night. |
Part 1: 750 Escondido Rd., Stanford
Part 2: 565 Mayfield Ave., Stanford |
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