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Plenty famous Jews shared photos from their Passover celebrations on social media. (Instagram/via JTA)
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Suzi Weiss-Fischmann (Kveller/via JTA)
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A dismantled crate gets the Erenthal touch in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Instagram/@SaraErenthalArt
TODAY & TOMORROW
 Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 7:00pm
The iconic feminist talks with the leading Jewish scholar about Rabbi Firestone's empowering new book, "Wounds to Wisdom," exploring trauma legacies and histories of oppression.
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 Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 7:00pm
A celebration of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 100th birthday and the composers within his circle. Jessica Taskov (flute) and Yelena Grinberg (piano) iwill perform in a private home.
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 Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 6:30pm
(Apr. 25 & 30) — Corey's day couldn't be worse. Then he gets a free coffee. The film is screening as part of "N.O.W. Showcase: Headspace," an evening of shorts in which sci-fi, documentary, drama and comedy collide.
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 Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 7:00pm
(Apr. 25-27) — ZviDance's multimedia dance piece, inspired by Jack Kerouac’s novel of the same title, contemplates the upheaval of the 1960s and that generation's startling notions of social rebellion.
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 Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 7:30pm (Apr. 25-May 11) — Blessed Unrest ensemble, the Kosovar theater Teatri Oda and Metropolitan Klezmer team up for this play based on the Albanians, many of them Muslim, who saved Jews during WWII.
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 Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 8:00pm (Apr. 25-May 5) — A play based on the true story of a well-to-do, female-led Jewish family as it flees Nazi persecution and then the invasion of Japan. "Displeyst" investigates why history seems stuck on repeat.
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 Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 8:00pm
The New York-based Israeli guitarist and vocalist uncovers folk music’s forgotten treasures, exploring songs and stories behind influential yet underground female artists. Click for Dida Pelled video.
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 Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 9:00pm
(Apr. 25-May 4) — A pious Hasidic man living a secret double life misplaces his hat one night, causing his two separate lives to collide. Screening as part of "Shorts: The Road Less Traveled." Click for trailer.
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 Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 9:15pm
(Apr. 25 & 30) — A short film about a mother and son shopping for a bar mitzvah gift at a 99-cent store. Screening as part of "N.O.W. Showcase: Reality Check," short films about parenthood, aging and sexuality.
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Happening Now
 04/24/2019 - 7:00pm
The iconic feminist talks with the leading Jewish scholar about Rabbi Firestone's empowering new book, "Wounds to Wisdom," exploring trauma legacies and histories of oppression.
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 04/24/2019 - 7:00pm
A celebration of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 100th birthday and the composers within his circle. Jessica Taskov (flute) and Yelena Grinberg (piano) iwill perform in a private home.
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 04/25/2019 - 6:30pm
(Apr. 25 & 30) — Corey's day couldn't be worse. Then he gets a free coffee. The film is screening as part of "N.O.W. Showcase: Headspace," an evening of shorts in which sci-fi, documentary, drama and comedy collide.
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 04/25/2019 - 7:00pm
(Apr. 25-27) — ZviDance's multimedia dance piece, inspired by Jack Kerouac’s novel of the same title, contemplates the upheaval of the 1960s and that generation's startling notions of social rebellion.
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 04/25/2019 - 7:30pm (Apr. 25-May 11) — Blessed Unrest ensemble, the Kosovar theater Teatri Oda and Metropolitan Klezmer team up for this play based on the Albanians, many of them Muslim, who saved Jews during WWII.
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Blueprint Calendars
MORE HAPPENING TODAY
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"Sweater" — WORLD PREMIERE04/25/2019 - 6:30pm LGBTQ, Film & Television |
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"On the Road"04/25/2019 - 7:00pm Theater & Dance |
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"Refuge"04/25/2019 - 7:30pm Theater & Dance |
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"Displeyst"04/25/2019 - 8:00pm Theater & Dance |
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Dida Pelled: The Lost Women of Song04/25/2019 - 8:00pm Music |
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"Black Hat" — NEW YORK PREMIERE04/25/2019 - 9:00pm LGBTQ, Film & Television |
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"99" — WORLD PREMIERE04/25/2019 - 9:15pm LGBTQ, Film & Television |
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Spring Salad Shabbat04/26/2019 - 7:00pm Shabbat & Holidays |
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EmptyMet Tours04/26/2019 - 8:30pm Museums & Exhibitions, Talks |
