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TODAY & TOMORROW
 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 (All day)
(Nov. 17-19) — One of the most celebrated arts festivals in Poland returns to New York, featuring a cantorial concert, film screenings, readings of short stories by I.B. Singer and plays by the Jewish Theater in Warsaw.
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 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 (All day)
(Nov. 17-20) — An exhibition and auction of one of the most significant collections to come to market in the past two decades, with exceptional rare books and manuscripts, paintings and metalwork.
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 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 4:45pm
(Nov. 17-Feb. 15) — Today's screening of "In the Heast of the Night" is part of a series of films staring or created by Grant, who won Academy Awards for both acting and filmmaking.
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 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 6:00pm
Lessons from the electoral insurgency: Katie Unger and others on the steering committee of J Street's The Jewish Vote in conversation with Nelini Stamp, Julia Salazar, Waleed Shahid and Leah Hunt-Hendrix.
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 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 6:15pm
(Nov. 18 & 19) — Ten years after a Druze policeman was killed while responding to a terror attack, his brother investigates the identity of his killer and whether the police are withholding information. Click for trailer.
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 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Episodes 1 & 2 of the Israeli TV series will be shown. A young social activist is found dead, and the main suspect is an asylum seeker who was seen leaving her apartment. Click for trailer.
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 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Join other 20s & 30s to create your own fused-glass mezuzah case. This is a class specifically set up as an introduction to fused glass, but experts are welcome as well. Light snacks will be provided.
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 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 7:30pm
Days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars and community leaders decided to fight back — with pen and paper. Click for trailer & post-screening panel.
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 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 8:00pm
Two powerful, neglected theater works by a pair of masters, both on the theme of resisting injustice. With soprano Sari Gruber, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Jo Loeb, tenor Alex Manoori and baritone John Brancy.
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 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 8:15pm
(Nov. 17-19) — A doc about Samaritans, the world’s only holders of dual Israeli-Palestinian nationality. The high priest’s grandson is on a mission to find his own way. Click for trailer.
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 Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 6:15pm to 8:15pm This film looks at the human consquences and heroes of the interdependent Israeli and Palestinian health and medical systems and inadequate medical resources in the Palestinian territories.
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 Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 8:00pm
(Nov. 16 & 20) — Johnny lives in Israel, but dreams of returning to Ghana. Thérèse sees little future for their children in Africa. When their visas expire, tensions rise, leading to an inevitable clash. Click for trailer.
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 Wednesday, November 20, 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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Happening Now
 11/19/2019 (All day)
(Nov. 17-19) — One of the most celebrated arts festivals in Poland returns to New York, featuring a cantorial concert, film screenings, readings of short stories by I.B. Singer and plays by the Jewish Theater in Warsaw.
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 11/19/2019 (All day)
(Nov. 17-20) — An exhibition and auction of one of the most significant collections to come to market in the past two decades, with exceptional rare books and manuscripts, paintings and metalwork.
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 11/19/2019 - 4:45pm
(Nov. 17-Feb. 15) — Today's screening of "In the Heast of the Night" is part of a series of films staring or created by Grant, who won Academy Awards for both acting and filmmaking.
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 11/19/2019 - 6:00pm
Lessons from the electoral insurgency: Katie Unger and others on the steering committee of J Street's The Jewish Vote in conversation with Nelini Stamp, Julia Salazar, Waleed Shahid and Leah Hunt-Hendrix.
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 11/19/2019 - 6:15pm
(Nov. 18 & 19) — Ten years after a Druze policeman was killed while responding to a terror attack, his brother investigates the identity of his killer and whether the police are withholding information. Click for trailer.
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Blueprint Calendars
MORE HAPPENING TODAY
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"Einstein's Dreams"11/19/2019 - 7:00pm Theater & Dance |
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Glass Mezuzah Workshop11/19/2019 - 7:00pm Talks |
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"Fires in the Mirror"11/19/2019 - 7:30pm Theater & Dance |
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"Who Will Write Our History"11/19/2019 - 7:30pm Film & Television |
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New York Festival of Song: Marc Blitzstein’s "No For an Answer" & Kurt Weill’s "Der Silbersee"11/19/2019 - 8:00pm Music |
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"Samaritan" — NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE11/19/2019 - 8:15pm Film & Television |
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Raid the Shelves 201911/20/2019 - 5:45pm Books |
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"Border of Pain" — INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE11/20/2019 - 6:15pm Film & Television |
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"Games"11/20/2019 - 7:30pm Theater & Dance |