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TODAY & TOMORROW
 Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Joshua Cole talks about his new book, which explores an episode of anti-Jewish violence in the Algerian city of Constantine on August 3-5, 1934. The origins of the riots have long been the subject of debate.
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 Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Join other 20s & 30s on a porch in Ditmas Park for a Sukkot-themed potluck and ritual. Bring your favorite vegetarian appetizer, entree or dessert.
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 Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 7:00pm to 10:30pm
Join over 250 LGBTQ Jews in the JCC's spacious rooftop sukkah overlooking the NYC skyline for an open bar, delicious snacks and great friends!
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 Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 8:00pm
Featuring soul-stirring sounds from Indiga, Rabbi Zayah and Temmi Merlis interspersed with words of intention, Torah and “l’chayims” (“toasts”). Open bar included.
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 Thursday, October 17, 2019 (All day)
A World War II satire that follows a lonely and blindly nationalistic German boy, his brave mother (Scarlett Johansson), his secret Jewish housemate and his imaginary friend Adolph Hitler. Click for trailer.
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 Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
The Israeli elections of April and September 2019 highlighted, yet again, the profound rifts that divide Israeli society. To help guide us through this complex issue, we are bringing together a panel of leading experts.
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 Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
An inclusive evening of food, ritual, song and community in the park under the stars. All are welcome to a sukkah created by Harlem-based artist Elan Cadiz for a neighborhood night of celebration and reflection.
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 Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 7:30pm Sukkot + Oktoberfest = One crazy night! Join 100s of hut-loving heebs in their 20s, 30s & 40s for ice cold beer, kosher bratwurst and rock music, rain or shine! Heat-lamps will be spread across the beer garden.
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 Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 7:30pm
(Oct. 17-19) — This contemporary theatrical adaptation of a 17th-century exorcism story is based on the legend of the Jewish dybbuk, and the dybbuk's function as pulp fiction in shtetl environments.
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 Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 8:30pm
The renowned trumpet player/keyboardist/singer who founded the Klezmatics is joined by Michael Winograd on clarinet, Jake Shulman-Ment on violin, Joanna Sternberg on bass and Aaron Alexander on drums.
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 Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 9:00pm
(Oct. 17-Nov. 9) — Londoner Daniel Cainer’s multi-award winning, ever-evolving collection of musical stories features feuding tailors, a naughty rabbi, some family fables … and many foibles.
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Happening Now
 10/16/2019 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Joshua Cole talks about his new book, which explores an episode of anti-Jewish violence in the Algerian city of Constantine on August 3-5, 1934. The origins of the riots have long been the subject of debate.
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 10/16/2019 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Join other 20s & 30s on a porch in Ditmas Park for a Sukkot-themed potluck and ritual. Bring your favorite vegetarian appetizer, entree or dessert.
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 10/16/2019 - 7:00pm to 10:30pm
Join over 250 LGBTQ Jews in the JCC's spacious rooftop sukkah overlooking the NYC skyline for an open bar, delicious snacks and great friends!
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 10/16/2019 - 8:00pm
Featuring soul-stirring sounds from Indiga, Rabbi Zayah and Temmi Merlis interspersed with words of intention, Torah and “l’chayims” (“toasts”). Open bar included.
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 10/17/2019 (All day)
A World War II satire that follows a lonely and blindly nationalistic German boy, his brave mother (Scarlett Johansson), his secret Jewish housemate and his imaginary friend Adolph Hitler. Click for trailer.
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Blueprint Calendars
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"The Art of Exile: Paintings by German-Jewish Refugees"10/16/2019 (All day) Museums & Exhibitions |
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"Likeness"10/16/2019 (All day) LGBTQ, Museums & Exhibitions |
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"Mr. Klein" (1976)10/16/2019 (All day) Film & Television |
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"The Spy"10/16/2019 (All day) Film & Television |
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"Russ & Daughters: An Appetizing Story"10/16/2019 (All day) Museums & Exhibitions |
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"Kingfishers Catch Fire" — WORLD PREMIERE10/16/2019 (All day) Theater & Dance |
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"Where's My Roy Cohn?"10/16/2019 (All day) LGBTQ, Film & Television |
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"Hey, Wow! The Art of Oded Halahmy"10/16/2019 (All day) Museums & Exhibitions |
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Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern: Legends and Parables10/16/2019 (All day) Museums & Exhibitions |