Last year over 200 people in their 20s and 30s showed up at World Cafe Live for a rockin’ night of dancing, costumed revelry, hamentashen, and themed drink specials. Don’t miss this return engagement for what’s sure to be a wild night.
Co-sponsored with Hillel’s Jewish Graduate Student Network and Moishe House Philadelphia.
When: Saturday, March 3, 2012
Time: 10:00 pm
Where: 101 South Independence Mall East
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Cost: $8 in advance, $10 at the door in costume, $15 at the door without costume
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Sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of the East Bay, the Jewish Music Festival presents music that celebrates the Jewish experience and explores what it means to be Jewish in a multicultural world. The music varies from hip hop and rock to Western and Middle Eastern classical traditions. Performances include Hadag Nahash, the Bustan Quartet, Emmanuel Witzthum and more. The festival is held at various Bay Area locations at various times, providing numerous opportunities to attend one of the events.
When: March 1 – 25, 2012
Where: Berkeley – San Francisco
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We are thrilled to announce the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital 2012 Purim Ball. Join us as we celebrate JPDS-NC, honor the great service of U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic Norman Eisen and Lindsay Kaplan and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro and Julie Fisher, and recognize our Kol Hakavod awardees Debbi Wilgoren and Rick Silber and Kathy and Kenneth Ingber.
The Purim Ball and Auction has been a venerable JPDS-NC tradition for many years. It is a time for our community to join together and celebrate JPDS-NC and to honor individuals who support our school or who serve as leaders in our community. Last year, nearly 450 guests joined together at the 2011 Purim Ball & Auction, which was held at the National Building Museum.
When: Sunday March 11, 2012
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In September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Philadelphia Jew Michael Levy to teach English in the heart of China’s heartland. His hosts in the city of Guiyang found additional uses for him: resident expert on Judaism, romantic adviser, and provincial basketball star, to name a few. Chow down on glatt kosher meat Chinese food from Cherry Grill while Levy shares his fascinating, poignant, and laugh out loud funny account of overcoming vast cultural differences to befriend his students and fellow teachers.
When: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: 401 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Cost: $18 in advance, includes dinner
$25 at the door, includes dinner
$30 in advance, includes dinner and an autographed copy of the book
$38 at door, includes dinner and an autographed copy ... 
The American Sephardi Federation is please to present the 16th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival. The First International Sephardic Film Festival was founded in 1990 by Sephardic House. Many of the screenings will have a post screening discussion with the filmmakers.
When: March 15 – 22, 2012
Where: Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
Schedule & Tickets
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In memory of Archie Perlmutter, Co-founder of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival.
Guest Curator: Ruth Perlmutter
Short films are a kind of micro-cinema. In concision, speed and instant gratification, they have a special appeal in this age of acronyms and limited attention spans. And yet, shorts are also complete and often complex narratives that, like feature films, are structured by character, plot, theme and genre. From animation to allegory, documentary to avant-garde, and comedy to tragedy, they explore family bonds, self-discovery, and resilience, and a whole range of emotions.
When: May 5, 2012
Time: 8:30 pm
Where: The National Museum of American Jewish History
101 South Independence Mall East, Philadelphia
Admission: $10: General Admission; $9: Seniors/Students; Free: Student Gro ... 
Join us Sunday, May 6 for Free Admission & Programs at the Maltz!
May is Jewish American Heritage Month, set aside by Congressional resolution and Presidential proclamation to recognize the illustrious history of Jewish contributions to American culture. Join the Maltz Museum, Mayor Frank Jackson, and members of the community to celebrate. Entertainment will be provided by Dance Israeli.
After the ceremony, guests are welcome to stay for the City Council Meeting at 7 pm where scholarship finalists from this year’s Stop The Hate: Youth Speak Out!essay contest will be recognized early in the meeting.
When: Monday, May 7
Time: 5:30 – 7pm
Where: Cleveland City Hall Rotunda
601 Lakeside Ave, OH
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
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Be a Bystander! Thursday 9:30am May 10, Maimonides students will parade down Partridge St. to mark the “Lag B’omer” Student Festival. Led by the Albany Falcons Marching Drummers and escorted by Albany Mounted Police, the Parade route will pass by the Partridge St. newsman Andy Rooney, Assemblymen Jack MacNeny and Bob Reilly’s boyhood home locations, the Jewish Family Services on Madison Ave, Bnai Brith Parkview Apts, the new Bikur Cholim Hospitality on S. Lake, concluding with a picnic at Washington Park. Be there! Please stop by to cheer on the children in this “Love thy Neighborhood” expression of peace and goodwill. The colorful “Partridge Parade” music, costumes, floats and decorations are imbued with “Mitzvos to Go!” Maimonides Celebrates in honor of Jewish American Heritage Mon ... 
Brother against brother, Jew against Jew, 10,000 Jewish soldiers fought on both sides of the battlefield. This remarkable film reveals the little-known struggles that faced Jewish Americans in the field and on the home front during the nation’s deadliest war. Marjorie R. Wilson, specialist on Clevelanders in the Civil War, leads a post-viewing discussion.
When: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Time: 7pm
Where: 2929 Richmond Rd. Beachwood, OH 44122
Admission: $12/$10 Museum Members at the door
Order in advance and save $2! – call 216.593.0575
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The Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema (CFIC) is the largest showcase of Israeli films in the Midwest. Join us as we applaud, celebrate, and support Israel, its culture, and its amazing cinema!
For the full list of featured this year films click here.
