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ooks, movies, dance festivals
Rabbi Norman Mussman Cultural Arts Department
jewish book series, israel cinema nights, dance festivals
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“With the support of the Miami-Dade County
Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural
Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor
and Board of County Commissioners.”
The Jewish Book Series Alternating Wednesdays, 1-2:30pm (unless otherwise indicated)
Co-chairs: Stuart Lieberman & Shulamit Gittelson. Consultant: Dr. Abraham Gittelson.
Free bi-monthly book reviews of Jewish interest, at the MAR-JCC. (Dates and times subject to change.)
Join different community leaders & educators as they take us on a Jewish journey through literature.
The Series continues with:
January 16: Rabbi Mario Rojzman will review The Spinoza Problem by Irvin D Yalom
January 30: Hersh Adlerstein will review Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil by Ron Rosenbaum
February 13: Elaine Rudner will review What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander
February 27: Rabbi David Young will review Rav Hisda’s Daughter: A Novel of Love, the Talmud and Sorcery
by Maggie Anton
March 13: TBA
Israel Cinema Nights (Meets bi-monthly, beginning in October)
Contemporary Israeli film is brought to the big screen on a bi-monthly basis. Catch a glimpse into Israeli society and
culture through some of Israel’s highly acclaimed films. Films, which are English subtitled, are screened at the Frank
Theaters Intracoastal. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased in advance through the offices of the Israel Programs
Department or at the door, beginning at 7:15 pm. Presented in conjunction with the Israeli House of the Consulate
General of Israel.
Next Film: The Ballad of the Weeping Spring, Thursday, January 10, at 8 pm
Meet Amram, the son of Avraham Mufredi, who turns up at the house of the legendary Persian tar
(lute) player, Yosef Tawilla. Amram gives him the score of a work that his father, a member of Tawill’s
ensemble and his partner, wants to see performed before his impending death. Tawilla and
Amram set out on a journey of discovery joined by groups of wonderful musicians. Amram will find
love and Tawilla, if he succeeds; will fulfill Avraham Mufredi’s dying wish, maybe to bring succor to
his tormented soul.
Dance Festivals
Dancing with the World International Folk Dance Festival •Sunday, February 10, 6pm
At the Julius Littman Performing Arts Theatre
Among the groups performing are: Yachad, Kulanu, Hemschech, Live in Color, Brazarte, Ballet Folklorico Aires
Panamenos, Grupo Folclorico Pure Chile, Venezuela Danza. Special Guest Host: Jesse Camacho.
Tickets: $20-$50, contact the MAR-JCC’s Bamachol Dance Academy at 305-932-4200 x152.
Bamachol’s 16th Annual Festival Yahad
•Friday, May 24 - Showcase Performance: at the Michael-Ann Russell JCC
•Sunday, May 26 - Gala Performance: at the Broward Center for Performing Arts
•Sunday, June 2 - Children’s Performance: at the Julius Littman Performing Arts Theatre
Festival Yachad will again capture the spirit of modern Israel and the richness of Jewish tradition and culture through
beautifully choreographed dances, stunning costumes, and traditional & contemporary Israeli Jewish music
representing the diversity of the Jewish people. More than 450 dancers from the MAR-JCC’s year-round Bamachol
Dance Academy will be featured along with invited Israeli dance groups from abroad.
Tickets go on sale in April.