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20 April 2018
In Memory of ASF Vice President Florence Amzallag Tatistcheff, A”H, whose “elegance and force de caractère [were] a driving force to celebrate in every occasion, the Moroccan Jewish Civilization” ~ Mr. André Azoulay, Senior Counsellor to Morocco’s King Mohammad VI, Founder of The Festival des Andalousies Atlantiques at Essaouira, Morocco, and recipient of the 2017 ASF Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement. |
In Memory of ASF Vice President Florence Amzallag Tatistcheff, A”H, whose “elegance and force de caractère [were] a driving force to celebrate in every occasion, the Moroccan Jewish Civilization” ~ Mr. André Azoulay, Senior Counsellor to Morocco’s King Mohammad VI, Founder of The Festival des Andalousies Atlantiques at Essaouira, Morocco, and recipient of the 2017 ASF Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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“How two French Jews reconnected with their Arab roots” By Sophian Aubin, France 24:
Sephardi Jews in France are exploring the North African dimension of their identity. Take Jonas Sibony, 35. He comes from a Moroccan-Jewish family and, today, teaches Arabic in Paris. He wasn’t connected to the Moroccan side of his identity until, one day, he heard one his rabbis singing biblical texts in Judeo-Arabic: “At precisely that moment, I fully understood that my father was from Morocco. And that as a result, I was connected to all the Moroccans I was seeing on a daily basis in Montpellier. I thought to myself, ‘We’re from the same place, yet we don’t know each other.’”
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 Haim Pinto Synagogue, Essaouira, Morocco (Photo courtesy of Josh Shamsi/Diarna Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life) |
By Sophian Aubin, France 24:
Haim Pinto Synagogue, Essaouira, Morocco
(Photo courtesy of Josh Shamsi/Diarna Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life)
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“Moroccan Americans in New York’ Celebrates Mimouna for the First Time” By Irina Tsukerman, Morocco World News:
Who hosted the best Mimouna party in New York this year? True to the North African, cross-cultural roots of the post-Passover celebration, this year’s winner might be the Moroccan Americans in New York (MANY) and ASF Mimouna at Bab Marrakech: “Despite being planned as a small private event, it attracted a diverse crowd of Moroccan Muslims and Jews of assorted backgrounds… The biggest attraction of the memorable occasion was Innov Gnawa, a Grammy-nominated ‘Moroccan blues’ group based in the US, which plays traditional Jewish-themed gnawa music, along with Itamar Borokhov, a Bukharan Israeli musician… Some participants, filled with joyous Moroccan fervor, even jumped on the chairs, where they continued dancing.”
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By Irina Tsukerman, Morocco World News:
The American Sephardi Federation Presents:
CYRANO DE BERGERAC by Edmond Rostand
Starring David Serero as Cyrano
Sunday, 22 April at 7:00 PM
(Followed by After Party)
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York City
This well known French classic will be performed in English, featuring Sephardi and Jazz standards for a world premiere adaptation.
The cast includes: David Serero (Cyrano), Mary Albert (Roxane), Andrew Edward Erwin (Christian), Cesar Munoz (De Guiche), Gordon Gray (Ragueneau), Michael Vincent Iannuzzi (Le Bret), Isaac Cruz (Ligniere), Lauren Berkman (Duenna), Cameron Addicott (Valvert), Elena Du Pisanie, Benjamin Culpepper, Shawn Chang.
Plot summary: Hercule Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, a cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being a remarkable duelist, he is a gifted, joyful poet and is also a musician. However, he has an extremely large nose, which causes him to doubt himself. This doubt prevents him from expressing his love for his distant cousin, the beautiful and intellectual Roxane, as he believes that his ugliness would prevent him the “dream of being loved by even an ugly woman.”
We look forward to having you join us!
Please click here to make a reservation
Tickets: $26 and $36
(Including VIP seating and access to an After Party)
Our friend Steven Chera and another talented member of the community, Julienne Dweck, have an upcoming concert! Sephardi World Weekly readers can use a special promo code (see below).
Steven Chera Sings The 60’s Classics featuring singer-songwriter Julienne Dweck
Saturday, 21 April at 9:00 PM
The Triad Theatre
158 W 72nd Street
New York City
Steve Chera has been capturing the attention of critics and taste-makers for over a decade. He has established a unique cross-generational audience by blending songs from the Great American Songbook spanning hits from the ’20s to the ’40s, with early Rock n’ Roll from the ’50s through the ’70s. Come join Steven and his extraordinary band on a ride though the 60’s, for an unforgettable night of songs like “The Wanderer” , “My Girl” to Ol’ Blue Eye’s “My Way”. Prior to Steven’s performance as the opening act will be Singer-Songwriter and music educator, Julienne Dweck performing some of her originals inspired by the 60’s. Who knows, maybe they might do a song or two together but you’ll have to come to find out.
We look forward to having you join us!
Please click here to make a reservation
(Promo code for $10 off your ticket: CLASSICSTANDARDS)
The American Sephardi Federation and Alliance Israélite Universelle-KIAH Presents:
HaHaCham HaYomi (The Daily Sage): An Unforgettable Tradition
Tuesday, 24 April at 7:00 PM
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York City
The ASF and the Alliance Israélite Universelle-KIAH invite you to celebrate the launch of an incredible database featuring the lives and writings of over 500 Sephardi sages, who exemplify the classic moral, ethical, inclusive, and tolerant traditional Judaism of Greater Sephardi communities.
We believe that there is a great power in these teachings to promote the Classic Sephardic Judaism, and share this rich textual knowledge and philosophy with the world. The Daily Sage illuminates over 300 years of lesser-known writings and philosophy – sources which were mostly forgotten and lost to the Jewish people, until this project compiled these writings to be shared by all. By sharing this heritage, we have the unique opportunity to spread the humane tradition within The Daily Sage, and promote solidarity and a sense of connection to this legacy amongst Jews worldwide.
Featuring a presentation by Dr. Yehuda Maimaran, CEO of AIU-Kol Israel Haverim, on the ideals and principles behind the rulings of Rabbi Shalom Mashash, A”H, the Meknes-born Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Jerusalem as a case study in the breadth and depth of Sephardi sages.
Limud (learning session) from The Daily Sage by Drori Yehoshua, one of the founders of MeMizrach Shemesh, lecturer at Kiryat Ono College, and a committed educator and activist.
We look forward to having you join us!
Please click here to make a reservation
The Yeshiva University Museum and American Sephardi Federation Presents:
Hey, Wow!
The Art of Oded Halahmy
Monday, 30 April
Exhibition Viewing at 6:00 PM
Musical Performance at 7:00 PM
Dessert Reception Following
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York City
This exhibition features the mixed-media work of New York and Jaffa-based artist Oded Halahmy, an international artist with roots in Iraq and Israel. Halahmy’s lyrical sculptures span from expressive abstraction to simple but vivid figuration. His work reflects the rich, complex history of Jewish heritage in Babylonia, and celebrates the notion of homeland. Hey, Wow! explores themes originating in a popular Hebrew song written in Iraq. The artist riffs on Hebrew letter forms, blending the languages of modern artistic practice and of his ancient culture heritage.
Featuring performance by vocal artist Victoria Hanna
We look forward to having you join us!
Free Admission
Reservation required at: RSVP@yum.cjh.org
For questions call: 212-294-8330 x8823
Kehila Kedosha Janina Presents:
International Greek Jewish Shabbat
Friday-Saturday, 4-5 May
Kehila Kedosha Janina
280 Broome Street
New York City
Join us for a very special Shabbat celebrating the Romaniote and Sephardic traditions of the Jews of Greece.
We are honored to welcome community leaders from Greece, Seattle, Indianapolis, Portland, Miami, Atlanta and Philadelphia, including the following distinguished Hahamim:
Rabbi Gabriel Negrin, Jewish Community of Athens, Greece
Rabbi Ben Hassan, Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation of Seattle
Rabbi David Gingold-Altchek, Etz Chaim Sephardic Cong. of Indianapolis
Rabbi Nissim Elnecave, Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America
We look forward to having you join us!
RSVP required at: amarcus@kkjsm.org
The Forth Annual Greek Jewish Festival
Sunday, 6 May 12PM – 6PM
Kehila Kedosha Janina
280 Broome Street
New York City
Join the Greek Jewish Festival as we celebrate the unique Romaniote and Sephardic heritage of Kehila Kedosha Janina. Experience authentic kosher Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries, traditional Greek dancing and live Greek and Sephardic music, an outdoor marketplace full of vendors, arts and educational activities for kids, and much more!
We look forward to having you join us!
click here for more information
American Sephardi Federation Presents:
Uprooted: How 3,000 Years of Middle Eastern Jewish Civilization Vanished
Wednesday, 9 May at 7:00 PM
Center for Jewish History
15 W 16th Street
New York City
In Uprooted, Lyn Julius, a British journalist (Guardian, Standpoint) and daughter of Iraqi-Jewish refugees, explores the mass exodus of Middle Eastern Jewish minority communities, the clamour for recognition, redress, and memorialization, and how their cause can further peace and reconciliation between Israel and the Muslim world.
We look forward to having you join us!
Please click here to make a reservation
American Sephardi Federation Presents:
Travels in Jewish History
Tuesday, 29 May 7:00 PM
Center for Jewish History
15 W 16th Street
New York City
Join Irene Shaland, an internationally-published art and travel writer, educator, and lecturer, for a fascinating talk about her travels through Jewish history in Burma, India, China, Cuba, and Cambodia. Seeking Jewish narrative all over the world, Irene with her husband-photographer Alex, has visited close to 70 countries and shared her experiences with audiences and readers in US, Canada, and Europe.
We look forward to having you join us!
Please click here to make a reservation
The American Sephardi Federation, עמותת אעלה בתמר, and Institute of Semitic Studies Present:
The Yemenite Conference: Shared Jewish & Muslim Cultural Values
A three day academic and cultural conference exploring the cultural heritage of Jews of Yemenite heritage and their joint cultural commonalities with the Muslims of Yemenite heritage. Learn more at: www.ASFYemenConference.org
Cultural Evening
Sunday, 3 June at 5:30 pm
@ The Center for Jewish History
Starring Tzion Golan/ציון גולן /صهيون غولان , Avihu Medinah/אביהו מדינה, Sagiv Cohen – סגיב כהן, as well as Lehakat Bat Nedivim dancers, and Lehakat BirHovot Teiman singers.
International Academic Conference
Monday, 4 June, 9:00am-5:30pm
Tuesday, 5 June, 9:00am-3:30pm
@The Center for Jewish History
Celebrating the culture and history of Yemenite Jews and the rich interactions between Yemenite Jews and Muslims. Topics include Jews and Muslims, spirituality, antiquity, modern culture, and Yemenite women.
Cultural Evening
Tuesday, 5 June, 6:00-8:00pm
@The United Nations
Featuring Yemenite Song and Dance
We look forward to having you join us!
Please click here to make reservations
The American Sephardi Federation Presents:
The Teimani Experience:
An interactive, multi-sensory exploration of the history and culture of Yemenite Jews
On view: 9 April – 5 June
Yeshiva University Museum’s Rosenberg Gallery
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York City
The Teimani Experience immerses visitors in the sights, sounds, and even smells of the Yemenite Jewish culture, including the actual room (complete with ostrich eggs and rose water) recreated in Israel by Yemenite women from Sana’a who continued the tradition of making the birth mother the center of attention after both she and her newborn survived for thirty days. Aspects of Yemenite daily life are represented through an original painting of a representative Jewish home, artifacts pertaining to different Jewish occupations (including jewelry from remote areas of Yemen as well as worm-worn handwritten Biblical texts in Arabic, Hebrew, and Aramaic and a rare printed Maimonides text dating back approximately 100 years), correspondence between Yemen and the Land of Israel, pictures taken in the last 30 years of Jews and Jewish sites (synagogues, shrines, and other structures) in Yemen, and recordings of Torah reading and women’s songs.
We look forward to having you join us!
The Teimani Experience is presented by E’eleh BeTamar and the American Sephardi Federation, in conjunction with Yeshiva University Museum.
Nosotros: Strengthening Bonds Between Jewish and Latino Communities
Extended through April
in ASF’s Leon Levy Gallery
Center for Jewish History
15 W 16th Street
New York City
The Philos Project and American Sephardi Federation cordially invite you to “Nosotros,” an art exhibit featuring the work of two renowned Latino artists, Angel Urrely (Cuba) and Carlos Ayala (Puerto Rico)–as a symbolic recognition and “step forward” to improving Jewish-Latino relations. We thank the Dominican artist, Juan Bravo, for exhibiting his pieces for the exhibit’s Opening Night. Each piece reflects the shared roots of Jewish and Latino communities and expresses hope for a more positive future from the perspective of each respective artist.
Each artist has displayed their works in hundreds of exhibits in both the US and Latin America, having many of them included in some of the most coveted collections in the world. We are very excited to bring them and their works to celebrate the importance of uniting us (or Nosotros), the Jewish and Latino communities, and having this art displayed in a very powerful way at the American Sephardi Federation at the Center for Jewish History.
Artists:
Angel Urrely is to the point. This son of Cuba does not beat around the bush. At least not for what the brush comes to reveal—his theory is clear and sharp. Each frame creates a specific, assertive and brutal connection. The reading of his work is—from the perspective of the viewer—very simple, to the point that if you assume an interpretation of what you are reading, believe me: Urrely is addressing exactly what you are thinking. Urrely has something to tell you and will let you know one way or another.
Carlos Ayala presents himself as the “Benjamin” of the tribes, the youngest of them all. This son of Puerto Rico presupposes that his youth may seem an obstacle to you, so he shows you his clutched fists from the introduction. This young man is fierce. Carlos shows us the deepest pains experienced by man, and brings them to an entertained, distracted and ill-bred public. He does not sit down to dream on the Caribbean coast and wait for boats loaded with promises. He does not have the time for it, but rather wants to remind you that even at the best moments pain is present. And at any moment it can befall us.
We look forward to having you join us!
Please click here for additional information and viewing hours
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