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SUMMARY:Myopia: A Memoir
DESCRIPTION:Join author Phyllis M Skoy for her New York City debut of Myopia\, a memoir\, in which she explores how trauma blurs our vision.\n \nTold through the life of Skoy’s ophthalmologist father\, who fled the Russian pogroms\, Myopia asks whether we can ever really know another person. \nThe Kovno Room at the\nCenter for Jewish History\n15 W 16th Street\nNew York\, NY 10011 \nPhyllis Skoy’s first novel\, What Survives\, takes place in Turkey. Mark Aronson is an American Jew who is a professor of art history in Istanbul. He meets the protagonist of the novel\, Adalet\, and a relationship grows between them. Adalet is a young Turkish Muslim. Mark’s father’s side of the family is Sephardic which is why Mark is so at home in Turkey. He is raised in the Sephardic culture even though he grows up in New York City and his mother is Ashkenazi. At this time\, Istanbul is a flourishing international city with inhabitants from all over the world. \nWhat Survives is one of a three-part series. This book takes place in the recent present. The book Ms. Skoy is currently writing focuses on the coming of the Republic of Turkey and the character of Fatma\, from the first book. In the third novel\, Ms. Skoy hopes to write about the terrible events in Turkey and the Erdogan government through the same characters as appear in her first novel. \nIn her recently published memoir\, Myopia\, we learn about the life of the novelist. \nThe year is 1949. Jeannette sits on the edge of her hospital bed dressed and ready to go home with her newborn baby. She collapses onto the floor. Her brain is bleeding. Jeannette’s husband\, Nathan\, is in the army\, a brand new ophthalmologist. Their eight-year-old daughter lies in the hospital with a burst appendix. \nThe year is 1905. Nathan is born into a shtetl in Bershad\, Russia. He doesn’t know he will come into life during the worst Jewish pogroms in Russia’s history\, a bleak world filled with fear of starvation and death from hatred. \nThe time is the Great Depression. Jeannette and Nathan meet and marry in Philadelphia. He is from poverty and she is from wealth. He is a struggling student and she has graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at the top of her class in mathematics. The marriage takes place without her family’s approval. \nMs. Skoy was the baby born in 1949. She will come into this world of past and present\, of horses hooves and bleeding brains and burst appendix. How do love and laughter flourish and grow in this endangered garden? How is inter-generational fear transmitted and survived? What does trauma do to blur our vision? This is Myopia\, a memoir\, a few of the tales she can tell from her life. \n  \nAbout the Author \nPHYLLIS M. SKOY lives with her husband and Australian cattle dog in Placitas\, New Mexico where she settled after living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for many years. She currently maintains a small private practice in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Albuquerque. \n  \nRESERVATIONS REQUIRED \nRSVP here.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/myopia-a-memoir/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Talk
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SUMMARY:The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe
DESCRIPTION:The Jew of Malta\, by Christopher Marlowe — Starring David Serero as Barabas \nOn December 3rd at 8pm\, the classic play the JEW OF MALTA by Christopher Marlowe will be performed in a stage-reading version\, starring David Serero as Barabas. This one night only performance will feature Sephardic songs sung by actor and opera star David Serero. \nThe cast will include David Serero (Barabas)\, Ron Barba (Ferneze)\, Christopher Romero Wilson (Ithamore)\, Andreas Pliatsikas (Calymath)\, Nathan Louis Oesterle (Jew/ Merchant / Friar Jacomo)\, and Shawn Chang (Piano). \nPresented by the American Sephardi Federation. \nTickets are $26.00 (general admission) and $36.00 (VIP seating) and can be purchased on jewofmalta.bpt.me or 1.800.838.3006.. \nPerformance at the \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 W 16th St\nNew York\, NY 10011 \n  \nAbout the Play \nThe Jew of Malta is a play by Christopher Marlowe\, probably written in 1589 or 1590. The plot is an original story of religious conflict\, intrigue\, and revenge\, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean that takes place on the island of Malta. The title character\, Barabas\, dominates the play’s action.\nThere has been extensive debate about the play’s portrayal of Jews and how Elizabethan audiences would have viewed it. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.\nBarabas begins the play in his counting-house. Stripped of all he has for protesting the Governor of Malta’s seizure of the wealth of the country’s whole Jewish population to pay off the warring Turks\, he develops a murderous streak by\, with the help of his slave Ithamore\, tricking the Governor’s son and his friend into fighting over the affections of his daughter\, Abigail. When they both die in a duel\, he becomes further incensed when Abigail\, horrified at what her father has done\, runs away to become a Christian nun. In retribution\, Barabas then goes on to poison her along with the whole of the nunnery\, strangles an old friar (Barnadine) who tries to make him repent for his sins and then frames another friar (Jacomo) for the first friar’s murder. After Ithamore falls in love with a prostitute who conspires with her criminal friend to blackmail and expose him (after Ithamore drunkenly tells them everything his master has done)\, Barabas poisons all three of them. When he is caught\, he drinks “of poppy and cold mandrake juice” so that he will be left for dead\, and then plots with the enemy Turks to besiege the city.\nWhen at last Barabas is nominated governor by his new allies\, he switches sides to the Christians once again. Having devised a trap for the Turks’ galley slaves and soldiers in which they will all be demolished by gunpowder\, he then sets a trap for the Turkish prince himself and his men\, hoping to boil them alive in a hidden cauldron. Just at the right moment\, however\, the former governor emerges and causes Barabas to fall into his own trap. The Christians and Turks agree to resolve their conflict without violence while the Jew curses them as he burns. \n  \nAbout DAVID SERERO \nActor and baritone\, David Serero\, has received international recognition and critical acclaim from all over the world. At only 36 years old\, he has already performed more than 1\,200 concerts and performances throughout the world and played in over 100 films and recorded 20 albums. He has given concerts in Paris at the PARIS OPERA GARNIER\, OLYMPIA\, EIFFEL TOWER; in New York at the LINCOLN CENTER\, CARNEGIE HALL\, TIMES SQUARE; in London at the ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC\, WEMBLEY STADIUM; and in Moscow at the TCHAIKOVSKY HALL; in Amsterdam at the CONCERTGEBOUW\, the BUDAPEST OPERA conducted by PLACIDO DOMINGO and more. He made his sold-out WEST END debuts at the Dominion Theatre. He has sung more than 30 lead roles in Opera\, Operetta and Musical Theater. In 2012\, David Serero performed Don Quixote from MAN OF LA MANCHA in Paris and the title role from the revival of Duke Ellington’s only musical: BEGGAR’S HOLIDAY and also starred in the cast album recording. In 2013\, David performed with JERMAINE JACKSON in YOU ARE NOT ALONE\, a musical written\, directed and produced by David Serero. He has also produced and arranged I WISH YOU LOVE an album of Jazz standards for Jermaine Jackson. In December 2013\, David shared the cover of Theatre & Performances with Barbra Streisand in London\, and made his BROADWAY solo debut at the Snapple Theatre in New York and released his first studio album ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. In 2014\, he released The Broadway Baritone featuring Broadway classics and toured in the UK with a performance on WEST END. During summer 2014\, he recorded the entire love letters’ correspondence of NAPOLEON to Josephine and released his new studio album THE CROONER BARITONE\, The FRANK SINATRA Classics for the 100th anniversary of Sinatra. In 2015 and 2016\, he played Off-Broadway the lead roles of SHYLOCK (MERCHANT OF VENICE) and OTHELLO’s title role with both critical acclaim. In 2015\, he performed two open air concerts on TIMES SQUARE (New York) for BEST OF FRANCE with the presence of the French President Mr Francois Hollande. He released SEPHARDI\, an album of Sephardic music in Ladino language and records the title role of RICHARD III in French. In 2016\, he releases ALL MY LOVE IS FOR YOU\, a Pop Rock album\, entirely composed\, performed\, arranged and produced by himself. He also played NABUCCO (Nabucco) in New York; and the title roles of DON GIOVANNI and RIGOLETTO at the CARNEGIE HALL. In 2017\, David entered the prestigious WHO’S WHO AMERICA for demonstrating outstanding achievements in the entertainment world and for the betterment of contemporary society. In the summer 2017\, he releases BARITONE OPERA ARIAS\, singing opera classics such as Toreador (Carmen) and from operas Tosca\, Nozze di Figaro\, Fanciulla del West and Barbiere di Siviglia. \nAmong his future engagements in New York for 2017/2018 are the title roles of CYRANO OF BERGERAC (Rostand)\, DON GIOVANNI (Mozart)\, BARABAS (Marlowe’s Jew of Malta)\, Hermann (World Premiere adaptation of the Queen of Spades) and KING LEAR (Jacob Gordin’s The YIDDISH KING LEAR). Full biography on www.davidserero.com \n  \nAbout the AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION \nThe American Sephardi Federation\, a Partner of the landmark Center for Jewish History\, proudly preserves and promotes the history\, traditions\, and rich mosaic culture of Greater Sephardic communities as an integral part of the Jewish experience.\nASF hosts high-profile events (NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival) and exhibitions\, produces widely-read online (Sephardi World Weekly and Sephardi Ideas Monthly) and print (The Sephardi Report) publications\, supports research\, scholarship\, and the National Sephardic Library\, and represents the Sephardi voice in diplomatic and Jewish communal affairs as a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and World Jewish Congress. \nMedia Contact\nTHE CULTURE NEWS\nnews@theculturenews.com or 646.724.3129\nwww.theculturenews.com
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-jew-of-malta-by-christopher-marlowe/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:No Friends but the Kurds
DESCRIPTION:At a time when the freedom of the Kurdish people is imperiled\, the American Sephardi Federation is hosting a two-part program. \nFirst\, researchers from the Diarna Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life will present a virtual guided tour of Jewish historical sites in Iraqi-Kurdistan\, ranging from synagogues and communal caves to the purported shrines of Biblical prophets and the tomb of the first woman rabbi. \nAfterward\, ASF Board Member Jamil Ezra\, a native of Baghdad\, will share his inspiring story of fleeing 1970s Baathist Iraq with the help of the Kurdish fighters known as Peshmurga\, who included a young Masoud Barzani. Now President of the Kurdish Regional Government\, Barzani personally drove Jamil to freedom. \nThe Diarna virtual guided journey to Jewish-Iraqi Kurdistan is the product of nine years of research and multiple research expeditions. \nJust before the rise of ISIS\, a team of researchers from Diarna journeyed to Iraqi-Kurdistan to document the last remnants of Jewish life\, more than fifty years after the community disbanded. Warmly greeted by Kurds who fondly remembered their Jewish neighbors and Peshmurga who invited them for tea at a checkpoint\, the Diarna researchers discovered hidden Jewish history in caves and behind crumbling walls. Learn about fascinating sites in Amediye\, Akre\, al-Qoosh\, Betanur\, Kirkuk\, and elsewhere. \nMore recently\, as detailed in Newsweek’s March 3\, 2017 cover story (http://ln.is/x0Y8mGk)\, a Diarna researcher survived an ISIS chemical attack at Sinjar as work continues to discover and document the area’s rich Jewish history. \nReservation required.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/no-friends-but-the-kurds/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171026T183000
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SUMMARY:Jewish Heritage of the Deccan Book
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to celebrate the Deccan Heritage Foundation’s new publication; Jewish Heritage of the Deccan; Mumbai\, The Northern Konan\, Pune. \nCo-authored by Kenneth X. Robbins and Pushkar Sohoni\, this guidebook is illustrated with splendid\, newly commissioned photographs by Surendra Kumar. It is the first such publication to describe the synagogues\, cemeteries\, libraries\, schools and research centers of the Bene Israel community and the more recent émigré Baghdadi Jews in the state of Maharashtra\, India. Monuments and sites of both communities are preserved in Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune (Poona)\, as well as in the smaller towns in the northern Konkan region.\nDescriptions are arranged according to itineraries to encourage citizens of Mumbai and Pune\, as well as visitors to these cities and the towns of the Konkan\, to discover this often overlooked aspect of local history. Intended as a handy reference to the Jewish presence in Maharashtra\, the volume should contribute to a better appreciation of this significant aspect of Deccan history\, and hopefully to the preservation of Jewish sites and monuments for future generations.\n \nJewish Heritage of the Deccan Book — A talk with Dr. George Michell\, Editor and Kenneth X. Robbins\, Author\nOctober 26th at 6:30 pm. \nOded Halahmy Gallery at ASF \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 W 16th Street\nNew York\, NY 10011 \nBios \nDr. George Michell trained as an architect and studied Indian archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London. He has conducted research projects at many historical sites in India\, including Hampi Vijayanagara. Among his many publications are Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates\, Mughal Architecture & Gardens\, Falaknuma Palace\, Hyderabad\, Late Temple Architecture of India\, and Mansions of Chettinad. He is based in London\, and is a founding trustee of the Deccan Heritage Foundation in the UK. \nKenneth X. Robbins is a psychiatrist based in Washington D.C.\, as well as a collector of South Asian art\, and historian of expatriate communities in India. He is co-editor of African Elites in India: Habshi Amarat (Ahmedabad\, 2006) and Western Jews in India (New Delhi\, 2013)\, and curator of an exhibition on Jews in India held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts\, New Delhi\, in 2017. He is also interested in Maharajas\, Nawabs and Indian Princely States. \nASF proudly worked with Dr. Robbins to create the traveling exhibit\, “Baghdadis & the Bene Israel in Bollywood & Beyond\,” which was covered by NBC News\, Desi Talk (the NY Metro print edition of The New Times India)\, The Jewish Week\, and The Jerusalem Report. The exhibit was inaugurated with a talk by India’s Consul General at New York. \nReservations are required.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/jewish-heritage-of-the-deccan-book/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Jewish Heritage of Malta
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Heritage of Malta: An evening exploring a beautiful island’s connection to Jewish history and culture \nProudly presented by The American Sephardi Federation and New York Jewish Travel Guide. \nEvidence of Jewish history dates back to Roman times (4-5 Century) as seen at the St. Paul’s Catacomb site at Rabat\, Malta\, where several Jewish catacombs (pictured above) can be found alongside Christian burials.  \nThe contemporary Maltese Jewish community is composed of immigrants from Gibraltar\, England\, North Africa\, Portugal\, and Turkey\, arriving over the course of French and British rule starting in 1798. During the early 20th century\, the islands Jews did not have a rabbi of their own and rabbis would often be flown in from Sicily to perform ceremonies. During World War II\, Malta was the only European country not requiring visas for Jews fleeing German rule. Numerous Maltese Jews\, moreover\, fought Germany in the British Army during the war. Today\, a small but active community of under 200 Jews live on Malta with their own synagogue and rabbis. \nFeaturing guest speaker Dr. John Baldacchino (Director\, University of Wisconsin-Madison Arts Institute)\, the program will present multimedia presentations showing Jewish heritage sites in Malta in the past and present. \n  \nJewish Heritage of Malta — An evening exploring a beautiful island’s connection to Jewish history and culture\nOctober 23th at 6:00 pm. \nLeo & Julia Forchheimer Auditorium and Paul S. & Sylvia Steinberg Great Hall \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th St\nNew York NY 10011 \n  \nPresented in Partnership with: \nThe Malta Tourism Authority\nExclusively Malta Luxury Travel\, Ltd.\nCorinthia Palace Hotel & Spa \nRSVP required.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/jewish-heritage-of-malta/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171019T191500
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SUMMARY:Rescuing Endangered Jews
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Agency for Israel and American Sephardi Federation invite you to meet Arielle Di Porto\, who grew-up in a Moroccan-Sephardi home\, made Aliyah at age 17\, and has dedicated her life to ensuring the safety of every Jew. \nFor several decades she has worked tirelessly to facilitate the Aliyah of Jews who choose to make Israel their home —whether by choice or circumstance. Di Porto’s strong sense of love for the Jewish People and State of Israel and drive to rescue endangered Jews characterizes a career in which she participated in some of most critical and sensitive emigration missions in Jewish history\, including special operations to ex-filtrate Jewish refugees from Cuba\, Iran\, Turkey\, Pakistan\, Lebanon\, Syria\, Yemen\, and other hot spots. \nToday\, she serves as the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Director of the Aliyah Division of the Unit for Aliyah\, Absorption & Special Operations\, responsible for Aliyah from around the world\, including the United States\, as well as directly charged with Aliyah from France and clandestine Aliyah efforts from countries in the Middle East. \nThe American Sephardi Federation is proud to partner with the Jewish Agency for Israel to provide a rare look behind-the-headlines at the vital\, life-saving work of Arielle Di Porto and her colleagues on behalf of the Jewish People and State of Israel. \nRescuing Endangered Jews — Aliyah\, Absorption\, & Special Ops Unit\nOctober 19th at 7:15 pm. \nKovno Room\nCenter for Jewish History\n15 W 16th Street\nNew York\, NY 10011 \nRSVP Required: https://goo.gl/forms/BKYkcr21qvCfmE9V2
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/rescuing-endangered-jews/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Echoes of Jewish Morocco Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Jewish life has been part of the Moroccan landscape for over two millennia. \nThe sites that once comprised Jewish communities —synagogues\, schools\, shrines\, cemeteries\, and other structures— are found everywhere from metropolitan city centers to Atlas mountain towns and adobe villages at the edge of the Sahara desert. These disparate locations speak to the diversity of the Moroccan Jewish experience. While communities have disbanded\, many of the landmarks remain\, and memories of their inhabitants linger.\nAs time passes\, however\, the physical remnants of Jewish history are at risk of disappearing. The Diarna Geo-Museum endeavors to virtually preserve and make accessible Jewish sites like these throughout North Africa and the Middle East. \nIn addition to documenting the physical traces\, another important aspect of Diarna’s mission is to preserve the bearers of memories connected to these places. To that end\, included in this exhibit are portraits of Jews still living in Morocco and the Muslim friends\, former neighbors and current caretakers who enlighten our understanding of the people who once resided in these communities.\nOver the course of several years and multiple research expeditions we documented more than 100 sites\, which are part of an online exhibit\, D’fina: Jewish Treasures of Morocco (JewishMorocco.org). The photographs in this exhibit are a small selection of the wide array of locales visited for Diarna. \nJoshua Shamsi is the Lead Photographer and Outreach Director of the Diarna Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life. \nWe wish to profoundly thank Ira Jolles\, President of the Cahnman Foundation\, which made the critical research investments that brought about D’fina’s creation\, as well as Diarna sponsors Arthur Hoffman (President\, Leir Charitable Foundations)\, Karen Douglas\, Harold Grinspoon Foundation\, and the Elizabeth & Oliver Stanton Foundation. \nEchoes of Jewish Morocco — Josh Shamsi / Diarna Geo-Museum\nOctober 1st to 20th \nLeon Levy Gallery \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th St\nNew York NY 10011
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/echoes-of-jewish-morocco-exhibit/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:David Serero
DESCRIPTION:During this evening\, David Serero will sing Sephardic music and the influence of Sephardis in the opera and world music. \nDavid Serero — A Sephardi on Opera\nAugust 28th at 8:45 pm. \nPart of the American Sephardi Music Festival. \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th St\nNew York NY 10011 \nDuring this evening\, David Serero will sing Sephardic music and the influence of Sephardis in the opera and world music. Followed by Festival Closing Party. \nBio \nActor and baritone\, David Serero\, has received international recognition and critical acclaim from all over the world. At only 35 years old\, he has already performed more than 1\,000 concerts and performances throughout the world and played in over 100 films and recorded 20 albums. He has given concerts in Paris at the PARIS OPERA GARNIER\, OLYMPIA\, EIFFEL TOWER; in New York at the LINCOLN CENTER\, CARNEGIE HALL\, TIMES SQUARE; in London at the ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC\, WEMBLEY STADIUM; and in Moscow at the TCHAIKOVSKY HALL; in Amsterdam at the CONCERTGEBOUW\, the BUDAPEST OPERA conducted by PLACIDO DOMINGO and more. He made his sold out WEST END debuts at the Dominion Theatre. He has sung more than 30 lead roles in Opera\, Operetta and Musical Theater. In 2012\, David Serero performed Don Quixote from MAN OF LA MANCHA in Paris and the title role from the revival of Duke Ellington’s only musical: BEGGAR’S HOLIDAY and also starred in the cast album recording. In 2013\, David performed with JERMAINE JACKSON in YOU ARE NOT ALONE\, a musical written\, directed and produced by David Serero. He has also produced and arranged I WISH YOU LOVE an album of Jazz standards for Jermaine Jackson. In December 2013\, David shared the cover of Theatre & Performances with Barbra Streisand in London\, and made his BROADWAY solo debut at the Snapple Theatre in New York and released his first studio album ALL I CARE ABOUT IS LOVE. In 2014\, he released The Broadway Baritone featuring Broadway classics and toured in the UK with a performance on WEST END. During the summer 2014\, he recorded the entire love letters’s correspondence of NAPOLEON to Josephine and released his new studio album THE CROONER BARITONE\, The FRANK SINATRA Classics for the 100th anniversary of Sinatra. In 2015 and 2016\, he played Off Broadway the lead roles of SHYLOCK (MERCHANT OF VENICE) and OTHELLO’s title role with both critical acclaim. In 2015\, he performed two open air concerts on TIMES SQUARE (New York) for BEST OF FRANCE with the presence of the French President Mr Francois Hollande. He released SEPHARDI\, an album of Sephardic music in Ladino language and records the title role of RICHARD III in French. In 2016\, he releases ALL MY LOVE IS FOR YOU\, a Pop Rock album\, entirely composed\, performed\, arranged and produced by himself. He also played NABUCCO (Nabucco) in New York; and the title roles of DON GIOVANNI and RIGOLETTO at the CARNEGIE HALL. In 2017\, David entered the prestigious WHO’S WHO AMERICA for demonstrating outstanding achievements in the entertainment world and for the betterment of contemporary society. In the summer 2017\, he releases BARITONE OPERA ARIAS\, singing opera classics such as Toreador (Carmen) and from operas Tosca\, Nozze di Figaro\, Fanciulla del West and Barbiere di Siviglia. \nAmong his futurs engagements in New York for 2017/2018 are the title roles of CYRANO OF BERGERAC (Rostand)\, DON GIOVANNI (Mozart)\, BARABAS (Marlowe’s Jew of Malta)\, Hermann (World Premiere adaptation of the Queen of Spades) and KING LEAR (Jacob Gordin’s The YIDDISH KING LEAR). \nIn American Television\, he has appeared in: The Hunt with John Walsh (CNN)\, Mysteries at the Museum (Travel Channel)\, Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall (NBC)\, Six Degrees of Murder (Discovery Channel)\, Checked Out\, On The Case with Paula Zhan (Discovery ID)\, Rabid Beast (Animal Planet TV)\, Suddenly Rich (TLC TV)\, Whistleblowers (Spike TV)\, Blood Feuds – Gangs of New York (Discovery Channel). \nIn American Films he starred in Alice in America\, Tango Shalom\, Winter Has No Sun\, Most Beautiful Island\, Paisanos in Paris\, Following Phil\, Terminal 5\, Sheepshead\, Again\, Overload Rock or Die\, The Redemption\, Kingdom of the Alley\, Ring Ring\, Laundry Day\, Capicola\, Make it Work\, There Will Come Soft Rains\, Amarena\, When I Sing\, Hatikvah. \nHe starred in several commercials for Sotheby’s & eBay\, Bank of America\, Don Julio Tequila\, Khiel’s\, Volkswagen\, BJ’s\, Pepsi and more. \nFull biography on www.davidserero.com
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/david-serero/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170828T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170828T203000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170711T012730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170711T013042Z
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SUMMARY:Itamar Borochov
DESCRIPTION:Israeli-born\, Brooklyn-based trumpeter & composer Itamar Borochov connects lower Manhattan to North Africa\, modern Israel and ancient Bukhara\, celebrating traces of the divine that he finds in elegant sophistication\, Middle Eastern tradition and downhome blues. \nItamar Borochov — Jazz between Middle Eastern Traditions\nAugust 28th at 7pm. \nPart of the American Sephardi Music Festival. \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th St\nNew York NY 10011 \n  \nBio \nIsraeli-born\, Brooklyn-based trumpeter & composer Itamar Borochov connects lower Manhattan to North Africa\, modern Israel and ancient Bukhara\, celebrating traces of the divine that he finds in elegant sophistication\, Middle Eastern tradition and downhome blues. Borochov brings a unique sound with him wherever he goes. Deeply immersed in the jazz tradition\, Borochov’s search for his personal roots resulted in an ever-expanding love for Arab and Pan-African musical sensibilities a natural palette for a trumpeter-composer raised in Jaffa\, an integrated Muslim-Jewish-Christian city. \nAfter working with such legendary artists as Curtis Fuller and Candido Camero\, and having served as arranger and co-producer for acclaimed world music sensation Yemen Blues\, Borochov set out on his own path. His critically acclaimed debut recording Outset (2014) was included in the New York City Jazz Records Best of 2014 List\, and his forthcoming album Boomerang was chosen as “revelation of the month” on Jazz Magazine. Audiences worldwide are falling for his enchanting sound and virtuosic expression.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/itamar-borochov/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170827T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170827T223000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170711T021751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170711T022437Z
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SUMMARY:Steven Chera & The Bob Kaye Jazz Trio
DESCRIPTION:Steven Chera comes to you LIVE! at the Center for Jewish History singing classics with a fresh\, new\, jazzy sound of tunes from his most recent album\, The Classic Standards – Volume 1 \nSteven Chera & the Bob Kaye Jazz Trio — A Sephardi on Jazz!\nAugust 27th at 9 pm. \nPart of the American Sephardi Music Festival. \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th St\nNew York NY 10011 \nSteven Chera comes to you LIVE! at the Center of Jewish History singing classics with a fresh\, new\, jazzy sound of tunes from his most recent album\, The Classic Standards – Volume 1. \n  \nBio \nKnown for performing American songbook classics while adding his crooner touch\, Chera has captivated audiences nationwide for over two decades. Chera’s newest album comprises all tracks performed by his inspirational icon\, Frank Sinatra. \nWith the help of legendary Sear Sound Studios in NYC\, Grammy nominated engineer Jack Mason\, Producer & Creative Director AJ Molaee\, pianist and Music Director Bob Kaye (prominently affiliated with Buddy Rich and Dizzy Gillespie)\, The Classic Standards Volume 1 intermixes a collection of the Great American Songbook\, classic standards from the early part of the 20th century.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/steven-chera-and-the-bob-kaye-jazz-trio/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170827T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170827T203000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170711T021030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170711T021326Z
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SUMMARY:Adam Maalouf Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:As a specialist in pantam (handpan)\, cello\, & percussion from around the world\, Adam’s unique interpretation of World Music is channeled through genre-bending compositions for solo and ensembles. \nAdam Maalouf and Future Tribe — An evening of Handpan music with Adam Maalouf. Where the Ancient Meets the Modern\nAugust 27th at 7 pm. \nPart of the American Sephardi Music Festival. \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th St\nNew York NY 10011 \n  \nBio \nAs a specialist in pantam (handpan)\, cello\, & percussion from around the world\, Adam’s unique interpretation of World Music is channeled through genre-bending compositions for solo and ensembles. \n“Future Tribe” is an ensemble of global instrumentalists that take listeners somewhere new. The Tribe’s music is found where the modern meets the ancient\, where the Pantam (or handpan) meets ancient or traditional styles of music from around the globe. Pantam is the name of the “flying saucer” instrument invented in year 2000\, and the word stems from the combination of the Pan from Trinidad\, and the Ghatam (clay pot drum) from South India. Maalouf’s music is presented with a range of traditional musicians playing Indian Tabla\, Arabic Vocal\, Bansuri Flute\, Middle Eastern Percussion\, Guitar\, Trumpet\, Turkish Oud and Nay.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/adam-maalouf-ensemble/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170827T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170827T183000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170711T020515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170711T020744Z
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SUMMARY:Nashaz
DESCRIPTION:Nashaz is an expression of Brian Prunkas lifelong devotion to both Arabic music and jazz. \nNashaz — Arabic Jazz Ensemble\nAugust 27th at 5 pm. \nPart of the American Sephardi Music Festival. \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th St\nNew York NY 10011 \n  \nNashaz is an expression of Brian Prunkas lifelong devotion to both Arabic music and jazz. Through his oud playing\, improvisations and compositions\, Brian finds common threads and natural sympathies between the disparate traditions of jazz and the maqam music of the middle east and North Africa\, resulting in an organic new sound: melodic and spirited\, ranging from wistful contemplation to kinetic intensity. \n  \nBio \nPrior to moving to Brooklyn in 2003\, Brian Prunka was living and performing in New Orleans\, where he spent his musically formative years honing his musical skills immersed in the jazz community. Always drawn to a wide range of music without regard to boundaries\, national or otherwise\, when fate introduced him to the oud he had an instant and profound connection with this storied instrument. A chance conversation led him to study with his mentor\, the renowned virtuoso Simon Shaheen\, who was impressed enough by his sincere passion for Arabic music to invite Prunka to perform with him on tour. He founded Nashaz to bring together his love of jazz and Arabic music.\nHe has performed throughout the U.S. and internationally with Simon Shaheen\, Michael Bates\, Ravish Momin\, the New York Arabic Orchestra\, the Vancouver International Orchestra\, Zikrayat\, the Near East River Ensemble\, and others. \nOther members of Nashaz joining in this concert will be Matt Darriau on clarinet and saxophone (Paradox Trio\, Klezmatics)\, Kenny Warren on trumpet (Slavic Soul Part\, Sway Machinery)\, John Murchison on bass (Zikrayat\, Ensemble Fanaa)\, and Dan Kurfirst on percussion.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/nashaz/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170827T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170827T163000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170711T015656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170711T020257Z
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SUMMARY:Gerard Edery
DESCRIPTION:Recognized as a leading musical folklorist and a master singer and guitarist\, Gerard Edery has at his command a remarkable range of ethnic folk styles and traditions from around the world. \nGerard Edery — Treasures of the World Song\nAugust 27th at 3 pm. \nPart of the American Sephardi Music Festival. \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th st\nNew York NY 10036 \n  \nBIO \nGerard Edery received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Recognized as a leading musical folklorist and a master singer and guitarist\, Gerard Edery has at his command a remarkable range of ethnic folk styles and traditions from around the world. He has been honored with the Sephardic Musical Heritage Award and is the recipient of a Meet the Composer grant for his original songs. Highlights of Edery’s extensive performing career have included performances at Zankel Hall (Carnegie Hall)\, Alice Tully Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Merkin Concert Hall\, Florence Gould Hall\, and The United Nations in both New York City and Geneva\, Victoria Hall in Geneva\, The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia\, Royce Hall in L.A.\, The Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.\, Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood\, the Fez International Festival of Sacred Music in Morocco\, the Festival Cervantino in Mexico\, the Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam\, the Vilnius International Folk Festival\, the Pax Sacred Music Festival and the Klaipeda Concert Series (with chamber orchestra) in Lithuania; in Poland at the International Folk Music Festival\, the Zachor Music Festival in Bialystock and at the Warsaw Music Academy\, among others. In addition to his busy concert schedule\, he has released 17 CDs on the Sefarad Records label as well as the acclaimed Sephardic Songbook.\nSee Gerards website for general information\, press quotes\, recent articles and reviews from Europe and America\, descriptions and videos of individual performances and programs\, discography\, current on-going projects (including the Sephardic Songbook and the Ladino Song Project)\, and photos: www.gerardedery.com
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/gerard-edery-2/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170827T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170827T143000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170711T015316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170711T015404Z
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SUMMARY:Sarah Aroeste
DESCRIPTION:International Ladino singer/songwriter Sarah Aroeste weaves stories from her personal family history\, together with song\, in this multi-media interactive presentation \nSarah Aroeste — Ladino Music Transformed from Yesterday to Today\nAugust 27th at 1 pm. \nPart of the American Sephardi Music Festival. \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th St\nNew York NY 10011 \nInternational Ladino singer/songwriter Sarah Aroeste weaves stories from her personal family history\, together with song\, in this multi-media interactive presentation. Using sound clips\, videos\, and live music\, Aroeste will give a taste of how her work is pushing the Ladino envelope today. Aroeste demonstrates with her unique linguistic interpretations\, modern technologies\, and contemporary musical arrangements how Ladino music and culture is developing and still has a vibrant life ahead. \n  \nBio \nInternational Ladino singer Sarah Aroeste travels the globe fusing both original and traditional Judeo-Spanish folk songs with her unique blend of rock\, pop\, and jazz. Drawing upon her family roots from Greece and Macedonia (via Medieval Spain)\, Aroeste works tirelessly to bring Ladino music back to life for a new generation. Aroeste has released four Ladino recordings: A la Una: In the Beginning (2003)\, Puertas (2007)\, Gracia (2012)\, and Ora de Despertar (2016)\, the first ever all-original Ladino children album and animated cartoon series. She will be releasing Together/Endjuntos. the first bilingual Ladino/English holiday album\, this Fall 2017. In 2014 Aroeste won the Sephardic Prize at the International Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam\, and in 2015 she represented the USA in the International Sephardic Music Festival in Cordoba\, Spain. NPR has featured Aroeste as one of the most boundary-pushing Latin artists today\, and she has garnered wide critical acclaim for her efforts to help revitalize a tradition by introducing Ladino music to wider audiences. \nVisit www.saraharoeste.com for more information.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sarah-aroeste/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170824T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170824T223000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170711T014507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170711T014633Z
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SUMMARY:Françoise Atlan
DESCRIPTION:An artist with a double culture\, endowed with a vocal expression\, a style and a unique technique\, her Judeo-Berber roots naturally led her to become passionate about the Mediterranean vocal heritage\, in particular the Judaeo-Spanish and Judeo-Arab traditions \nFrançoise Atlan — An Intimate concert of Andalusian and Sephardi Music\nAugust 24th at 9pm. \nPart of the American Sephardi Music Festival. \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th St\nNew York NY 10011 \n  \nBio \nInvited by international major scenes such as the Carnegie Hall in New York\, the International Festival of Mexico\, the La Monnaie Theater of Brussels\, the Sacred Music Festival of Fes\, the South of Arles and the Opera Festival\, Françoise Atlan has signed many successful collaborations with great musicians and ensembles\, and recorded several critically acclaimed recordings – Diapason d Or\, Choc du Monde de la Musique\, FFFF Télérama\, Grand Prix de lAcadémie Charles Cros among others. \nAn artist with a double culture\, endowed with a vocal expression\, a style and a unique technique\, her Judeo-Berber roots naturally led her to become passionate about the Mediterranean vocal heritage\, in particular the Judaeo-Spanish and Judeo-Arab traditions\, while pursuing her career as a lyric singer. \nAfter winning her piano and chamber music prizes\, she was Laureate of the Prix Villa Medicis Hors Les Murs for the collection of the musical and poetic tradition of the city of Fez in Morocco\, “Best World Music Artist 2007”; She regularly gives masters class of singing in Geneva\, Montreal\, Aix En Provence\, Brussels or Basel.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/francoise-atlan/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170824T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170824T203000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170711T013523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170711T013749Z
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SUMMARY:Gerard Edery
DESCRIPTION:Recognized as a leading musical folklorist and a master singer and guitarist\, Gerard Edery has at his command a remarkable range of ethnic folk styles and traditions from around the world. \nGerard Edery — Treasures of the World Song\nAugust 24th at 7 pm. \nPart of the American Sephardi Music Festival. \nCenter for Jewish History\n15 w 16th st\nNew York NY 10036 \n  \nBio \nGerard Edery received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Recognized as a leading musical folklorist and a master singer and guitarist\, Gerard Edery has at his command a remarkable range of ethnic folk styles and traditions from around the world. He has been honored with the Sephardic Musical Heritage Award and is the recipient of a Meet the Composer grant for his original songs. Highlights of Edery’s extensive performing career have included performances at Zankel Hall (Carnegie Hall)\, Alice Tully Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Merkin Concert Hall\, Florence Gould Hall\, and The United Nations in both New York City and Geneva\, Victoria Hall in Geneva\, The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia\, Royce Hall in L.A.\, The Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.\, Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood\, the Fez International Festival of Sacred Music in Morocco\, the Festival Cervantino in Mexico\, the Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam\, the Vilnius International Folk Festival\, the Pax Sacred Music Festival and the Klaipeda Concert Series (with chamber orchestra) in Lithuania; in Poland at the International Folk Music Festival\, the Zachor Music Festival in Bialystock and at the Warsaw Music Academy\, among others. In addition to his busy concert schedule\, he has released 17 CDs on the Sefarad Records label as well as the acclaimed Sephardic Songbook.\nSee Gerards website for general information\, press quotes\, recent articles and reviews from Europe and America\, descriptions and videos of individual performances and programs\, discography\, current on-going projects (including the Sephardic Songbook and the Ladino Song Project)\, and photos: www.gerardedery.com
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/gerard-edery/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170824T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170828T220000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170617T003859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T231728Z
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SUMMARY:The American Sephardi Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:The first edition of the American Sephardi Music Festival will take place on August 24\, 27 and 28\, 2017 at the Center for Jewish History. \nFrom August 24 to August 28 2017\, at Center for Jewish History\, 15 West 16th Street\, New York\, New York 10011 \nArtistic Direction: David Serero \nContact: asfmerchant@gmail.com \n  \nAugust 24th\, 2017 \n7pm: GERARD EDERY – Treasures of World Songs\n9pm: FRANCOISE ATLAN – An intimate evening of songs \nAugust 27th\, 2017 \n1pm: SARAH AROESTE – Introduction to Sephardi music\n3pm: GERARD EDERY – Treasures of Sephardic Songs\n5pm – NASHAZ arabo-andalus orchestra\n7pm – ADAM MAALOUF\n9pm – STEVEN CHERA – A Sephardi on Jazz \nAugust 28th\, 2017 \n7pm: ITAMAR BOROCHOV\n9pm: DAVID SERERO – Sephardic songs and Comedy!\nFollowed by Closing Night Reception \nTickets are from $20 to $40 (Tax deductible)\nContact: asfmerchant@gmail.com \nTickets box office will soon be opened and announced here.\nStay tuned!
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-american-sephardi-music-festival/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170806T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170806T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170617T002824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170617T002824Z
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SUMMARY:Sephardi TU B'AV
DESCRIPTION:Tu B’Av \nThe American Sephardi Federation presents TU B’AV the Jewish Valentine’s Day!\nCome to celebrate this unique holiday with Music\, Dancing\, and more!\nTickets are $40 and include the Admission + Open Bar!
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardi-tu-bav/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holiday
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170108T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170617T001724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170711T023546Z
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SUMMARY:Jazz\, Spiritual Traditions & the Sephardi Turn
DESCRIPTION:Dedicated in Honor of Judge Abraham Sofaer  \nWhat is the connection between jazz and spiritual traditions? Why have so many jazz musicians experienced their music in spiritual terms? \nJoin us on Sunday\, January 8th at 7:00PM as New York-based trumpet virtuoso Itamar Borochov and the ASF’s Director of Publications\, Aryeh Tepper\, orchestrate a listening party and free-flowing discussion about jazz and spiritual traditions\, including Sephardic spirituality. The event will feature both live and recorded music\, and audience members will be encouraged to take part in what should be a lively discussion. \nIsraeli-born\, Brooklyn-based trumpeter & composer Itamar Borochov connects lower Manhattan to North Africa\, modern Israel\, and ancient Bukhara\, celebrating traces of the divine that he finds in elegant sophistication\, Middle Eastern tradition and downhome blues. \nBorochov has working with legendary artists Curtis Fuller and Candido Camero\, and served as arranger and co-producer for acclaimed world music sensation Yemen Blues. His critically acclaimed debut recording Outset (2014) was included in the New York City Jazz Record’s Best of 2014 List\, and his forthcoming album Boomerang was chosen as “revelation of the month” by Jazz Magazine. \nBorochov has performed internationally at such prestigious venues and festivals as Lincoln Center (NY)\, The Kennedy Center (Washington DC)\, SummerStage at Central Park (NY)\, Roskilde Festival (Denmark)\, Ethno Port Festival (Poland)\, Montreal Jazz Festival\, and the Moscow Jazz Festival. \nThe February 2016 issue of Sephardi Ideas Monthly featured an interview with Borochov\, “Revitalizing the Roots\,” and the October  2016 issue featured the liner notes for Boomerang\, written by Aryeh Tepper. Borochov graciously performed at the ASF’s “Daniel Pearl Concert” in 2014 and\, in 2015\, played at the opening of “Sephardic Journeys: An Evening of Exploration\,” inaugurating the opening of the eponymous exhibit in The David Berg Rare Book Room. \n“Boomerang is an example of how American Jazz can merge with other cultures into a successful sound-cosmos – contemporary and looking forward\, subtle\, melodic\, soulful.” – NDR
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/jazz-spiritual-traditions-and-the-sephardi-turn/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160616T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160630T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20160817T203210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170629T194811Z
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SUMMARY:Othello by Shakespeare adapted in a Moroccan style
DESCRIPTION:The American Sephardi Federation presents:\nOTHELLO by William Shakespeare\nStarring David Serero as Othello.\nAdapted in a Moroccan style… \nPerformances on June 16th (8pm)\, 23rd (8pm)\, 26th (8pm)\, 28th (8pm) and 30th (4pm). \nAt the Center for Jewish History\n15 West 16th Street\nNew York\, NY 10011 \nTickets on asfothello.bpt.me or 1 800 838 3006 \nCAST LIST:\nDAVID SERERO: Othello\nCHRISTOPHER ROMERO WILSON: Iago\nELENA BARONE: Desdemona\nIAN COOPER: Cassio\nAMANDA VILANOVA: Emilia\nAARON HERNANDEZ: Roderigo / Duc of Venice \nSHAWN CHANG: Piano
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/othello-by-shakespeare-adapted-in-a-moroccan-style/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160519T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160519T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20160823T025519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170629T194629Z
UID:98-1463682600-1463688000@americansephardi.org
SUMMARY:Sephardic Dynasties
DESCRIPTION:A Lecture presented by the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at Center for Jewish History and American Sephardi Federation \nSarina Roffé\, founder of the Sephardic Heritage Project and an expert on Brooklyn’s Sephardic Jewish community\, traces the journey of the Kassins\, a rabbinic dynasty with rumored Converso heritage\, from Spain to modern Brooklyn\, using traditional genealogy methodology as well as DNA testing. Roffé also explores the claims that some descendants are rabbis who serve a secret Jewish community in Ireland. The last descendant of the Kassins is currently serving as Chief Rabbi of Brooklyn’s Sephardic community.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-dynasties-irish-crypto-rabbis-with-a-converso-twist/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160407T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160407T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170110T043348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170110T043348Z
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SUMMARY:Portugal\, The Last Hope: Sousa Mendes’ Visas for Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Presented by The American Sephardi Federation\, Sousa Mendes Foundation\, and Portuguese Consulate of New York in partnership with the Municipality of Almeida\, Portugal\, The Museu Virtual Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, Turismo Centro de Portugal\, The Center for Jewish History\, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research\, The American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS)\, Leo Baeck Institute\, Luso-Americano Foundation\, and The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation The evening program included remarks by Manuela Bairos\, Consul General of Portugal at New York and António Baptista Ribeiro\, Governor of Almeida\, Portugal\, who presented the ASF and several other participants with medals. Additional elements included the screening of historical footage of the 1940 exodus through Portugal\, introduced by Luisa Pacheco Marques and Margarida Ramalho\, architect and historian\, respectively\, of the future museum. A conversation with Sousa Mendes visa recipient Jean-Claude van Itallie and Sheila Abranches-Pierce\, granddaughter of Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, was moderated Olivia Mattis\, President of the Sousa Mendes Foundation. Portuguese guitar music was performed by Pedro da Silva.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/portugal-the-last-hope-sousa-mendes-visas-for-freedom/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160327T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160327T190000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170110T035721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170110T040120Z
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SUMMARY:New World Haggadah
DESCRIPTION:Each generation looks at Passover with fresh eyes.  \nIlan Stavans\, one of today’s foremost interpreters of Jewish and Latino cultures\, has edited a new Haggadah that fits the needs of our age. It reflects the journey of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 to the New World and looks at how the narrative of the exile from Egypt has been embraced in Argentina\, Mexico\, Cuba\, and among Latinos and Jews in the United States from the 19th century through the Civil Rights Era on to our time. \nThe book launch celebrated a Passover story that befits our cosmopolitan city and country.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-world-haggadah/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160310T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
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SUMMARY:The 19th NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Through the poignant medium of film\, the NYSJFF provides viewers with an understanding of the rich mosaic culture of Jews from the Middle East and greater Sephardic Diaspora.  \nContemporary voices steeped in history and tradition are celebrated throughout this week-long series of events\, including première screenings\, intriguing stories\, poignant documentaries\, filmmaker Q&As\, and Pomegranate Awards ceremony. \nPartners \nThe Village Voice\, Jewish Image Magazine\, FilmFestivals.com\, Morocco World News\, Broadway World\, The Algemeiner\, The Jewish Week\, Forward\, New York Desi\, eNews Ouzerzate\, Theater & Performance Guide & Guru\, NYBLUEPRINT\, My French City\, and Jewish Broadcasting Service \nSponsors \nAssociation Mimouna\, American Islamic Congress\, The David Berg Foundation\, The Consulate Generals of Portugal and Israel in New York\, Centro Primo Levi\, American Jewish Historical Society\, Queens College\, Maoz\, Shmaltz Beer\, and Nahmias et Fils
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-19th-ny-sephardic-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160222T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160229T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170110T041412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170110T041412Z
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SUMMARY:"Songs of Seeking"
DESCRIPTION:The American Sephardi Federation is pleased to announce a new class exploring the Baqashot (‘Songs of Seeking’ in Edwin Seroussi’s wonderful translation)\, a musical tradition whose roots are in Andalusian Spain. R’ Amar\, a student of R’ David Buzaglo\, considered the greatest Hebrew liturgical poet of the 20th century\, will guide students through the theory and practice of the Baqashot. \n1. Their purpose\, when and how they are used in the liturgy–how they are attached to weekly parshiyot (Shabbat Torah readings)\n2. The musical maqamim (Arabic melodic modes) used in the singing of the Baqashot\n3. The great composers of this traditional art form\nStudents will be instructed in the chanting of each of the Baqashot according to the weekly parshiyot and maqam.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/songs-of-seeking/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160221T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160221T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170110T041931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170630T013022Z
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SUMMARY:A Search for Jewish Roots
DESCRIPTION:Genie Milgrom will discuss her unparalleled genealogy work to document her unbroken maternal lineage going back as far as 1480 to Pre-Inquisition Spain and Portugal.  \nBorn in Havana\, Cuba\, into a Roman Catholic family of Spanish Ancestry\, she was always interested in her family genealogy\, but when she learned of the possibility of having Converso Jewish roots\, her search for the truth about her family’s past took on a deeper significance.\nGenie is the past president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami and president of both the Tarbut Sefarad-Fermoselle in Spain and the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies at Colorado State University in Colorado Springs. The author of “My 15 Grandmothers” and “How I Found My 15 Grandmothers\, A Step By Step Guide\,” which have won the 2015 Latin Author Book awards\, she was also was awarded the State of Florida Genealogy Award for her outstanding achievements and advances in the pioneer work she has done in genealogy.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/from-the-spanish-inquisition-to-the-present-a-search-for-jewish-roots/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160216T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160216T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170110T042309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170630T013108Z
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SUMMARY:Flory’s Flame
DESCRIPTION:Flory’s Flame is a compelling one-hour documentary about the life and music of renowned 90-year old Sephardic composer and performer Flory Jagoda. \nThe documentary interlaces Flory’s personal narrative with selections from her moving September 2013 Celebration Concert at the US Library of Congress. \nA National Heritage Fellow — the highest honor given by the US to traditional artists — Flory was born in Sarajevo to a musical family whose roots stretched back to Spain for hundreds of years prior to the Jewish expulsion during the Inquisition in 1492.
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/florys-flame-the-life-and-music-of-a-balkan-sephardic-composer-flory-jagoda/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160113T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260604T091434
CREATED:20170110T042744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170110T043004Z
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SUMMARY:The Merchant of Venice
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, David Serero’s Sephardi adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic play on love\, bigotry\, and commerce\, The Merchant of Venice.  \n“This condensation has more spirit and verve than many of the longer interpretations that I have seen in recent years….Serero\, and the entire cast\, deserve kudos for this fresh interpretation. With the addition of pianist Noriko Sunamoto on stage\, this is a Merchant that sings in a Sephardic key but can speak to everybody.” \n~ Deirdre Donovan\, CurtainUp Review\, 17 January 2016
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-merchant-of-venice/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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