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SUMMARY:Jewish Book Series: Lunch & Learn with Ayelet Tsabari
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the JCC on **Thursday\, March 26** from **12:00-1:30 PM** for\nan in-person Lunch & Learn and a virtual visit from Ayelet Tsabari\, the author\nof _Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel._ Enjoy a delicious Yemeni lunch\nwhile listening to Ayelet speak about her book over Zoom. **Lunch starts at\nnoon\, author talk begins promptly at 12:30 PM.** \nThis event is part of the JCC’s ongoing **Book Series** \, where visiting\nJewish authors give talks on their work to bring new ideas and literature to\nthe community. **The cost of this program is $12.50/person.** This program is\nsponsored by ORT. Zoom available upon request. \n_JCC community events and programs are open to all regardless of faith or\nbackground. All are welcome._ \n**_Book Blurb_** \n1950. Thousands of Yemeni Jews have immigrated to the newly founded Israel in\nsearch of a better life. In an overcrowded immigrant camp in Rosh Ha’ayin\,\nYaqub\, a shy young man\, happens upon Saida\, a beautiful girl singing by the\nriver. In the midst of chaos and uncertainty\, they fall in love. But they\nweren’t supposed to; Saida is married and has a child\, and a married woman has\nno place befriending another man. \n1995. Thirty-something Zohara\, Saida’s daughter\, has been living in New York\nCity—a city that feels much less complicated than Israel\, where she grew up\nwishing that her skin was lighter\, that her illiterate mother’s Yemeni music\nwas quieter\, and that the father who always favored her was alive. She hasn’t\nlooked back since leaving home\, rarely in touch with her mother or sister\,\nLizzie\, and missing out on her nephew Yoni’s childhood. But when Lizzie calls\nto tell her their mother has died\, she gets on a plane to Israel with no\nreturn ticket. \nSoon Zohara finds herself on an unexpected path that leads to shocking truths\nabout her family—including dangers that lurk for impressionable young men and\nsecrets that force her to question everything she thought she knew about her\nparents\, her heritage\, and her own future. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14346
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/jewish-book-series-lunch-learn-with-ayelet-tsabari/
LOCATION:Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor 2935 Birch Hollow Dr\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Arrival / Check In,College Students,Educational,Food Available ($),Older Adults,Parking (free),Special Guest,Young Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T170000
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SUMMARY:Yom HaAtzmaut Israeli Block Party
DESCRIPTION:Second annual Israeli Block Party! Come celebrate Israel’s Independence Day.\nThe most fun you will have in Israel… in Ann Arbor.\nLIVE MUSIC from Israel with HaShayara!\nFood and Drinks available for purchase!\nLawn Games!\nArt and Experiences Tour through Israel!\nChildren’s Activities! \nThis will be a large event with games\, food\, and fun inside of the JCC! \nOrganized by: Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor\, \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14454
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/yom-haatzmaut-israeli-block-party/
LOCATION:Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor 2935 Birch Hollow Dr\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children,College Students,English Speaking,Families,Food Available ($),Games,Grandparents,Israel,Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor,Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor - General,Kids Area,Kosher,Non Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Older Adults,Parents,Parking (free),Teens,Tweens,Young Adults,Young Children
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T025432
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SUMMARY:TOVAH - OPENING MATINEE - Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the**State Theatre** for the **Ann Arbor Jewish Film\nFestival**! The festival is celebrating its 25th year and this year’s showings\nare sure to amaze and move you. The primary festival runs from**May 3 to May\n13** \, but stay tuned throughout the year for special events! \n**Doors Open at 1:00 pm  **\n**Film Starts at 1:30 pm  ** \n**Synopsis:** Tovah Feldshuh\, the legendary Broadway actress whose fearless\nperformances\, intellectual rigor\, and commanding presence have defined\nAmerican theater for more than five decades\, is the subject of _TOVAH_ \, a new\nfeature-length documentary directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker\nDavid Serero. A towering figure of the stage and screen\, Feldshuh is revered\nfor her iconic Broadway roles\, her groundbreaking portrayals of historical\nwomen\, most notably Golda Meir\, and her Emmy-nominated performance on _Crazy\nEx-Girlfriend_. Most recently\, she has experienced a renewed rise in\nmainstream popularity through her acclaimed appearance in Netflix’s hit series\n_Nobody Wants This_ \, introducing her to a new generation of global audiences.\nThe film presents a definitive portrait of an artist whose influence extends\nfar beyond the stage\, shaping generations of performers and audiences alike. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14826
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/tovah-opening-matinee-ann-arbor-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:The State Theatre 233 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Arrival / Check In,College Students,English Speaking,Food Available ($),Non Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Older Adults,Wheelchair Accessible,Young Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T210000
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SUMMARY:The Pianist's Choice - OPENING NIGHT - Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the**State Theater** for the **Ann Arbor Jewish Film\nFestival**! The festival is celebrating its 25th year and this year’s showings\nare sure to amaze and move you. The primary festival runs from**May 3 to May\n13** \, but stay tuned throughout the year for special events! \n**Doors Open at 6:00 pm  **\n**Film Starts at 6:30 pm  ** \n**Synopsis:** The Pianist’s Choice follows the story of François Touraine\, a\nFrench piano virtuoso who is living at the dawn of World War II. He has fallen\nin love with his piano teacher\, Rachel\, a French Jewish woman and as the\nforces of Nazi Germany bear down on their lives\, their relationship becomes\nmore complex. François is forced to go play piano for Germany in an attempt to\nsave the woman he loves\, aligning with those he despises to try and save a\nlife. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/15121
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/the-pianists-choice-opening-night-ann-arbor-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:The State Theatre 233 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Arrival / Check In,Closed Captions,College Students,Food Available ($),French Speaking,Holocaust,Non Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Older Adults,Wheelchair Accessible,Young Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260504T170000
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SUMMARY:Sapiro v. Ford - Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the**State Theater** for the **Ann Arbor Jewish Film\nFestival**! The festival is celebrating its 25th year and this year’s showings\nare sure to amaze and move you. The primary festival runs from**May 3 to May\n13** \, but stay tuned throughout the year for special events! \n**Doors Open at 6:00 pm  **\n**Film Starts at 6:30 pm  ** \n**Synopsis:** Sapiro v. Ford tells the riveting true story of Aaron Sapiro\, a\nyoung Jewish lawyer who took on one of America’s most powerful men—and most\nnotorious antisemite—Henry Ford. In the 1920s\, as Ford’s anti-Jewish\npublications incited hatred across the nation\, Sapiro filed an unprecedented\nlibel suit\, challenging the limits of hate speech long before such laws\nexisted.\nFrom his humble beginnings as an orphan in San Francisco to leading a\nnationwide movement empowering farmers\, Sapiro’s life was a testament to\ncourage\, vision\, and justice. Portrayed by actor Ben Shenkman\, Sapiro’s words\nare presented in their entirety\, filmed as if speaking directly to a modern\naudience. At the same time\, historical experts illuminate the stakes of his\nconfrontation with Ford.\nIn a David-versus-Goliath showdown\, Sapiro forced the industrial titan to back\ndown\, issue an apology\, and shutter his hate-filled newspaper\, leaving a\nlegacy that resonates today. As antisemitism rises and the struggle to balance\nfree speech with protection against hate continues\, Sapiro v. Ford examines\nthe enduring question: how can societies confront power\, prejudice\, and\npropaganda while upholding justice? \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14827
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/sapiro-v-ford-ann-arbor-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:The State Theatre 233 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Antisemitism,Arrival / Check In,College Students,English Speaking,Food Available ($),Non Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Older Adults,Wheelchair Accessible,Young Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T210000
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SUMMARY:The Sea - Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the**State Theater** for the **Ann Arbor Jewish Film\nFestival**! The festival is celebrating its 25th year and this year’s showings\nare sure to amaze and move you. The primary festival runs from**May 3 to May\n13** \, but stay tuned throughout the year for special events! \n**Doors Open at 6:00 pm  **\n**Film Starts at 6:30 pm  ** \n**Synopsis:** Khaled\, a 12-year-old boy from a Palestinian village\, is\nthrilled to join a school trip to see the sea for the first time. However\, at\nan Israeli military checkpoint\, soldiers declare his travel permit invalid and\nsend him back\, while his classmates continue on. Determined and heartbroken\,\nKhaled sets out alone to reach the sea\, despite not knowing the way or\nspeaking Hebrew. His father\, Ribhi\, an undocumented laborer working in Israel\,\nabandons his job and risks arrest to search for his missing son. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14828
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/the-sea-ann-arbor-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:The State Theatre 233 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Arrival / Check In,Closed Captions,College Students,Food Available ($),Hebrew Speaking,Israel,Non Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Older Adults,Wheelchair Accessible,Young Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T183000
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DTSTAMP:20260514T025432
CREATED:20260428T155015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T011616Z
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SUMMARY:The Last Spy - Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the**State Theater** for the **Ann Arbor Jewish Film\nFestival**! The festival is celebrating its 25th year and this year’s showings\nare sure to amaze and move you. The primary festival runs from**May 3 to May\n13** \, but stay tuned throughout the year for special events! \n**Doors Open at 6:00 pm  **\n**Film Starts at 6:30 pm  ** \n**Synopsis:**_The Last Spy_ is the riveting biography of 102-year-old CIA\nspymaster Peter Sichel\, revealing for the first time the epic and unvarnished\nhistory of the US foreign intelligence service from the inside. With a good\ndose of wit and humor to boot\, Sichel unpacks the obscured roots of conflicts\nthat plague today’s world and the toll espionage took on his personal life. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14829
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/the-last-spy-ann-arbor-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:The State Theatre 233 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Arrival / Check In,College Students,English Speaking,Food Available ($),Non Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Older Adults,Wheelchair Accessible,Young Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260511T183000
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DTSTAMP:20260514T025432
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SUMMARY:Girls Like Us - Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the**State Theater** for the **Ann Arbor Jewish Film\nFestival**! The festival is celebrating its 25th year and this year’s showings\nare sure to amaze and move you. The primary festival runs from**May 3 to May\n13** \, but stay tuned throughout the year for special events! \n**Doors Open at 6:00 pm  **\n**Film Starts at 6:30 pm  ** \n**Synopsis:** Shahar lives in a tough neighborhood with her dysfunctional\nfamily. Her divorced father is in a mental institution\, and her alcoholic\nmother dreams of remarriage. Shahar essentially raises her younger sister\nalone. Expelled from regular school\, she now studies at an alternative school\nfor at-risk girls. When a new counselor arrives as an unconventional and\nenigmatic guide\, their intense relationship\, marked by attraction and\nrepulsion\, pushes them both to the edge. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14830
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/girls-like-us-ann-arbor-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:The State Theatre 233 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Advocacy,Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Arrival / Check In,Closed Captions,College Students,Food Available ($),Hebrew Speaking,Mental Health,Non Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Older Adults,Parenting,Wheelchair Accessible,Young Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260512T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260512T213000
DTSTAMP:20260514T025432
CREATED:20260318T055505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T035017Z
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SUMMARY:Stay Forte - Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the**State Theatre** for the **Ann Arbor Jewish Film\nFestival**! The festival is celebrating its 25th year and this year’s showings\nare sure to amaze and move you. The primary festival runs from**May 3 to May\n13** \, but stay tuned throughout the year for special events! \n**Doors Open at 6:00 pm  **\n**Film Starts at 6:30 pm  ** \n**Synopsis:** The film explores the harrowing journey of Alon Shamiriz\, Yotam\nChai\, and Samer Tallaka\, three innocent Israeli hostages who were plucked from\ntheir homes and held captive in the terror tunnels of Gaza. They were\ntragically killed after escaping captivity while attempting to find their way\nhome to Israel. Their story resonates as a profound reminder of resilience\,\nhumanity\, and the indomitable will to survive amid turmoil. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14831
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/film-festival-4/
LOCATION:The State Theatre 233 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Arrival / Check In,Closed Captions,College Students,Food Available ($),Hebrew Speaking,Israel in Crisis,Non Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Older Adults,Wheelchair Accessible,Young Adults
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