From Brooklyn For A Safe Israel: Fwd: AFSI Newsletter - May 7, 2018 with Isi & Tuvia Tenenbom

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From: AFSI Americans for A Safe Israel/AFSI <info@afsi.org>
Date: Wed, May 2, 2018, 3:17 PM
Subject: May 7 with Isi & Tuvia Tenenbom - Hello, Refugees!
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Save the Date - Monday May 7, 2018 @ 7:30 PM

AFSI INVITES YOU TO

ISRAEL @ 70 LECTURE SERIES

with

ISI & TUVIA TENENBOM

Monday, May 7 @ 7:30 pm

Manhattan East Synagogue

1231 3rd Avenue @ 71st Street, NYC

Admission Free. RSVP to info@afsi.org

Light refreshments will be served

ABOUT THE EVENT

Insights from the book - "HELLO, REFUGEES!" will be the focus of this evening. The book was written by best-selling author and journalist, Tuvia Tenenbom and researched together with his wife, Isi. "Hello, Refugees!" is about the current refugee crisis in Germany and how the Jews are blamed again in this process. The presentation will be delivered by both of them in a delightful give and take with the audience. Lecture followed by book signing of books available for purchase.

ABOUT TUVIA & ISI

TUVIA TENENBOM, the author of three Spiegel best sellers, is a journalist, dramatist, and the founder of the Jewish Theater of New York.

Germany's prestigious newspaper Die Zeit named Tuvia Tenenbom and Prof. Harold Bloom "the best minds" in America.

Tuvia was named "founder of a new form of Jewish theater" by the French Le Monde.

As a journalist, Tuvia writes essays and op-ed articles for various publications. His articles and essays have been published in leading Western media. Die Zeit, Die Welt and Focus of Germany, Corriere della Sera of Italy, Yedioth Ahronoth, Makor Rishon, and The Jerusalem Post of Israel, and the American Fox News and Forward.

Born in Austria, and raised in Belgium, Italy, and Brazil, ISI TENENBOM is a linguist who speaks eight languages, and serves as the literary manager of the Jewish Theater of New York. Isi is a photojournalist, traveling with her husband, Tuvia Tenenbom, having documented all materials for I Sleep in Hitler's Room, Catch the Jew!, The Lies They Tell, and Hello, Refugees! Isi is also a professional translator with the New York court system. Isi's work has been published in Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, Corriere della Sera, Forward and others.

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Thursday – May 3, 2018 @ 7 PM

Honoring the 70th Anniversary of the State of Israel: A Musical Celebration

Featuring Chief Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Chief Cantor of the Israel Defense Forces, Shai Abramson, Maestro Russell Ger, Park East Choir, and the children of the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School. Prices: $50 concert ticket; $75 VIP Seat. Click HERE to reserve your seat

Park East Synagogue @ 163 East 67th Street, NYC

Saturday - May 5, 2018 - Approx. 12 Noon (After 9:00 am Shabbat Services)

Kiddush Discussion with Inbar Weiss, CEO of New Spirit, on "The 'New Spirit' of Jerusalem at 70 - Working to Make Jerusalem an Empowered and Inspirational Capital City" Admission free.

Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun | 125 East 85th Street, NYC

Monday - May 7, 2018 @ 7:30 PM - AFSI Proudly Sponsors this Israel @ 70 Event

Hello, Refugees! with Tuvia & Isi Tenenbom

Insights from the book - "Hello, Refugees!" will be the focus of this evening. The book was written by best-selling author and journalist, Tuvia Tenenbom and researched together with his wife, Isi. "Hello, Refugees!" is about the current refugee crisis in Germany and how the Jews are blamed again in this process. The presentation will be delivered by both of them in a delightful give and take with the audience. Lecture followed by book signing and books are available for purchase. Admission free. RSVP on Facebook or to info@afsi.org

Manhattan East Synagogue | 1231 3rd Avenue @ 71st Street, NYC

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 @ 7 PM

StandWithUs New York invites you to the world premiere book launch of Yotav Eliach's "Judaism, Zionism and the Land of Israel," about the 4,000-year religious, ideological and historical story of the Jewish Nation. Featuring Edwin Black (IBM and the Holocaust), Ken Abramowitz (Save the West) and Rabbi Elie Abadie (Manhattan East Synagogue and Sephardic Academy of Manhattan). Admission free. RSVP to office@mesny.org

Manhattan East Synagogue | 1231 3rd Avenue @ 71st Street, NYC

Saturday - May 12, 2018 @ 9:00 PM

Yom Yerushalayim Film Screening of Ben Gurion - Epilogue

The Men's Club invites the entire community to see this award winning, one-hour, English language interview with the Founding Father of the modern State of Israel. Movie snacks will be served. Admission free.

Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun | 125 East 85th Street, NYC

Sunday - May 13, 2018 @ 8:30 AM

Yom Yerushalayim Shacharit, Breakfast & Shiur: Is Jerusalem Currently a Holy City? Rabbi Haskel Lookstein leads a festive morning service - including Hallel recited with a beracha - followed by breakfast and this special shiur with KJ Scholar-in-Residence and YU Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder. Admission free.

Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun | 125 East 85th Street, NYC

Wednesday - May 16, 2018 @ 6 PM

American Friends of Ateret Cohanim Annual Yom Yerushalayim Dinner Celebrates 70 Years of Medinat Yisroel, 51 Years of United Jerusalem and 40 Years of Ateret Cohanim. Buffet Dinner 6 PM - Program 7:30 PM. Special AFSI rate $150 per person. Reserve HERE or contact American Friends of Ateret Cohanim direct at 212-216-9270 or email Shani

Terrace On The Park | 52-11 111th Street, Flushing, NY 11368

Thursday – May 31, 2018 American Friends of Sderot Max & Ruth Schwartz Sderot Hesder Institutions Annual Dinner –

DETAILS TO FOLLOW Including Special AFSI Member Rates

For more information contact info@sderot.org or 718-650-6091

Lincoln Square Synagogue | 180 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC

Sunday – June 3, 2018 from 11 AM to 4 PM

Celebrate Israel Parade – This Year's Theme: 70 and Sababa (70 & Awesome)

Once again, AFSI will be marching in the parade. All are invited to join us. Contact Ilene@afsi.org in order to register with AFSI.

The Parade route runs up Manhattan's Fifth Avenue from 57th to 74th Streets -

RAIN OR SHINE. Info on the Israel Day Concert in Central Park (not affiliated with the Parade) can be found HERE. Please note the Concert site may not yet have updated information for 2018.