{"title": "SOLD OUT: A Closer Look at Israel – 1948: Birth of a State, Birth of a Conflict", "start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/israel", "religion/jewish"], "description": "A session in the six-part series \"A Closer Look at Israel,\" held at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, focusing on 1948 as the birth of a state and of a conflict. The series explores the major moments and forces that shaped Israeli society, from the land before the state's establishment to today's questions, examining the people, events, ideas, and turning points that continue to shape Israel's identity and future. Each session builds on the last, offering historical context and space to consider the complexities of Israeli society and its relationships with Palestinians, the broader region, and the Jewish world.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sold-out-a-closer-look-at-israel-1948-birth-of-a-state-birth-81185/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/a-closer-look-at-israel-3/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "tickets": "sold_out"}], "similar": [{"title": "Other Israel: New Perspectives Film Festival", "start": "2026-11-05T08:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan", "address": "Amsterdam Avenue 334, 10023 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["society/politics/israel-palestine", "film/documentary"], "description": "New Perspectives is a film festival presenting cinema that offers an in-depth look into Israeli and Palestinian societies and underrepresented populations within Israel. It grew out of the Other Israel Film Festival, founded in 2007 to inspire conversation and change the landscape of the American Jewish community. Through films, panels, and events, it takes a deeper look into the complexities of Israeli society, including a spotlight on underserved populations, providing a platform for important conversations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/other-israel-new-perspectives-film-festival-53800/", "official_url": "https://www.mmjccm.org/events/film-other-israel-new-perspectives-film-festival", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2f0e4724c96f457f93fb80ee3962084cc75d5e312ec4220a61bea508f610b634-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Other Israel Film Festival: Screening & Talkback at BHS", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T21:30:00-05:00", "place": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue", "address": "Remsen Street 131, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "BHS Members may inquire with the office for a code for 20% off tickets.", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["society/politics/israel-palestine", "film/documentary"], "description": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue hosts a screening of the film Split followed by a talkback. It takes place in partnership with Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan's The Other Israel Film Festival. The documentary tells the story of the Mixed Cities in Israel, where Jews and Arabs live side by side. It is told through residents' perspectives, set against the historical backdrop of the past 75 years, from 1948 until today, and features a talkback with co-director Shady Srour.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-other-israel-film-festival-screening-talkback-at-bhs-51654/", "official_url": "https://www.bhsbrooklyn.org/bhs-events/the-other-israel-film-festival-screening-talkback-at-bhs", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c04f73a7e4d1ea48a715d417471541d46263458376912479570dc582fba1dfd1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Discussion between: Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-09T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Manhattan College", "address": "Manhattan College Parkway 4513, 10471 Bronx", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/israel-palestine", "society/peace"], "description": "A discussion between Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon at Manhattan College. The two speak about their book, The Future Is Peace, which follows a transformative weeklong journey across a sacred and bloodstained land. Facing competing narratives, they explore how compassion and unity can pull humanity back from the precipice of blind hatred. The book challenges the belief that more violence can ever bring security.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/discussion-between-palestinian-aziz-abu-sarah-and-israeli-ma-81312/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin: Amos Gitai and Eyal Press", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-10T19:30:00-05:00", "place": "Albertine", "address": "5th Avenue 972, 10075", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/israel", "society/politics"], "description": "A conversation marking the anniversary of the 1995 assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Filmmaker Amos Gitai and New Yorker contributing writer Eyal Press discuss Rabin's political legacy and what his assassination can teach us about the forces threatening democratic societies today. The evening opens with a short excerpt from Gitai's 2015 film Rabin, the Last Day, followed by the discussion and audience Q&A, with a book signing at Albertine Books afterwards. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-legacy-of-yitzhak-rabin-amos-gitai-and-eyal-press-106686/", "official_url": "https://www.albertine.com/events/the-legacy-of-yitzhak-rabin-amos-gitai-and-eyal-press-in-conversation/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2d3a0b910ca185caac592ab14bdbf3a73dd405dfa914673d235fe939f5d4af7c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "“Hotter than Usual” | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom", "start": "2026-11-09T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "39.00", "price_to": "39.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["wellness/menopause", "community"], "description": "\"Hotter than Usual\" is a gathering of the Israeli Hug Center at Congregation Rodeph Sholom. The community \"Lohotot Me(r)gil\" is a supportive community of Israeli women going through menopause, a community of women who understand exactly what you are going through. The event takes place at Congregation Rodeph Sholom on West 83rd Street in New York. Registration is available through the congregation's page.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/hotter-than-usual-israeli-hug-center-at-rodeph-sholom-81171/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/hotter-than-usual-israeli-hug-center-at-rodeph-sholom-3/2026-11-09/", "image": ""}, {"title": "CRS Book Club: \"In the Image\" by Dara Horn", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/book-club"], "description": "A book club meeting discussing the novel In the Image by Dara Horn. The club, run by Congregation Rodeph Sholom, meets monthly to discuss books by Jewish authors or on Jewish themes. The novel follows a family across generations and continents, exploring love, faith, history, memory, and identity through wit and Jewish tradition. Readers are welcome to read the book beforehand and join the discussion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/crs-book-club-in-the-image-by-dara-horn-81162/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/crs-book-club-in-the-image-by-dara-horn/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6f87066bc6ee59d7be19d45fe73aaa2aa584d9a8468630feb292b60fdb409b00-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Family Shabbat | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom", "start": "2026-11-14T16:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T18:00:00-05:00", "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "$30 per family", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/jewish/shabbat"], "description": "Family Shabbat | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom is a family Shabbat gathering for families with children aged 0 to 4. The Israeli Hug Center at Congregation Rodeph Sholom hosts it, inviting families to enjoy Shabbat together with other Israeli families on the Upper West Side. The gatherings take place once a month on a Friday or Saturday, marking holidays and occasions in Hebrew with songs, activities, crafts and games for children, and there is always coffee for the parents.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/family-shabbat-israeli-hug-center-at-rodeph-sholom-81184/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/family-shabbat-israeli-hug-center-at-rodeph-sholom-%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%aa-%d7%9e%d7%a9%d7%a4%d7%97%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%9c%d7%a7%d7%98%d7%a0%d7%98%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%9d/2026-11-14/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Ada: My Mother the Architect", "start": "2026-11-12T14:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["art/architecture", "film/documentary", "community"], "description": "Sholom Afternoons, a monthly gathering at Congregation Rodeph Sholom around learning, reflection, friendship, and community-building, holds its launch event with a special documentary screening. Producer Hilla Medalia presents \"Ada: My Mother the Architect\", a portrait of a mother and artist who created an \"architecture of the ground and of the sky\" that continues to shape the State of Israel.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/ada-my-mother-the-architect-81177/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/sholom-afternoons-ada-my-mother-the-architect-with-filmmaker-yael-melamed/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/00a4c49a46f0b4c3207d9f111712baf3b1a4bf76ae86c42eb08d0e9172a8d9be-1200.webp"}]}