Yom ha-Atzma’ut Dinner & Film

Come celebrate Yom Ha’Aztmaut with Germantown Jewish Centre!  REGISTER HERE

 DINNER (MAMA’S VEGETARIAN):  6:00 PM

 Cubas, burekas, sabich pita oh my!  Join us for a delicious Israeli dinner catered by Mama’s Vegetarian.  Good friends, good food, good feelings – what better way to spend an evening?  $10/person (RSVP by May 6) 

 Please request a dinner sponsorship if you need one, or sponsor another’s dinner if you can.

FILM & DISCUSSION (THE BAND’S VISIT):  6:45 PM

A brass band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center. But due to bureaucracy, bad luck, or for whatever reason, find themselves stranded in a desolate, almost forgotten, small Israeli town, somewhere in the heart of the desert. Their booking set for a different city, and with no transportation out of the town or any hotels to stay at, the band settles at a restaurant owned by Dina (Ronit Elkabetz), who offers them lodging. Overcoming ethnic barriers, the Egyptians find diversion and companionship with the Israelis through a pervading undercurrent of shared melancholy. The Band’s Visit is both a clever, subtle, slice-of-life comedy, and poignant cross-cultural exploration.

Germantown Jewish Centre offers thanks and gratitude to the Stern /Gafni Endowment for Israel Engagement for their generous support, and to the Wolfe Family Foundation for their support in all GJC programming.