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Upcoming Events

July 2025

Never Alone

Thursday, July 17, 1pm; JCC Hart Theater Narrative | 2024 | 85 min. | Finnish, German  (w/subtitles) | Finland Director: Klaus Härö Never Alone is a gorgeously shot film that tells the gripping story of Jewish refugees…
17 Jul
1:00 PM
JCC Hart Theater
1200 Edgewood Avenue

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

Thursday, July 17, 5:45pm; Dryden Theatre Documentary |  2024 | 111 min. | English | USA Director: Varda Bar-Kar Janice Ian wrote her first hit single at 14 years old. At 23, she won her first Grammy.…
17 Jul
5:45 PM
Dryden Theatre

Bad Shabbos

Thursday, July 17, 8:15pm; Dryden Theatre *SOLD OUT* Narrative |  2024 |  84  min. | English | USA Director: Daniel Robbins This dark comedy features a Shabbos dinner that spins out of control in outrageously unexpected directions.…
17 Jul
8:15 PM
Dryden Theatre

Welcome to Yiddishland

Friday, July 18, 11am; JCC Hart Theater Documentary  |  2024  |  95  min. | English | Australia Director: Ros Horin Joyful, inspiring, and utterly irresistible, Welcome to Yiddishland takes us from New York to Berlin to Haifa…
18 Jul
11:00 AM
JCC Hart Theater
1200 Edgewood Avenue

Ronstadt Revue featuring Gesenia

*** This concert has been rescheduled from its original date. *** THE RONSTADT REVUE IS BACK AT THE JCC! Gesenia doesn’t just sing Linda Ronstadt’s tunes; she inhabits each song in a way that only Linda has…
18 Jul
7:00 PM
JCC Hart Theater
1200 Edgewood Avenue

This Is My Mother

Saturday, July 19, 7:30pm; Dryden Theatre Narrative | 2024 | 105 min. | French (w/subtitles) | France Director: Julien Carpentier Pierre, a 33-year-old florist, has his meticulously maintained routine disrupted by his mother Judith, who suddenly appears…
19 Jul
7:30 PM
Dryden Theatre

Bliss

Sunday, July 20, 11am; Dryden Theatre Narrative |  2024  |  125  min.  | Hebrew (w/subtitles)  |  Israel Director: Shemi Zarhin This tender observational drama explores the fragile equilibrium of an older couple’s relationship as they navigate love,…
20 Jul
11:00 AM
Dryden Theatre

Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round

Sunday, July 20, 1:45pm; Dryden Theatre Documentary |  2024 | 90 min. | English  USA Director: Ilana Trachtman Three years before the 1963 march on Washington, Glen Echo and other amusement parks like it were drawing families…
20 Jul
1:45 PM
Dryden Theatre

The Blond Boy from the Casbah

Sunday, July 20, 6:45pm; Dryden Theatre Narrative  |  2024  |  128 min. | French (w/subtitles) | France Director: Alexandre Arcady Returning to his native Algeria with his young son, Jewish filmmaker Alexandre Arcady remembers his happy childhood,…
20 Jul
6:45 PM
Dryden Theatre

International Folk Dance

A great way to exercise, socialize, hear some great music, and learn about the cultures of other countries. Instructor: Alene Boyer Mask update: The dances in this class may involve close contact, hand-holding, and a lack of social…
21 Jul
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Auditorium C

Israeli Dance

Explore and celebrate Israeli music and culture through dance. Instructor: Max Steiner Single Class:  Member: $5    Non-Member: $7 10 Class Card: Member: $45    Non-Member: $63
22 Jul
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
UGX Studio

International Folk Dance

A great way to exercise, socialize, hear some great music, and learn about the cultures of other countries. Instructor: Alene Boyer Mask update: The dances in this class may involve close contact, hand-holding, and a lack of social…
28 Jul
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Auditorium C
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