August 28 – September 3
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
Attend the opening of When is it Enough?, a new exhibition of works by Hannan Abu Hussein, curated by Ma’ayan Israeli at the New Gallery Artists’ Studios Teddy.
Abu Hussein excels at creating labor-intensive artworks that challenge the basic logic of craft production.
For example, by using the traditional handmade sheets usually given to a bride on her wedding day, she explores the roles traditional societies impose on women. In the ongoing series of works My Mother Blanket, she bravely pushes back by disrupting these same sheets and, in so doing, asserts her own voice.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. Teddy Stadium, gate 22. Until Friday, October 23, at 2 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
In Steven Spielberg’s latest film Disclosure Day, the famed director returns to one of the themes he explored repeatedly in his career: How would Americans respond to the existence of life outside our planet?
Readers who follow the recent US government release of materials concerning the 2004 Tic Tac encounter, or the 2015 Gimbal incident, will no doubt enjoy a cinematic exploration of, well, a fictional “disclosure day” when all the uneasy truths come out.
9:15 p.m. 11 Hebron Rd. Shown as part of the Jerusalem Cinematheque’s Films for English Speakers series. NIS 43. Call (02) 565-4333 to book.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
Step into the Jerusalem Theatre and enter Tokyo, half a world away, when you watch A Missing Part.
This French-Japanese production follows a divorced French man who quit working as a chef to drive a taxi, in an attempt to locate his daughter, whom he longs to reconnect with.
Directed by Guillaume Senez, it stars Romain Duris as Jerome, who discovers to his horror that as a foreigner, he has no legal right under Japanese law to even see his toddler daughter when he and her mother split up.
6 p.m. NIS 42. French and Japanese with English and Hebrew subtitles. 20 Marcus St. Call (02) 560-5755 to book.
MONDAY, AUGUST 31
Climb to the roof of the Sam Spiegel Film School to see EuroTrip, a tawdry American take on the Grand Tour tradition. Released in 2004 and directed by Jeff Schaffer, the film includes many often-repeated tropes about Americans seeking something in Old World Europe.
This teen comedy, which never pretends to be anything more serious than a goofy (and fun) movie, with some nudity and weed mixed in, might be a surprisingly good choice for those who just want to laugh a little.
8 p.m. Cinema by Sam Spiegel, 3 Menora St. In English. NIS 35. To book: cinema.jsfs.co.il
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Kamancheh master Mark Eliyahu will perform music from his upcoming album at the National Library gardens, in this summer evening performance.
Eliyahu is one of the brightest talents on the stage of world music today, due to his genius in combining East and West, traditional maqams (a system of melodic modes and musical rules used in traditional Arabic, Turkish, and Middle Eastern music), and cutting-edge production.
Doors open at 8 p.m.; performance at 9 p.m. NIS 169. 36 Ruppin Road. Visit shorturl.at/9Vvxk to book. The performance is outdoors; patrons are advised to bring warm clothes. No weapons allowed.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Have you ever heard “Niggun Rostov” played using the kamancheh? Loved by Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn, the fifth rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch hassidic movement, it was often performed during his stay in Rostov during World War I.
This niggun and other hassidic tunes will be performed tonight as part of the Bright Day celebrations. The date marks the birth of two great hassidic masters, the Ba’al Shem Tov (1698) and Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745).
Naor Carmi and Yagel Haroush, two leading masters of kamancheh, will take part in this outdoor performance at the Ammunition Hill Heritage Site.
Other niggunim will include “Gimmel Tenuos” (The Three Movements) and “Arba Bavot” (The Four Doors).
Doors open at 7:45 p.m.; performance begins at 8:30 p.m. NIS 70. 5 Zalman Shraga St. Kugel and cholent included in the admission cost. Call 053-444-0533 for more, or visit g-h.tickchak.co.il/111942 to book
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Grab a delicious ice coffee and support an oleh-owned business at Elijah’s Coffee, a charming new cafe in Nahlaot. Originally from Memphis, owner and founder Eli Ehrenkranz offers single-origin beans from South America and East Africa, like Peru Single Origin coffee beans and more, alongside other specialty coffee products.
16 Shiloh St. Kosher. Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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