Come Celebrate Israel’s 70th Birthday Together!
70 Reasons to be Optimistic about Israel
Gil Hoffman
Sunday, April 15 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Temple Beth Tzedek
621 Getzville Rd, Amherst, New York 14226
Jerusalem Post journalist Gill Hoffman comes to the US to celebrates Israel’s 70th birthday. He will speak in Buffalo about his optimism for Israel, and help us celebrate the week of Israel’s birthday!
Gil Hoffman is the chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post. Well-connected to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, he has interviewed every major figure across the Israeli political spectrum, has been interviewed by top media on six continents and is a regular analyst on CNN, Al-Jazeera and other news outlets.
Called “The most optimistic man in Israel” by Israel Television, Hoffman provides a behind the scenes look at the intrigue and humor in the Israeli political arena.
He was raised in Chicago, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northwestern University’s School of Journalism, and wrote for the Miami Herald and Arizona Republic before moving to Israel.
A reserve soldier in the IDF Spokesman’s Unit, he has lectured in every major English-speaking country in the world, more than half the Canadian provinces, and recently made history in Hawaii by becoming the first speaker to have lectured about Israel in all 50 US states. He lives with his family in Jerusalem.
FREE EVENT, but RSVP to joan@buffalojewishfederation.org
Presented by the Buffalo Jewish Federation
EXODUS
Monday, April 16 at 7 PM – 10 PM
North Park Theatre
1428 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, New York 14216
Eva Marie Saint and Paul Newman star in Otto Preminger’s 1960 epic blockbuster about the 1948 founding of the State of Israel.
A major success at the box office, EXODUS shaped American attitudes toward Israel for decades after its release.
Today the film is most notable for its Academy Award winning score by Ernest Gold, as well as for the part it played in ending the Hollywood blacklist, after Preminger insisted that Dalton Trumbo receive a screenwriter credit for his work.
Tickets available at our box office or online
Based on the Leon Uris best-seller, Exodus (1960) is an epic tale about the late-1940s creation of the state of Israel.
Passionately directed by Otto Preminger and adapted by Dalton Trumbo, the film features an all-star cast – Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Sal Mineo, Jill Haworth, Lee J. Cobb, David Opatoshu, and John Derek – in a sprawling and phenomenally moving narrative underscored by the Academy Award®-winning music of the great Ernest Gold.
Israel @ 70 Celebration!
Thursday, April 19th @ 6:00PM
Acqua
2192 Niagara Street Buffalo, NY 14207 United States
“LET’S REJOICE AND BE HAPPY !” Bob Dylan sang the song. Chubby Checker also sang it. So did the Smothers Brothers. Harry Belafonte considered it one of the two “stand out” songs he would sing.
The song calls for us to “rejoice!” It tells us to “sing and be happy.” It calls for us to “awake with a happy heart.”
We will celebrate Israel’s milestone 70th Independence Day following those instructions from that song: “Hava Nagila.”
The party at Acqua on April 19 will be a joyous party you will not want to miss. Live nostalgic and contemporary Israeli music performed live on stage, for us to translate to our feet on the dance floor at Acqua.
The 10 person food and tasting committee designed a custom Israeli menu with the chef at Acqua. You will have an excellent taste of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem right here in Buffalo. It will not disappoint. Come hungry.
Schmaltz Brewery will sponsor the beer. Come thirsty.
Israeli wines will be served. Come ready for some Israeli “fruit of the vine.”
“Let’s rejoice and be happy” as Hava Nagila teaches us to celebrate this wonderful milestone in our history.
Israel at 70 Family Event
Sunday, April 22nd
10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Amherst Youth and Recreation Center
5005 Sheridan Dr. Amherst, NY 14221
