Embassy of Israel - November Calendar of Events
When:
November 1-22, 2015

Cultural Calendar November 2015


LITERATURE



The Many Ways to Tell a Story with Anna Levine
November 1
Congregation Har Shalom

Join award-winning Israeli author Anna Levine in learning about how she comes up with her ideas, and develops them in stories. An Israeli style lunch will be served at nocharge.To read more, click here.


Beyond the Headlines: Stories from Israel
November 11
Lessan's Family Annual Book Festival
JCC of Greater Washington

Part of the inaugural Herman Taube Memorial Program featuring authors Dan Ephron and Dion Nissenbaum. Light refreshments served after each author talk. To read more,click here

CULINARY


Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking
November 22
Adas Israel Congregation

​Award-winning author and culinary historian Joan Nathan in conversation with celebrated chef Michael Solomonov and business partner Steve Cook about the surprising journey that led to their Philadelphia restaurants and dazzling new cookbook. To read more, click here.

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC


Roy Assaf Trio
November 1
Washington DC JCC

The Roy Assaf Trio perform a rare and exciting musical alchemy: their progressive Jazz blends with world, Afro-Cuban and pop sounds to create a fresh and immediate groove. To read more, click here.


Tehora featuring Adrienne Haan
November 3
Embassy of Austria

Tehorah, which means pure in Hebrew, features music of 1920s- Weimar, Berlin, klezmer and contemporary Hebrew songs sung in German, Yiddish and Hebrew in a collaboration of German and Israeli artists. To read more, click here.


Capaim at #NotTheGala
November 14
JCC of Northern Virginia

Join us at the J for an Israeli-style rockin’ good time! Concert by Capaim, performing popular Israeli and Jewish music. Everyone welcome is at the event. To read more, click here.

CLASSICAL MUSIC



Duo Amal
November 6
The Gordon Center

Bishara Haroni and Yaron Kohlberg, widely recognized as the pre-eminent pianists of their generation in their respective homelands. Together the team’s repertoire sweeps from the Masters to contemporary Israeli and Palestinian composers. To read more, click here.


Amit Peled, cello
November 8
Washington Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center

Renowned performer and pedagogue Amit Peled affectionately re-creates the legendary Pablo Casal's program of cello favorites. The program also features a new work by composer Lera Auerbach. To read more, click here.


Tomer Gewirtzman, piano
November 9
The Embassy Series

For the 4th Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial concert, the supremely talented Tomer Gerwitzman will perform Chopin, Beethoven and Scriabin after a wine reception. To read more, click here


duo parnas with Ran Dank
November 17
Fortas Chamber Music Concert
The Kennedy Center

The supremely musical sisters of duo parnas, violinist Madalyn Parnas and cellist Cicely Parnas make their Fortas debut with Israel pianist Ran Dank, To read more,click here.


Sivan Silver-Gil Garburg Duo with the Amadaus Orchestra
November 22 
Amadaus Concerts
St. Luke's Catholic Church

The Silver-Garburg Piano Duo from Israel will join the Amadeus Orchestra. Praised for their "lyrical sensitivity, extraordinary inner perception and overwhelming technical mastery," the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo enjoys a flourishing international career. To read more, click here.

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