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Dozens of Jewish and Israeli movies are screening in NYC in June. Here are our picks.

JL;DR SUMMARY June in New York City boasts a vibrant selection of Jewish and Israeli films showcased across multiple esteemed festivals, including the Tribeca Festival, the Israel Film Center Festival, and the Sephardic Jewish Film Festival. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish HistoryIsraeli FilmsCinemaSephardic CultureJewish FilmsDocumentariesFilm FestivalsTribeca FestivalIsrael Festival

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New York, United States
"Its film festival season in New York, and dozens of Jewish and Israeli movies will be showing across the city in June."
Scarsdale, New York, United States
"Pink Lady will have its New York premiere as part of the Israel Film Center Festival at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (334 Amsterdam Ave.) on June 5 at 7 p.m. and it will screen again on June 6 at 11 a.m. at the JCC Mid-Westchester (999 Wilmot Rd., Scarsdale)."
Israel
"Based at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, The Israel Film Center Festival, which runs June 5-11, spotlights the best of modern Israeli films, including award-winners and box office hits, as well as Q&As with the directors, writers and actors behind them."
Brussels, Belgium
"In this feature film, older couple Sassi and Efi, who live in northern Israel, struggle to make ends meet after Sassis son moved to Brussels and left them with debt."
Jerusalem, Israel
"The lives of Jerusalem-based haredi Orthodox couple Bati and Lazer are disrupted when Lazer is blackmailed by a neighborhood gang that learns he is having an affair with his male study partner."
Morocco
"This documentary tells the story of the aristocratic rabbinical Abuhazira family and their early days in Morocco and their rise to prominence in Israel."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"The Property follows Regina and her granddaughter Mika as they head to Warsaw to reclaim family property looted by the Nazis during World War II."

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