Editor’s note: Due to the current security situation, events listed below may be postponed or canceled. Check before booking, and stay safe.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Enjoy a free noon recital at the Jerusalem Music Centre as Leikie Glick (viola) and Tom Zalmanov (piano) perform works by Rebecca Clarke, Shachar Regev, Brahms, and Paganini. 3 Yemin Moshe St. Call ahead to secure your seat at (02) 623-4347.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Watch a free screening of The Philadelphia Story, a black-and-white 1940 comedy directed by George Cukor, with Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, and Cary Grant, shown at Jerusalem Cinematheque.
The plot is about wealthy socialite Tracy Lord (Hepburn) who divorced her husband Dexter Haven (Grant). Dexter crashes her attempt to marry another man. Stewart plays the role of Macaulay “Mike” Connor, a reporter sent to cover the lavish wedding. 11 Hebron Rd.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Support the nation during tense times with wine and bread. Raise a royal glass to honor Jewish kings – like Dhu Nuwas, the last Jewish king of Himyar (South Yemen of today) – at the Dunuwas Wine Bar (4 Aristobulus St. Aristobulus, by the way, was the first Jewish king of Judea). Enjoy live music as various Jerusalem-based performers come and pass the hat as they play.
The bar normally works with the Ramat Negev winery at Kadesh Barnea. Live music events are held on Friday and Saturday as well. To learn about this evening’s concert, call 054-590-4988.
✱ Opening a new business during wartime is not easy. Consider starting your morning with a fresh Montreal-style bagel at the Muffin Boutique at their new Arnona location (13 Daniel Yankovsky St.).
The Montreal bagel is sweeter and denser than its New York cousin. NIS 7 per bagel; NIS 35 for a tuna melt or cream cheese and lox. As the name suggests, they offer 30 types of muffins, too. Open Sunday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Friday until 2:30 p.m.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Watch Harobotit (The Lady Robot) co-written by Uzi Weil and Roni Sinai at the Jerusalem Theatre (20 Marcus St.). The 7 p.m. play is about sex bots. Norman Issa plays a middle-aged divorced man who orders a companion robot (Hagar Tishman). The robot, of course, has a mind of her own.
The man’s attempt to live out his dreams ends up turning his life upside-down. Hebrew performance with Hebrew subtitles. NIS 110-220 per ticket. Call (02) 560-5755 to book.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Enjoy some easy-to-listen rock music and a few drinks at Cactus 9 (4 Shushan St.). The bar crawl might as well start at The Barrel and the Tap (33 Hillel St.) with their 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Happy Hour offer of two beers for the price of one.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Join a 6 p.m. online panel with Anna Holzer-Kawałko to discuss her book In Other People’s Houses: Poles and Jews in Lower Silesia after 1945.
The work offers a rare look into the uneasy reality of formerly German- and Jewish-owned homes being handed to Poles recently evacuated from Polish lands, which became Ukraine after the Second World War ended, and Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust and were attempting to rebuild their lives.
The discussion is in Hebrew. It is possible to purchase copies of the book before the event at Holzer Books (91 Jaffa Rd.) Sign up via lnkiy.in/FyVSX.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Enjoy a 7:30 p.m. concert offered by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, with a focus on the songs of Naomi Shemer.
The Hakol Over Habibi group (Everything Passes Sport), under conductor Eldad Shrem, will perform classics like “Hot Days in the Outpost” (“Chamsibim Bamishlat”) and “I’m a Guitar” among other well-known songs. At the Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem Theatre, 20 Marcus St. NIS 105 to NIS 120 per ticket. To book, call (02) 561-1498.
Throwing a special party? Opening an art exhibition or a new bar? Bringing in a guest speaker to introduce a fascinating topic? Drop me a line at hagay_hacohen@yahoo.com and let In Jerusalem know about it. Send emails with “Jerusalem Highlights” in the subject line. Although all information is welcome, we cannot guarantee it will be featured in the column.
