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Yom HaZikaron event tonight at the Steve Tisch Cinema Center

Temple of the Arts is partnering tonight, April 21, with dozens of Jewish synagogues and organizations from all denominations and specialties for a special inaugural Yom HaZikaron event at the Steve Tisch Cinema Center at the Saban Theatre.
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April 21, 2015

Temple of the Arts is partnering tonight, April 21, with dozens of Jewish synagogues and organizations from all denominations and specialties for a special inaugural Yom HaZikaron event at the Steve Tisch Cinema Center at the Saban Theatre. The evening's special feature will be a screening of Beneath the Helmet, a documentary created by Jerusalem U Productions about five Israeli high school graduates who come of age as they're drafted into the Israeli army. The event is free of charge, open to the public, and begins at 7:30 P.M. The evening's sponsors are Dr. Philip and Adi Werthman, in loving memory of Samuel Werthman.

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