Kleztival NYC - A Estrela Oculta do Sertão

Film Screening Presented by American Sephardi Federation, co-sponsored by YIVO Admission: $9

Instituto de Música Judaica - Brasil, ASF’s Institute of Jewish Experience, and the Brazilian Consulate in NYC present Kleztival NYC. This two-day program with Brazilian and North American artists celebrates Brazil, its Jewish roots and community today.

Join us for a screening of the documentary A Estrela Oculta do Sertão (The Star Hidden in the Backlands) followed by a Q&A with the producers. This program celebrates the 23 Brazilian Jews who, in 1654, arrived in North America and helped to build a city then called New Amsterdam, which later became New York.

Sponsors:
Ourinvest, Banco Daycoval

Other Support:
Ticun Brasil, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Yiddish New York and CTMD