Netanya AACI

Poetry Please - Poems about Family Members
2025-12-22 16:00 (Asia/Jerusalem) | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Poetry Please – Poems about Family Members
16:00 Monday 22 December
At the Premises and on Zoom
The monthly Poetry Please activity is now in its 15th year. Selections are largely from English and American poetry, as well as from translated Medieval Hebrew and modern Israeli poetry. Susan introduces a selection of poems on topics such as medicine, sports, music and place names.
Susan taught English Literature and British Culture at colleges and universities in North East England. If you haven’t come before, do join us and, if you are one of the loyal regulars, please keep coming.
Our October theme is Poems about Silver.
Please purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Members: NIS 25 Non-Members: NIS 35

Body Balance Exercises with Irene Burg
2025-12-22 09:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Body Balance Exercises
with Irene Burg
09:00 Mondays ON HIATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
How do you stand on two feet? Do you feel a difference between the right side and the left side of your body? What happens when you raise one foot? Can you walk forward/backward? All these questions are related to balance. Irene invites you to join a new exercise class with the aim of improving your balance.
Members NIS 30 per session, payable at the lesson
Non-members NIS 60 per session, payable at the lesson

Chanukah Joke Night
2025-12-15 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Chanukah Joke Night
19:30 Monday 15 December
Get ready for a night of jokes, joy and jam filled sweetness!
Join us for a hilarious Chanukah Joke Night! Enjoy delicious sufganiot and latkes, and come prepared to tell us your favourite joke when we hand the microphone to YOU!
Members pre-paid NIS 55
Members at door and non-Members NIS 75
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon on the day of this event.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Book Sale POSTPONED - December Holiday Reading and Gifting
2025-12-11 08:30 - 12:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Book Sale – December Holiday Reading and Gifting
8:30 to 12:00 Thursday 11 December POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN
Who doesn’t like a bargain?
Well, you’re in luck because we’re combining two of your favorite things – reading and sales – into one great thing – fabulous books at great prices. So now you can enjoy your mysteries, romances, and memoirs for a fraction of what you would pay in the store. Buy three books for only 20 NIS!
Periodically, we refresh the selection on the shelves of the Gura Family Memorial Library, by culling duplicate and other books. The upcoming book sale will once again provide browsers with interesting offerings at bargain prices. Even better news for you is that proceeds from our book sales are used to acquire the latest best sellers for the library.
So, mark your calendars and plan to browse to your heart’s content!
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Using Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/teDPagS7GRUi5VzY8

Leybl (Leon) Botwinik - What Makes the Novel “Tragedy of a Shapeshifter” Different
2025-12-09 11:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
What Makes the Novel “Tragedy of a Shapeshifter” Different
Leybl (Leon) Botwinik
11:00 Tuesday 9 December
Alex is ‘everyman’ – He is your friend or neighbour, a stranger, or even you yourself. He has his ups and downs, his good days and his bad. He starts as a blank slate homeless person wandering the streets of New York, trying to survive while also trying to understand his unique situation – He has a curse: Once a month, between the night of the 26th and the 27th, he goes to sleep and wakes up the next day (in the same place) transformed, “wearing” a different body. This has been going on for months and he has no idea why this is happening to him or who he really is.
Leybl (Leon) Botwinik is a Canadian born award-winning author, poet, creative writer, and multi-lingual translator (in 5 languages). He is editor and publisher of CyberCozen, Israel’s longest running English language SF fanzine. He co-authored “Tragedy of a Shapeshifter”, with his son Nathaniel – their first English language novel.
Members Prepaid: 30 NIS
Members at the door and Non-members: 50 NIS
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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The Netanya AACI Folk Club is Back!
2025-12-08 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
The Netanya AACI Folk Club is Back!
19:30 Monday 8 December
Shmuel Hanatziv 28, Netanya
Come join us for renewed and revamped Netanya AACI Folk Club. Not to be confused with Cafe Netanya, this is a stage for both promising and established musicians in a friendly environment to share their talents with the music loving community at AACI and in the Netanya area.
This time we will be featuring a number of local musicians in what promises to be an exciting evening. Gary Kaplan will return with his wide selection of songs that everybody loves. Gary is an accomplished musician who has graced our stage in the past and always delivers a top-notch listening experience.
Joining us from the North Netanya community will be Roby Simons, Jonathan Gomberg, Eva Dubinsky and Michael Liebowitz. Covering popular songs and some Bluegrass classics, this combination of vocals, guitar, fiddle and harmonica is bound to set your feet tapping to the music.
Folk Club coordinator Harley Zipori will play a set of his favorites that he has been working on since we transitioned into quieter times.
Members Prepaid: NIS 25
Members at door and Non-Members: NIS 30
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 (Sunday-Thursday 8:30-12:30) or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon on the day of this event.
Free refreshments!
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Writers’ Aerobics
2025-12-07 12:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Writers’ Aerobics

With Shashi Ishai
12:30 Sunday 7 December
Shashi Ishai leads our monthly Writers’ Aerobics workshop, a small, intimate group of writers, at all stages of developing writing skills.
All come from different backgrounds, ages and life experiences. In class, from a one sentence “prompt”, each writer focuses his/her creative juices and imagination and, as a result, no story is the same. Each has its own unique imprint.
We write within a nurturing, supportive environment of fun-loving people.
Sounds daunting?
Even if you have never written anything more than a shopping list, Shashi dares you to come and see for yourself. You will not be disappointed!

Members: NIS 25 per session
Non-members: NIS 35 per session
Please pay at the door or via ticket below.

Tiyul - Foreign Roots
2025-12-04 | Tiyul
Tiyul – Foreign Roots
Thursday 4 December
Our first stop is at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Centre in Or Yehuda where you will walk through galleries tracing more than 2,600 years of Jewish presence in Mesopotamia, from exile to the great academies of Sura and Pumbedita, through rabbinic culture, and ultimately to the mass immigration of Iraqi Jews to Israel. The museum brings to life daily customs, religious practices, material artifacts, clothing, and folk culture. You’ll also see reconstructions of a Baghdad street and a synagogue courtyard, giving a sense of architecture and lived space. The research centre and archive sections hold manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and family trees.
We will next travel a short distance to the Libyan Jewish Heritage Centre, which preserves the heritage of Libyan Jews. It offers a powerful and personal reflection of a community that endured pogroms (especially in 1945, 1948, 1967) and eventual expulsion. Displays include ritual objects, Judaica made of metal, wood, leather, as well as photographs and testimony, and a reconstructed “hara” (Jewish quarter market) in Tripoli. A memorial hall lists the names of those lost and documents the struggles endured by the Libyan Jewish community.
Together, these two centres will offer you not only a survey of historical epochs, but a vivid portrait of personal lives, resilience, displacement, and cultural continuity, even when communities are forced to leave their homelands.
Members NIS 190 Non-Members NIS 220
Depart heading south, first pick-up:
Young Israel 08:40
Return: approx. 16:00
Tickets available below or call the box office 09-8330950. Reservations necessary. Online ticketing ends 27 November. Call the box office after that to enquire about availability.
Please call the box office to let them know your pick-up point.

New Members’ Celebration
2025-12-01 16:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
New Members’ Celebration
16:00 Monday 1 December
Did you join Netanya AACI during 2025? If so, we want you!
This past year we welcomed many new members. They include newly-retired Anglos who headed to Netanya to realise their dream of living in Israel. Many young families also find Netanya attractive because of its location. Vatikim who move to Netanya enjoy becoming part of our very active English-speaking community.
We invite all our new members to join us for an afternoon of information. It is a perfect opportunity to meet other Netanya AACI newcomers.
We are looking forward to meeting you – or if we have already met you, getting to know you even better!
Please call our Box Office 09-8330950 to RSVP by Thursday 27 November.
No charge for this event.

Angels In Orange: United Hatzalah of Israel - Shai Jaskoll
2025-11-30 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Angels In Orange: United Hatzalah of Israel
Shai Jaskoll
19:30 Sunday 30 November

Come join us for amazing stories of heroism as we hear about the dedication of United Hatzalah volunteers who work right here in Netanya, and the work they did throughout the country on October 7.

Since 2006, when United Hatzalah began in earnest, volunteers have been responding to emergencies across Israel every single day, with the goal of arriving at the scene within 90 seconds. From rocket attacks and terror incidents to medical crises and mass casualty events, United Hatzalah has built a nationwide network of trained medics equipped with cutting-edge technology and lifesaving equipment. Our response on October 7 and during the ongoing Iran-backed war is a continuation of this unwavering commitment to saving lives—anytime, anywhere.

Shai Jaskoll is the Director of Development for United Hatzalah of Israel. He has been involved in emergency medical services (EMS) since 1991, starting as a volunteer in New Jersey, US, and ultimately culminating in managing the 9-1-1 EMS Communication Center in Newark, NJ before moving to Israel in 2007. He has been an active medic with United Hatzalah since his arrival in Israel and has consulted previously for the organization with international implementation projects.

Shai has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Yeshiva University and a Master’s degree in Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU).

Netanya AACI will be donating two EPiPens, value 500 NIS, to United Hatzalah.

Members Prepaid: 40 NIS
Members at the door and Non-members: 60 NIS

Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.

Special Thanksgiving Celebration
2025-11-27 15:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Special Thanksgiving Celebration
15:30 Thursday 27 November – CANCELLED
Join us for a Thanksgiving Celebration filled with good friends, an assortment of delicious pies, a few lively games of BINGO led by Martin Carr, and lots of great prizes!
Members pre-paid NIS 55
Members at door and non-Members NIS 70
Tickets available below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door. Prepaid tickets available until noon the day prior to this event.

Book Talk - Organizational Meeting - Everyone Welcome
2025-11-25 16:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Book Talk – Organizational Meeting
Led by Marcy Manas and Liz Morley
16:00 Tuesday 25 November (NOTE EARLIER TIME)
Our Book Talk meets once a month. Books are available to borrow from the Gura Family Memorial Library.
No Charge for Organizational Meeting
Members NIS 25
Non-Members NIS 35
For tickets contact the Box Office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.

Poetry Please - Poems about Silver
2025-11-24 16:00 | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Poetry Please – Poems about Silver
16:00 Monday 24 November
At the Premises and on Zoom
The monthly Poetry Please activity is now in its 15th year. Selections are largely from English and American poetry, as well as from translated Medieval Hebrew and modern Israeli poetry. Susan introduces a selection of poems on topics such as medicine, sports, music and place names.
Susan taught English Literature and British Culture at colleges and universities in North East England. If you haven’t come before, do join us and, if you are one of the loyal regulars, please keep coming.
Our October theme is Poems about Family Members.
Please purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Members: NIS 25 Non-Members: NIS 35

Yanina Musnikow - Living in Israel Series: The Israeli Health System
2025-11-24 10:30 | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Living in Israel Series: The Israeli Health System
Presented by our Counselor Yanina Musnikow
10:30 Monday 24 November
Program in person and on Zoom
Learn how to navigate the Health System to receive needed health care. Find out about the Health Funds’ different levels of coverage and how to use your supplemental health plans to your advantage. Know when to go to MARAM, ER, or your doctor.
There will be a question-and-answer period after the presentation. Please join us.
Other dates and topics in the series:
Monday 29 December Understanding Bituach Leumi, the National Insurance Institute
Monday 26 January Long-Term Care – Cash or Caregiver
Monday 23 February Cleaners’ Rights
Monday 30 March Advanced Medical Directive aka Living Will, DNR

Members NIS 25
Non-Members NIS 35
Prepaid tickets available until the noon the day prior to this event.

Jayne Wynick: Voices from the Heart – Life Supporting Israel from the Diaspora
2025-11-23 19:30 | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Jayne Wynick: Voices from the Heart – Life Supporting Israel from the Diaspora
19:30 Sunday 23 November
Program In Person and on Zoom
Jayne Wynick could not believe the support for Hamas after the massacre of 7 October 2023. She started a blog on 10 October which has spread worldwide and which reaches over 10,000 people a day in Israel, Canada, France, Australia, the US, the UK and elsewhere. People say that she was writing what they felt as Israel fights its enemies, hostages are held and anti-Semitism rages across the world which stays silent. The first year of this war is now a published book- Voices From The Heart: A Year of War – which follows her personal journey from shock to hope to despair, anger, resilience and resignation as the world turned its back on Israel and the Jewish community.
Jayne Wynick is from Leeds, UK. She has worked 25 years in the fashion industry, in financial services, as a magistrate and is active in community efforts and advocacy for Israel in Leeds and beyond. Along with her plans for Aliyah, she has organised marches and rallies and her writing and advocacy continues for Israel and Jews around the world
Members Prepaid: NIS40 (in person and on Zoom)
Members at the door and non-members: NIS 60 (in person and on Zoom)
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950, or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon on the day of this event.

Annual Debate: Has the UN Outlived its Usefulness? The proposal is: This house believes that Israel should terminate its membership in the United Nations.
2025-11-11 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Annual Debate
Has the UN Outlived its Usefulness? The proposal is: This house believes that Israel should terminate its membership in the United Nations.
Moderator: Jake Shepherd
Debaters: Paulette Woolf and Barry Shaw
19:30 Tuesday 11 November
At Netanya AACI we have an obligation to familiarise our members with the intricacies of the political environment. Therefore, we are pleased to announce that we are hosting a debate that you will not want to miss.
Debate is an intellectual exercise and an essential tool for maintaining democracy and an open society. Through debate, Netanya AACI aims to promote tolerance for divergent points of view in a forum where controversial issues will be examined through civil discourse.
Jake Shepherd, Moderator: Jake is a lifelong learner whose interest spans many subjects from philosophy to philately with a special interest in human psychology and organisational culture. He is currently enrolled at the Peterson Academy where he is doing courses on Nietzsche, Nutrition and the Intersection of Intelligence, Rationality, Wisdom and Spirituality. Jake graduated from Wits as an Electrical Engineer and founded a software development company, Synthesis, before making Aliyah to Israel in 2022.
Paulette Woolf, Debater: Paulette served for 20 years in a number of senior capacities at the United Nations. In addition to her position as Director of Management Audit, she successfully established and managed a global internal management consulting function. As part of her responsibilities, she was required to submit reports and testify to the General Assembly on the results of her audits and consultancies. Paulette is a former Co-Chair of Netanya AACI where she served from 2020-2024. She made Aliyah to Netanya with her husband David in 2016.
Barry Shaw, Debater: Barry is Strategic Affairs Associate at the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies. He is the author of several books including Fighting Hamas, BDS & Antisemitism and Israel Reclaiming The Narrative. Barry is also the Host of “The View from Israel” video show seen on YouTube and Rumble.
After opening presentations, there will be an opportunity for the audience to contribute to the discussion.
This is certain to be a lively evening.
Members pre-paid NIS 50
Members at door and Non-Members NIS 70
Purchase tickets below or call the box office at 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.

Tiyul - Incredible Dead Sea Getaway
2025-11-06 - 2025-11-09 | Tiyul
Incredible Dead Sea Getaway
Thursday 6 November to Sunday 9 November
Join us for a unique adventure that combines three days of touring (two days guided) and a beautiful Shabbat in the Dead Sea area
Guide: Yoni Lightstone
Scholar in Residence: Rabbi David Woolf
Accomodation: Isrotel Nevo, Dead Sea: The hotel, nestled at the foot of the majestic mountains that frame the Dead Sea, offers spectacular views with the shore just moments away. Guests enjoy complimentary beach services and every room has a balcony. The famous Dead Sea treatments can be experienced at the hotel’s own Esprit Spa, which offer dozens of body and beauty treatments. The hotel houses one of the best dining rooms in the region.
Thursday 6 November
• Investigate the complex mosaics in the Good Samaritan museum
• Explore Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
• Admire the Synagogue at Ein Gedi
• Supper
Friday 7 November
• Extensive tour of historic Masada
• Free time to enjoy hotel facilities
• Kabbalat Shabbat prayers at hotel synagogue
• Shabbat supper followed by fascinating programme with Rabbi David Woolf
Shabbat 8 November
• Shabbat prayers at hotel synagogue
• Delicious Shabbat lunch at Isrotel Nevo followed by an afternoon program with Rabbi David Woolf
• Social evening – take advantage of the spa services and other hotel amenities
Sunday 9 November
• Visit the new Dead Sea Works Museum – unique audio-visual experience that will amaze you
• Tour the beautifully green Ein Feshcha nature reserve and archaeological site
Price includes:
Transport from and to Netanya; three nights half board and Shabbat lunch at Isrotel Nevo,
lunch Friday 7 November and Sunday 9 November, all entrance fees and all gratuities
Price excludes:
Transport to meet bus en-route from Netanya, lunch Thursday 6 November (bring your own packed lunch), treatments at the hotel
Please note participants must be in good health and not require walking assistance
Depart: Netanya 07:30 Thursday 6 November – Return: Netanya 17:30 Sunday 9 November
Minimum number of participants required.
Itinerary is subject to change without notice.
All participants must complete a registration form
Price per person sharing double room:
AACI Members:
Early Bird: NIS 3350
After 21/9/25: NIS 3500
Non-members: NIS 3600
Single Supplement: NIS 2125
Price includes a non-refundable reservation fee of NIS 250
Further details and reservations:
Netanya Box Office: 09 8330950
Email: boxoffice@netanyaaaci org il

Nefesh B’Nefesh Presents: The Challenges of Making Aliyah, Especially Later in Life
2025-11-04 11:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Nefesh B’Nefesh Presents: The Challenges of Making Aliyah, Especially Later in Life
11:00 Tuesday 4 November (rescheduled from June) CANCELLED
Everyone assumes that making Aliya as a retiree is much easier. After all, there is no pressure to look for schools for your children, you don’t need to find a job, you even get additional subsidies; all of which provide you with the freedom to settle into and explore your new home at your leisure. This premise is not totally accurate.
Miriam Naiman, who has specialized in integration and absorption for new Olim since 2005, will address the unique emotional challenges that older Olim face by leaving their friends, family and support networks, trying to navigate in a new culture, often unfamiliar with Hebrew, societal norms, public transportation and so much more. These are key issues that are rarely considered or even discussed.
Following this lecture, staff from the NBN Answers and Advocacy team will provide support on accessing and using phone applications enabling you to better interact with different ministries as well as being available to answer your questions about:

Bituach Leumi
Converting your driver’s license
Aliyah rights and benefits
Navigating the healthcare system
And any other questions or concerns you may have about life in Israel

Miriam Naiman is the Senior Advisor on the Nefesh B’Nefesh Answers team.
Members and non-members NIS 20 at the door

Café Netanya Presents: Ziv Eitan
2025-11-02 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Café Netanya Presents: Ziv Eitan
19:30 Sunday 2 November
at Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya
(This concert has been rescheduled from June)
Join Ziv Eitan, an internationally recognized master of music, in an extraordinary evening of pop, classical music and jazz. Ziv is a virtuoso of percussion, vibraphone, marimba and more. His concerts are a unique experience of precision, innovation and world music. His captivating energy and enthusiasm draw audiences into his thrilling performance.
Ziv will be accompanied on stage by an acclaimed guitarist, Amichai Shiryon.
And in the finale, some members of the audience will be invited on stage to participate!
This event is co-sponsored by Nefesh B’Nefesh.
Members pre-paid: NIS 50
Non-members and members at the door: NIS 70
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.

Writers’ Aerobics
2025-11-02 12:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Writers’ Aerobics

With Shashi Ishai
12:30 Sunday 2 November
Shashi Ishai leads our monthly Writers’ Aerobics workshop, a small, intimate group of writers, at all stages of developing writing skills.
All come from different backgrounds, ages and life experiences. In class, from a one sentence “prompt”, each writer focuses his/her creative juices and imagination and, as a result, no story is the same. Each has its own unique imprint.
We write within a nurturing, supportive environment of fun-loving people.
Sounds daunting?
Even if you have never written anything more than a shopping list, Shashi dares you to come and see for yourself. You will not be disappointed!

Members: NIS 25 per session
Non-members: NIS 35 per session
Please pay at the door or via ticket below.

Book Talk - The Midnight Library
2025-10-28 16:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Book Talk – The Midnight Library – by Matt Haig
Led by Marcy Manas and Liz Morley
16:00 Tuesday 28 October
Our Book Talk meets once a month. A list of questions is provided in advance to facilitate discussion. Books are available to borrow from the Gura Family Memorial Library.
Our October choice is The Midnight Library – by Matt Haig.
When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself, but things are about to change.
The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently. With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. However, things aren’t always what she imagined they’d be, and soon her choices place the library and herself in extreme danger.
Before time runs out, she must answer the ultimate question: what is the best way to live?
Members NIS 25
Non-Members NIS 35
Please purchase tickets below, contact the Box Office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.

Judy Spitzberg - Cities: How Do Artists Express the Bustling Sights and Sounds of Lively New York and Paris
2025-10-28 11:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Cities: How Do Artists Express the Bustling Sights and Sounds of Lively New York and Paris
Presented by Judy Spitzberg
Tuesday 28 October at 11:30
Enjoy the paintings of Edward Hopper, Robert Delauney and Piet Mondrian depicting famous cities with music of George Gershwin and Edgard Varse who describe their impressions of the sights and sounds of New York and Paris, in lines, shapes, colours, sounds and lyrics. We will sing along with Petula Clark’s “Downtown” describing the beat and vibe of the city and other fun interactive activities.
Judy Spitzberg is a music and arts lecturer and director in several American and Israeli elementary schools, universities, orchestras and museums. She is presently teaching ‘English through the Arts’ at Levinsky College.
Members pre-paid NIS 30
Members at door and non-Members NIS 50
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.

Poetry Please - Poems about Childhood
2025-10-27 16:00 | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Poetry Please – Poems about Childhood
16:00 Monday 27 October
At the Premises and on Zoom
The monthly Poetry Please activity is now in its 15th year. Selections are largely from English and American poetry, as well as from translated Medieval Hebrew and modern Israeli poetry. Susan introduces a selection of poems on topics such as medicine, sports, music and place names.
Susan taught English Literature and British Culture at colleges and universities in North East England. If you haven’t come before, do join us and, if you are one of the loyal regulars, please keep coming.
Our October theme is Poems about Childhood.
Please purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Members: NIS 25 Non-Members: NIS 35

Very Very Beginner Israeli Dance Class
2025-10-27 11:30 - 12:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Very Very Beginner Israeli Dance Class
11:30-12:30 Mondays – ON HIATUS UNTIL AFTER THE CHAGIM
NOTE WE RESUME ON THE SPECIAL DATE OF TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER RATHER THAN 20 OCTOBER. THEN WE ARE BACK TO MONDAYS.
Come enjoy learning to dance at your own pace! Netanya AACI is excited to offer this new weekly chug which will enable those new to dancing or who want an easier pace to learn the steps and enjoy the music.
Members 40 NIS per class
Non-members 80 NIS per class
Payable at the box office or at the door.

Yanina Musnikow - Living in Israel Series: Senior Discounts & Benefits
2025-10-27 10:30 | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Living in Israel Series: Senior Discounts & Benefits
Presented by our Counselor Yanina Musnikow
10:30 Monday 27 October
Program in person and on Zoom
Yanina will talk about senior arnona (Municipal) discounts, parking & transportation benefits, a short overview of pensions, and other senior discounts. There will be a question-and-answer period after the presentation.
Please join us.
Other topics in the Series:
The Israeli Health System
Understanding Bituach Leumi, the National Insurance Institute
Long-Term Care – Cash or Caregiver
Cleaners – Rights and Obligations
Advanced Medical Directive aka Living Will, DNR

Members NIS 25
Non-Members NIS 35

Harvey Bordowitz: VIVA ESPAÑA!
2025-10-26 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
VIVA ESPAÑA!
A Multimedia Music Lecture by Harvey Bordowitz
19:30 Sunday 26 October
Love and death under the blazing Spanish sun. Fiestas and flamenco, and the seductive sounds of the guitar. Hear Spanish music as written by native composers (Albeniz, Granados, De Falla and Rodrigo) and great foreign composers such as Bizet, Chabrier and Rimsky-Korsakov, who paid tribute to Spain’s music and passion. We’ll also be talking about the Jewish connection to Spain.
Harvey Bordowitz has been esteemed as one of this country’s most innovative and creative conductors and music directors and has guest-conducted orchestras throughout the world.
For over 40 years he has lectured in both Hebrew and English on a vast range of musical topics, with humour, erudition and a deep love of music. Harvey’s music lectures are very popular with Netanya AACI members.
Members pre-paid NIS 50
Members at door and non-Members NIS 70
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.

Aylon Slater - Cultural Differences: Fact or Fiction?
2025-10-21 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Aylon Slater – Cultural Differences: Fact or Fiction?
19:30 Tuesday 21 October
Are Scots really cheap? Are French men really more romantic? Does understanding cultural differences improve our relationships with others? Come and participate in a presentation on the topic. You’ll be amazed at what you discover!!
The session will provide insight into the cultural differences (and similarities) we sometimes experience between the Israeli culture and our own cultures. We will contrast stereotypes with reality using AI and explore some online resources that will help us make sense of our cross-cultural experience. Most importantly, we’ll learn how to discuss our similarities and differences in a respectful and fun way.
Aylon Slater is a global management consultant with an expertise in cross-cultural training and consulting. For over 20 years, he has provided numerous lectures, workshops and digital learning modules to organisations and executives in leading global organisations. Aylon has a Master’s Degree in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University in New York and is currently a Faculty Member in the Group Facilitation programme at Tel Aviv University.
Members pre-paid NIS 40
Members at door and non-Members NIS 60
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.

Bargain Bazaar - in October
2025-10-20 08:30 - 13:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Bargain Bazaar
08:30-13:30 Monday 20 October
Welcome one and all!
Our tables will be piled high with an amazing collection of new and nearly new items.
It really is true that one person’s clutter is another person’s treasure.
Tell your friends and neighbours – dust off your elbows, bring your shekels; there are bargains galore at our much-loved bazaar.

Meanwhile we are collecting.
We appreciate receiving new (or almost new) goods.
We especially welcome:

Costume jewelry
New cosmetics
Kitchenware
Handbags and purses
Hats
Complete games
Toys in very good condition
Decorative items for the home

Please do not bring electrical appliances, glassware, dinner or tea sets, CDs, DVDs, clothing, artwork or pictures, or books.
Newer soft cover books may be donated to the Gura Family Library.
All items should be easily portable.
Others may consider your clutter as their treasure.
We thank you for your continued generous support.
We need drivers to transport goods from people’s homes to our Netanya AACI office. If you are able to help out, please leave a note for Yael with your details at our front desk 09-8330950.
