Worth the Schlep Feb. 14-21

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BINGO!, Feb. 16
Bring a group and join the fun, with snacks and prizes. All ages and abilities are welcome.
7 p.m., Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax; $10; to register, email [email protected].

SEPHARDIC SONGS, Feb. 17
Enjoy an evening of Ladino music with guitarist and vocalist Susan Gaeta and Gina Sobel, her apprentice. Cuban drinks and snacks will be served and there will be a Cuban art auction. Proceeds go to the Cuba-America Jewish Mission.
7 p.m., Bethesda Jewish Congregation, 6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda; $20; tickets at bethesdajewish.org.

BENJI AFLALO, Feb. 17
One half of the comedy duo starring in “Alone Together,” comedian and writer Benji Aflalo brings his stand-up to DC Improv for the first time.
7:30 p.m., DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington; $20; tickets at dcimprov.com.

HATE AND ITS IMPACT, Feb. 20
CNN analyst David Gregory will host a panel discussion on where antisemitism began, how it built the foundation for the Holocaust and why it’s still a destructive global force. Deborah Lipstadt of Emory University, Richard Allen Greene of CNN and Brendan Murphy of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will discuss.
1 p.m., United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington; free; register at ushmm.org.

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IN TRANSIT, Feb. 21
Director Christian Petzold’s modern-day adaptation of a 1942 novel by Anna Segher, “Transit” will be screened as part of the Washington Jewish Film Festival. The film tells the story of a German refugee who flees to Marseille and adopts and alternate identity.
7:30 p.m., Bethesda Row Cinemas, 7235 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda; $13.50; tickets at wjff.org.

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