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Adam Resurrected
This film is based on a novel by renowned Israeli author Yoram Kaniuk. It is the early 1960s in an Israeli mental hospital where all the patients are emotionally scarred Holocaust survivors.
English
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Altalena
A dramatic and nail-biting re-enactment of the sinking of the freighter “Altalena” in
June 1948, a month after Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
Hebrew, French, Yiddish
w/subtitles
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Beau Jest
There’s fun and laughs when a Jewish kindergarten teacher in Chicago who is dating
a non-Jew decides to make her mother happy.
English
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Black Over White
Idan Raichel is an Israeli musician/composer/producer known for specializing in the
fusion of musical traditions of many nations. Called “the Idan Raichel Project”,
it has captured the imagination, and following, of people around the world.
English, Hebrew
and Amharic w/subtitles
Shown With the Short Movie
West Bank Story
2006 Academy Award Winner for Best Short Film
English
Special Event:
Yuval Ron, who composed the music for West Bank Story, will present a special screening of this hilarious film and, with two other musicians, present a live concert.
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Blessed Is the Match
This docudrama is the definitive story of the life and legacy of Hannah Senesh, a hero
of Israel.
Meet and ask questions of Roberta Grossman, director/producer of Blessed is the Match.
English; Hebrew and Hungarian w/subtitles
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Circumcise Me!
It’s non-stop laughter when standup comedian Yisrael Campbell—born Chris Campbell—tells of his conversion to Judaism from Catholicism. You can’t help but laugh as he relates how he had three circumcisions (it’s true!)
Following the film:
A well-known South Bay comedian Jeff Applebaum will keep the laughs flowing.
English
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For My Father
A spellbinding story of a young Arab who volunteers for a suicide bombing mission in an effort to redeem his family’s honor. When the switch fails to detonate, he finds himself stranded in a Tel Aviv neighborhood over a weekend.
Hebrew and Arabic w/subtitles
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Gruber's Journey
Curzio Malaparte is sent to Romania in 1941 as a war correspondent for Italy’s leading newspaper. He is in desperate need of medical help and he was given the name of a doctor who could solve his medical problem.
Following the film:
Meet Radu Gabrea, director and co-writer of the film.
German, Romanian, Italian w/subtitles
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Letters for Jenny
This sensitively directed film depicts a young woman in love who must make life choices after learning of an unexpected pregnancy.
Spanish w/subtitles
Opening Night Event:
A short talk by Monique Balbuena who is an expert on the Latin Jewish experience,
including Jewish contributions to literature and to the Tango Dance. A tango demonstration
included!
Shown with Short:
Second Guessing Grandma!
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Lost Islands
This is a film about growing up, relationships, and the special difficulties of Israeli life, circa 1980.
Hebrew w/subtitles
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Menachem & Fred
Two Jewish brothers from a small German town are separated during the war while living at
a French orphanage.
English, German and Hebrew w/subtitles
Shown With the Short Movie
Toyland
Following the film on Sunday:
Meet and ask questions of Fred Raymes, one of the two brothers featured in the movie.
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Praying in Her Own Voice
Traditionally, women have not been allowed to engage in certain public religious practices.
Shown With the Short Movie GoKosher
Following the films:
Rabbi Melanie Aron will moderate a panel discussion about the controversy.
English, Hebrew w/subtitles
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Sharon
Always charismatic, controversial, and outspoken, Ariel Sharon was either loved or despised like no other figure in Israeli life.
English, Hebrew w/subtitles
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S’Rugim
“S’rugim” are the knitted kipot worn by the hip and religious. You will love the nine episodes of the smash-hit Israeli television series that depicts the lives of 30-something highly educated, and modern religious professionals in Jerusalem.
Episodes 1-4, Episodes 5-9
Hebrew w/subtitles
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Strangers
A young Israeli man meets a young woman during a chance encounter in Europe. Although neither knows much about the other, their paths cross once again in Paris, when she seeks his help during a moment of desperation.
English, Hebrew, French, Arabic and German w/subtitles
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The Wedding Song
Two young women, the Muslim Nour and the Jewish Myriam, are neighbors and best friends in Tunisia, North Africa, in 1942. Their world is torn asunder when the Nazis, who occupy the country, impose harsh anti-Semitic policies, which imperil the safety of Myriam and her widowed mother.
French, Arabic, Hebrew, German w/subtitles
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