The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival and Generations After are excited to co-host the Southwest premiere of the new documentary film, “The Return”, at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Historical Society on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 7:00pm.
“The Return” is the fascinating story of four young Polish women who were raised Catholic, only to discover in their teens they were actually Jewish. Alongside the film’s quartet of dynamic twentysomethings, Zucker invites audiences to explore a tiny but growing sector of young Poles attempting to pioneer an authentic Jewish identity with little knowledge of their long-buried ancestry in a country still regarded as a “Jewish graveyard.”
Before World War II, Poland was the epicenter of European Jewry and home to 3.5 million Jews. In the aftermath of the Holocaust and through the fall of communism in 1989, only an estimated 20,000 Jews remain.
The Return’s award-winning director Adam Zucker will be present at the premiere and conduct a post-film question and answer session with the audience.
More information at www.gpjff.org. Phone orders only: 602-753-9366
Annual program to observe the celebration of the anniversary of the day Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. Includes service, dairy dinner, two study sessions, dessert and the reading of the Book of Ruth.
Ma’ariv/Shavuot Service 8:00pm; dairy dinner 8:15pm
Study Session 1 at 8:45pm: Rabbi Robert Eisen will present “Megillat Ruth: The Character of the Characters”
Study Session 2 at 9:40pm: Rabbi Ruven Barkan will present “Is the Torah True? What Happened at Sinai?”
Dessert 10:30pm; Reading of the Book of Ruth 11:00pm
$8 per person to attend dinner; no charge for service, study sessions & dessert.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED by June 8 TO ATTEND ANY PORTION OF TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT.
Free and open to all! Enjoy a movie, popcorn and lemonade and the pleasure of spending a few, cool moments in the shadow of each other’s presence. Stay after each showing for a casual discussion of the film.
July 10 • The Fiddler on the Roof
July 17 • Marjorie Morningstar
July 24 • The Dybbuk
July 31 • The Jazz Singer
August 7 • The Pawnbroker
For more information, call Michelle at 520-745-5550, ext. 225 or visit www.caiaz.org
Free and open to all! Enjoy a movie, popcorn and lemonade and the pleasure of spending a few, cool moments in the shadow of each other’s presence. Stay after each showing for a casual discussion of the film.
July 10 • The Fiddler on the Roof
July 17 • Marjorie Morningstar
July 24 • The Dybbuk
July 31 • The Jazz Singer
August 7 • The Pawnbroker
For more information, call Michelle at 520-745-5550, ext. 225 or visit www.caiaz.org
Free and open to all! Enjoy a movie, popcorn and lemonade and the pleasure of spending a few, cool moments in the shadow of each other’s presence. Stay after each showing for a casual discussion of the film.
July 10 • The Fiddler on the Roof
July 17 • Marjorie Morningstar
July 24 • The Dybbuk
July 31 • The Jazz Singer
August 7 • The Pawnbroker
For more information, call Michelle at 520-745-5550, ext. 225 or visit www.caiaz.org
Free and open to all! Enjoy a movie, popcorn and lemonade and the pleasure of spending a few, cool moments in the shadow of each other’s presence. Stay after each showing for a casual discussion of the film.
July 10 • The Fiddler on the Roof
July 17 • Marjorie Morningstar
July 24 • The Dybbuk
July 31 • The Jazz Singer
August 7 • The Pawnbroker
For more information, call Michelle at 520-745-5550, ext. 225 or visit www.caiaz.org
“Hummus! The Movie” is a documentary that explores the unifying power of this Middle Eastern dish through the stories of three hummus makers: a Muslim woman, a Christian man and an Orthodox Jew.
The film is part of an Israeli movie series held at the East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.
Reservations: 480-897-0588 or [email protected].
Click here for full Israeli movie schedule.
In this documentary, filmmaker Igal Hecht explores Christian, Muslim, Druze and Bedouin communities in Israel to discover how these minorities feel about their place within the modern State of Israel.
The film is part of an Israeli movie series held at the East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.
Reservations: 480-897-0588 or [email protected].
Click here for full Israeli movie schedule.