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The
Jewish Film Series
at Havurah Shir Hadash
Free
Films every Wednesday at 7pm
March 10, “Forgiving Dr. Mengele”
During the Holocaust, Eva Mozes Kor and her twin sister, Miriam, were selected for a series of horrifying genetic experiments at the hands of the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele. Ironically, because of these experiments, the girls were able to survive Auschwitz; much of their family did not. In this documentary, Kor returns to Auschwitz on a quest to heal her wounds with an astonishing and controversial act of forgiveness.
82 minutes. Discussion led by Moshe Ross.
March 24, “Yentl”
Based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's story, this Oscar-‐winning musical stars Barbra Streisand as Yentl, the bookish daughter of a Talmud teacher who instructs her even though it's forbidden to teach the sacred text to girls. Determined to continue her schooling after her father dies, Yentl disguises herself as a boy to gain entry to a yeshiva. There, she meets the brilliant Avigdor (Mandy Patinkin), who only has eyes for Hadass (Amy Irving).
132 minutes.
April 14, “The Band’s Visit”
When an Egyptian police brass band travels to Israel to play at the opening of an Arab arts center, the group ends up abandoned and lost in a remote desert town, igniting a charming cross-‐cultural comedy. Defying expectations, the tiny Israeli community embraces the musicians, and both the Egyptians and the locals learn a few things about one another -‐-‐ and themselves. This witty foreign-‐language film nabbed the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes.
87 minutes. PG-‐13.
April 28, “Steal a Pencil for Me”
Director Michèle Ohayon's moving documentary chronicles the unshakeable romance between Jack Polak and Ina Soep of Amsterdam, who met and fell in love despite their deportation to Nazi concentration camps during the war. As they corresponded with love letters composed on any scrap of paper they could find, the couple's blossoming relationship coincided with the horrors of the Holocaust and their internment in Westerbork and Bergen-‐Belsen.
94 minutes. English subtitles.
Donations to support the film series are greatly appreciated.
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