JEWISH FILM NIGHTS
SUMMER 2015

Wednesday nights in July at 8 pm

Refreshments Provided: Popcorn & Drinks
No Cost!! Bring your friends and neighbors!

To Host, RSVP or suggest a film,
call (619) 702-8518 or email [email protected]

 

Summer Film Schedule

Wednesday, July 1st
THE BOOK OF DANIEL
Location: TBD

In 605 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians and many of their best young men were taken into captivity, including Daniel. Daniel was taken to Babylon to serve it. As Powerful King , Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel as an example of boldness and faithfulness to God in the most difficult circumstances had eternal impact on the people and the kings that he encountered.

Wednesday, July 8th
BENEATH THE HELMET
Location: TBD

Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front is a coming-of-age story which follows the journey of five Israeli high school graduates who are drafted into the army to defend their country. At the age of 18, away from their homes, families and friends these young individuals undergo a demanding, inspiring journey, revealing the core of who they are and who they want to be.

Wednesday, July 15th
NUMBERED
Location: TBD

Auschwitz prisoners, both Jewish and non-Jewish, were tattooed with serial numbers, first on their chests and then their left arms. An estimated 400,000 numbers were tattooed in Auschwitz and its sub-camps; only some several thousand survivors are still alive today. NUMBERED is an explosive, highly visual, and emotionally cinematic journey, guided by testimonies and portraits of these survivors.

Wednesday, July 22nd
WHEN JEWS WERE FUNNY
Location: TBD
Alan Zweig investigates the history of Jewish culture in America in the 20th Century by showcasing how the humor of the Hebrew people has evolved and stayed the same over a long period of time in his documentary When Jews Were Funny. He interviews a number of prominent and up-and-coming Jewish comics in order to get their opinion on if Jewish culture has fundamentally changed since Zweig was a child.
Wednesday, July 29th
MY BEST ENEMY
Location: TBD

A dark WWII comedy about two friends, stolen artwork and an unfortunate case of mistaken identities, as a Jewish man switches places with his Nazi best friend in order to survive

 

*Thanks to our Film Night Chairperson Simone Lund!*

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Previous viewing include:

2014- A Glimpse Through The Veil II, Avalon, Follow Me, The Yankles, Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness

2013 - Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, Against All Odds: In The Search Of Miracles, Fiddler on The Roof live show, Everything Is Illuminated, A Glimpse Through The Veil: Wondrous stories of the Rebbe, OB"M

2012 - Little Traitor, Hiding & Seeking: Faith & Tolerance After The Holocaust, The Rape of Europa, Faithful and Fortified III, & Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

2011 - Sensitivity: The Rebbe's Compassionate Attention to "The Little Things", Four Seasons Lodge, Masada, Undercover in Damasus

2010 - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Faithful & Fortified, Keeping Up With the Steins, Beaufort, Crimes & Misdemeanors, The World of Shalom Aleichem, The Counterfeiters

2009 - Small Time Crooks, Defiance, The Disputation, Eretz Zavat Chalav, Frisco Kid, Escape from Sobibor, The Chosen, Munich,

2008 - Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Burial Society, Prisoner of Honor, Israel: Never a Dull Moment, Paperclips,
2007 - Hester Street, The Life & Times of Hank Greenberg, Raid on Entebbe, & The Code Conspiracy.