Ethan Isenberg, 2006, 99 min., US, English
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik was the leader of Modern Orthodox Judaism in 20th-century America. In his stunning debut film, Ethan Isenberg explores the impact and the complicated legacy of this brilliant man.
GUEST: Filmmaker Ethan Isenberg expected to attend.
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Yael Luttwak, 2007, 60 min., UK, Arabic/English/Hebrew with English subtitles
Can the universal struggle for weight loss advance peace in the Middle East? As the pounds melt away for 14 disparate women, so too does the ingrained mistrust.
Tonight's film is presented in cooperation with the JCC Lane Dworkin Jewish Book Festival and will be followed by a healthy cooking talk with chef Ronnie Fein author of Hip Kosher: 175 Easy - to - Prepare Recipes for Today's Kosher Cooks.
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Oded Davidoff, 2006, 118 min., Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles
While trying to track down the owner of a lost dog, a shy 17-year old pieces together the incredible story behind her disappearance. Based on the suspenseful bestselling novel by Israeli novelist David Grossman.
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Arik Henig, 2007, 88 min., Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles
This gripping film explores the complex professional and personal ties linking Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres, two men with radical differences whose actions - and rivalry - dramatically shaped today's Middle East.
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Diane Crespo & Stefan C. Schaefer, 2007, 89 min., US, English
Two first-time schoolteachers, one Muslim and one Jewish, form an unlikely friendship in this endearing comedy that smartly tackles issues of prejudice and diversity.
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Nadav Schirman, 2007, 90 min., Israel/Germany, Hebrew with English subtitles
The true story of a blond, blue-eyed Mossad agent living undercover as an ex-Nazi German millionaire in Egypt. Best Documentary, Israeli Film Academy, 2007.
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Raphael Nadiari, 2007, 96 min., Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles
In today's Jerusalem, a Jewish family leads an ordinary life until the father mysteriously disappears following a car accident.
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Slawomir Grunberg and Robert Podgursky, 2006, 89 min., US/Russia/Poland/ Uzbekistan, English/Russian/Yiddish with English subtitles
In commemoration of Yom Hashoah, RJFF presents the little known story of Asher and Shyfra, who escaped the Nazi Holocaust, along with 200,000 of their fellow Eastern Poland countrymen, at the unlikely hand of Joseph Stalin.
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Shahar Cohen/Halil Efrat, 2006, 75 min., Israel, English/
Hebrew with English subtitles
The surprise winner of the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award follows a father and son on a journey to retrace the father's tracks as a WWII Jewish Brigade member. Instead, the pair end up on a search for wartime girlfriends! Best Documentary Israeli Film Academy, 2006.
Immediately followed by:
Patti Durr, 2006, 25 min., US, English and American Sign Language
This tender film tells a little known story about one deaf family's flight from Nazi occupied Austria and their detainment on Ellis Island.
GUEST: Exodus filmmaker Patti Durr; RIT NTID Associate Professor, Department of Cultural and Creative Studies.
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