FEBRUARY
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THE FIFTH HEAVEN
Wednesday, February 22
Avalon Theatre
5612 Connecticut Ave. NW
1944. Palestine is under British Mandate as WWII rages. Life in an orphanage on the outskirts of Tel Aviv is difficult for new arrival, 13-year-old Maya, as she attempts to piece together the puzzle that is her life.
Israel, 2011, feature, 103 minutes. Hebrew with English subtitles. Directed by Dina Riklis
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ITVS Community Cinema Cafe
MORE THAN A MONTH
Sunday, February 26
Reception 12:30 pm, Film 1:00 pm
FREE with reservations strongly encouraged
Should Black History Month be ended? That’s the question explored by African American filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman as he embarks on a cross-country campaign to do just that. Both amusing and thought provoking, More Than a Month examines what the treatment of history tells us about race and power in contemporary America.
Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman by E. Ethelbert Miller, Director, Afro-American Studies Resource Center, Howard University
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Celebrate Women's History Month
JEWISH WOMEN IN AMERICAN SPORT: Settlement
Houses to Olympic Stadiums
Tuesday, March 6, 1:00 pm
Goethe-Institut Washington
812 Seventh Street NW
FREE and open to the public
Suggested donation $10
Discover the role American Jewish
women played in breaking ethnic and gender barriers in sports with the film and discussion with Dr. Linda J. Borish, historian and executive producer of the film.
Join Dr. Borish for a kosher lunch
following the program. Lunch fee $15. Payment required by March 1.
Program presented by the
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. Co-sponsored with the Washington Jewish Film Festival, the Goethe-Institut, American
University's Jewish Studies Program and The
Foundation for Jewish Studies
RSVP online
or by calling (202) 789-0900
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WJFF Replay
MY SWEET CANARY
Wednesday, March 7, 8:00 pm
The Avalon Theatre
5612 Connecticut Ave. NW
With special guest Roy Sher, director
Roza Eskenazi sang the way she lived--with passion and love. Half a century later, three contemporary musicians from Greece, Turkey and Israel embark on a journey to re-discover the beloved singer of “Rebetiko” (Greek blues) and her nearly vanished world whose sounds continues to echo throughout the Mediterranean and beyond.
Israel/Greece/France, 2011, documentary, 90 minutes. English, Greek, Turkish, Ladino and Hebrew with English subtitles. Directed by Roy Sher
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Greece, Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Embassy of Israel and America-Israel Cultural Foundation
Purchase tickets at avalon.org
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Second chance to see another WJFF hit
IN ANOTHER LIFETIME
Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm with reception following
Embassy of Austria
3524 International Court, NW
FREE with advance reservations required
A weary group of 20 Jews walks through the countryside under the watchful eyes of their Nazi keepers, finally reaching a village where events unfold with acts of brutality, compassion, strength and even surprising bits of as the film moves towards a sobering final twist in this poignant story inspired by actual events.
Austria, 2010, feature, 94 minutes. German with English subtitles, Directed by Elisabeth Scharang
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Austria and the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington
Click here for rsvp or call (202 )895- 6776
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It's back for one last season!!!
SRUGIM
Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 pm
All new! Season 3-Episodes 1, 2 and 3
Special guest: Amos Tamam, Srugim's "Amir"
Our favorite group of 30-something modern religious singles is back for one last season of life and love in the series best described as the Israeli “Friends.” Will Amir and Yifat ever have a baby? Is Nati capable of real love with just one woman? Will Hodaya find religion or love or both again? Can Re’eut reconcile her feminism with her religion, her drive for success with her desire for love?
Join the post-film discussion with our special guest Amos Tamam, Srugim's "Amir" (you know, Yifat's husband and the only main character who's been divorced) and one of Israel’s hottest young actors.
Co- presented by EntryPointDC
Co-sponsored by the Center for Israel Studies at American University
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