Shoshana

Scott Cinema, Bristol Northumbria Drive, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

Drawing on real events, Shoshana is a romantic/political thriller set in 1930s/early 1940s Palestine. ‘Shoshana Borochov is the real-life figure cutting a dash through Tel Aviv high society in this exciting time … Continue reading Shoshana

Torch Song Trilogy

Scott Cinema, Bristol Northumbria Drive, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

DAVAR is thrilled to revisit this poignant 1988 comedy-drama. Adapted by Harvey Fierstein from his Broadway play of the same name, the film offers an intimate portrayal of fictional female … Continue reading Torch Song Trilogy

The Spoils

Scott Cinema, Bristol Northumbria Drive, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

  This film is shown in conjunction with UK Jewish Film Festival 2024 NOTE – Tickets must be booked via the UKJFF box office Ownership, history and morality are the poignant … Continue reading The Spoils

Memoirs of a Pioneering Hebrew Educator: a vanished European heritage and new frontiers in Africa

Redland Quaker Meeting House 126 Hampton Road , Bristol, United Kingdom

This talk will trace the extraordinary life and times of Lithuanian born Alexander Levin, through his 1954 autobiography as a pioneering Hebrew educator across Eastern Europe at the turn of … Continue reading Memoirs of a Pioneering Hebrew Educator: a vanished European heritage and new frontiers in Africa

£8

One Life

Scott Cinema, Bristol Northumbria Drive, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

One Life tells the real-life story of the British humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton’s rescue of over 600 predominantly Jewish children from pre-WW2 Nazi-occupation in Czechoslovakia. Starring Anthony Hopkins as Winton, the … Continue reading One Life

Kidnapped

Scott Cinema, Bristol Northumbria Drive, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

Another film based on a true story, Kidnapped is a historical drama that uncovers an uncomfortable tale of antisemitism and child abuse at the hands of the Catholic church. It is Bologna,1858, … Continue reading Kidnapped

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