France 2018, 88 mins, French with English subtitles Director Elise Otzenberger Packed with charm and laughter, this delightful comedy follows recently-married Parisian couple, Anna and Adam, as they head off … Continue reading My Polish Honeymoon
PLEASE NOTE THIS TALK HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED TO AVOID RISK OF COVID-19 (CORONA VIRUS) INFECTION Stanley Kubrick is widely acknowledged as one of the world's great directors. Yet few … Continue reading Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual?
THIS FILM HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF COVID-19 UK 2003, 106 mins, English Director Paul Morrison In this comedy drama, David Wiseman is mad about cricket but … Continue reading Wondrous Oblivion
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF COVID-19 In early 2018, composer and film maker Benjamin Till, who had only recently discovered he was Jewish, decided to make the … Continue reading Finding 100 Faces: capturing Jewish diversity
Dir. Taika Waititi, Starring Taika Waititi, Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Rebel Wilson ; 2019, 123 mins, English Since the days of Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, film-makers have adopted naive … Continue reading JoJo Rabbit
Directly after the burning bush scene, G-d inexplicably tries to kill Moses (Exodus 4:24-26). Fortunately, Moses’ life is saved by Zipporah’s enigmatic “Bridegroom of Blood” ritual. Commentators both ancient and … Continue reading Medicine in Ancient Judaism: Why does G-d attempt to kill Moses in Exodus 4?
Dir. Eran Korilin; 90 minutes; English, Hebrew, Arabic This award winning charming Israeli comedy is the tale of an Egyptian police band stranded overnight in a quiet Israeli settlement after … Continue reading The Band’s Visit
To mark the 80th anniversary of the British government’s controversial decision to ‘collar the lot’, this illustrated lecture will examine the art produced in the British internment camps, mostly but not … Continue reading Creativity against the odds: Art and Internment during World War Two
Dir. Max Lewkowicz; 2019; 97 min; English Director Max Lewkowicz’s richly detailed documentary celebrates the illustrious Broadway show Fiddler on the Roof, the evergreen shtetl-set musical first staged in 1964 … Continue reading Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles – CANCELLED DUE TO LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS
In early 2018, composer and film maker Benjamin Till, who had only recently discovered he was Jewish, decided to make the film 100 Faces to find out more about the … Continue reading Finding 100 Faces: capturing Jewish diversity
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