| |  | February 17, 2022 There's still time to help us support the programs that embolden Jewish life here in Tidewater, as well as beyond. We accomplish this through donations to the UJFT Annual Campaign, with additional support from other funders & sponsors. Your gift will insure successful future programming, and a fruitful 2022. Give generously, below: |
| | | VIRGINIA FESTIVAL OF JEWISH FILM IS NEXT WEEK, TICKETS GOING FAST With confirmation that "Tango Shalom" star Judi Beecher will join us for the screening and live discussion at "The Big Saturday Night Celebration of Jewish Film" on Saturday, Feb. 26 at Virginia Wesleyan University — tickets are going quickly for our in-theater screenings for next week's films. The Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, presented by Alma & Howard Laderberg, is just around the corner, this coming Thursday through Monday. We're encouraging anyone who plans to join us for the films, to secure their tickets THIS week. Below are buttons for each of our 4 upcoming films, that will bring you to the ticketing window on Eventive. Remember, you also have the option of viewing from your living room, live, during the theater screening time(s) only. |
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| A STARRY SKY ABOVE THE ROMAN GHETTO (Un Cielo Stellato Sopra Il Ghetto Di Roma) Thursday, February 24 at 7:30 PM Cinema Café Kemps River: 1220 Fordham Drive, Virginia Beach Tickets: $12 When teenaged Sofia finds a wartime photo of a Jewish child hidden in an old suitcase, she enlists the help of a group of students from Rome’s Jewish community to discover the fate of this person. Her quest will have life-changing consequences as she discovers the truth about the child’s history, as well as that of her own family. |
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| TANGO SHALOM The Big Saturday Night Celebration & Filmmaker/Actor Discussion Saturday, February 26 at 7:30 PM Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center Virginia Wesleyan University, 5817 Wesleyan Drive, Virginia Beach Tickets: $25 in-person; $12 per household to watch LIVE at home KIDS NIGHT OUT babysitting is available during this film! See button/link below. Moshe Yehuda, a Hasidic Rabbi and amateur Hora dancer, played by Jos Laniado, enters a Tango competition to save his Hebrew school from bankruptcy. There is one problem: due to his orthodox beliefs, he is not allowed to touch a woman! At odds with his family, the Grand Rabbi of his orthodox sect, and the entire Hasidic community, Moshe asks a Catholic priest, a Muslim Imam and a Sikh holy man to help him dance in the Tango contest “without sacrificing his sacred beliefs.” |
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| BEN GURION, EPILOGUE Followed by a Discussion with Film Producer & Editor, Yael Perlov Sunday, February 27 at 2:30 PM Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center Virginia Wesleyan University, 5817 Wesleyan Drive, Virginia Beach Tickets: $12 An interview with David Ben-Gurion, one of modern history's greatest leaders, emerges from the obscurity of an archive where it has lain unrecognized for decades. It is 1968, and Ben-Gurion is 82 years old, five years before his death. He lives in the seclusion of his home in the desert, remote from all political discourse, which allows him a perspective on the Zionist enterprise. His introspective soul-searching is the focus of this film, and his reflections provide a surprising vision for today's crucial decisions and for the future of Israel. |
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| HESTER STREET An Evening Dedicated to Longtime Friend of the Festival, Mal Vincent. Includes a Conversation with Rabbi Michael Panitz Monday, February 28 at 7:00 PM Naro Expanded Cinema, 1507 Colley Avenue, Norfolk Tickets $12 Among the great cinematic portraits of Jewish life in America, Joan Micklin Silver’s debut feature is anchored by her own screenplay (adapted from Abraham Cahan’s 1896 novella Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto) and an unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance by Carol Kane. Kane stars as Gitl, one half of an Eastern European Jewish couple alongside Yankel (Steven Keats). Upon arriving in New York’s Lower East Side in the late 19th century, Gitl finds that Yankel, who’d come over to America before her and their young son Yossele, has begun an affair with a dancer, and Gitl finds herself in an unenviable situation in a strange new place. |
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| A FAMILY CONVERSATION ABOUT GIVING February 24 at 1:00 PM (On-Demand Webinar) Join Amplifier, powered by Jewish Federations of North America, at their new Family Conversation About Giving Toolkit, created with the Jewish Future Pledge. The guide invites families to share stories about their giving values, articulate what giving Jewishly means to them, and discuss the organizations or causes that inspire them to give. This webinar is for professionals and families who give at any level, whether they are new to giving or have been giving for generations. |
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| The Four Corners of the World: A Celebration of World Wildlife Day
with Roie Galitz Presented by ISRAEL TODAY on TUESDAY March 1 at 1:00 PM Have you dreamt of traveling to Antarctica? Or have you wondered what it takes to travel the world and encounter the most exotic animals in their own habitat? If so, you're in luck! One of today's most most prolific wildlife photographers, Roie Galitz, will join us to share his experiences in some of the most remote parts of the world.
As a life long nature lover, Roie travels the globe documenting animals in their natural surroundings in some of the most extreme locations and climates. The images Roie Galitz produces have garnered international awards, and have been featured in publications including National Geographic, the Smithsonian and many more. The 2017 BBC documentary Snow Bears features video footage captured by Galitz and his collogues as they followed polar bears in their quest to survive. |
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| MAGICIAN & AUTHOR JOSHUA JAY THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 7:30 PM There's a saying: The door to magic is closed, but not locked. Joshua Jay's book, How Magicians Think: And Why Magic Matters reveals the mindset behind the magic‚ what it's like to practice an art that so many love yet so few understand. Neither a how-to book nor a how-do-they-do-it exposé, it's written as a series of short, lively essays. A headliner at Hollywood's Magic Castle and former Wold Champion in Sleight-of-Hand, he consulted on illusions for Game of Thrones. He will perform magic at the JCC during his March 3rd appearance! (Note: This is an in-person live experience, only. We will not be streaming this event.) For questions contact Hunter Thomas, HThomas@UJFT.org |
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