Entertainmen Marwill ® 10, Israel ® 60 on from C5 are twins who are temperamentally, socially, psy- chologically and behaviorally mirror opposites in all ways but one: Both learned the fine art of woodworking and furniture building from their father, Leo. "Leo is angry with Jake, who is not the son Leo wanted, and wishes that Jake, not Mike, had died. Leo, meanwhile, has been neither a good father nor a faithful husband. "Jake's resemblance to Mike is unsettling, but the similarity makes it easier for him to gradually assume Mike's life. He re-establishes himself as woodworker and achieves some success, though tarnished, taking over the family business. Jake appears headed for redemption. Yet it is not to be — at least for now." The Last Jews of Libya Recommended by Esther Frank, volunteer "The Last Jews of Libya is snapshot of 20th-centu- ry history through the prism of a community that prospered for centuries. 'Today, Libya is a country without a single Jew. Twenty-five hundred years of history of a unique, beautiful Jewish life in Libya comes to a complete end; Vivienne Roumani- Denn recounts. "She tells her family's story of three generations as recorded in her mother's diaries and letters. "The Jewish families of Benghazi were worldly, sophisticated business people who, nevertheless, were strong adherents to Jewish tradition. But assimilation becomes an issue. The Roumani family is among the dwindling remnants of this Jewish population who cling tightly to their iden- tity as both Jews and Libyans — though never quite able to reconcile the two halves." Knowledge Is the Beginning Recommended by Suzanne Kaplan, volunteer "An orchestra is a metaphor made visible. Picture the absurd: an orchestra in which each section is in its own box, the strings unable to communicate with the horns, the percussion walled off from the wood- winds. Only when each section hears and responds Israeli Visions 14 offerings from Israeli filmmakers honor the nation's anniversary. Six Days: A documentary that uses archi- val footage to give a new perspective on Israel's victory in the 1967 war. Knowledge Is the Beginning: An orchestra comprising young Arabs and Jews, under the baton of Daniel Barenboim. Sweet Mud: A tender, tragic story of a little boy on a kibbutz and his fragile mother. Dear Mr. Waldman: A man's dedication to to the others is the result music. "That was undoubtedly an image that led Edward Said, a Palestinian Christian, and Daniel Barenboim, a Jew of Russian descent, to develop the Divan Orchestra. "Their dream was to bring together young musicians from Israel and the surrounding Arab countries. The dream begat more dreams: to perform in non- neutral countries, to tear down the walls between people and, maybe, the walls between countries. "The orchestra has performed in Germany, in Geneva and in Ramallah, under tight security, to be sure, but where the musicians were welcomed as emissaries of a future that might yet be:" Praying with Lio Gloomy Sunday Recommended by David Magidson, festival director "Gloomy Sunday is an important, beautifully filmed romance/suspense/Holocaust story con- structed around "Gloomy Sunday;' a real piece of music that swept Europe during World War II. It was so melancholy that hundreds of people actu- ally committed suicide to it. "The film, though, is fiction, and is about the meaning of love, duty, revenge, self-reliance and memory. What is so satisfying is that this 'pack- age' of important issues is in the center of a taut human drama filled with suspense, action, beauty, good and evil. "Mat a treat!" Tickets for film festival screenings are $10 each. Films will be shown May 4-15 at the United Artists Theatres in Commerce Township, the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor, the Uptown Palladium 12 in Birmingham, the Flint Institute of the Arts and the Cineplex Odeon, Devonshire Mall, in Windsor. For information and tickets, call (248) 788-2900 or visit www.jdff.com . his dead son and wife lost in the Holocaust blinds him to the love of his new family in 19605 Tel Aviv. Out of Sight: A girl rushes back to Israel after the suicide of her best friend, where she uncovers a terrible secret. Someone To Run With: An awkward boy goes in search of a musician who mysteri- ously disappears. David Rubinger – Eye Witness: Israel as seen through the eyes of a laureate of the Israel Prize for Photography. Like a Fish Out of Water: A romantic com- edy about an immigrant who falls in love with his Hebrew teacher. The Orthodox Way: A single Orthodox man goes out on an arranged date – with the wrong girl. Nina's Home Recommended by Marilyn Krainen, volunteer "Set in the French countryside of 1944, Nina's Home is the story of a 'house of hope; where a woman named Nina is resolute in her goal to rehabilitate young souls damaged by the war, separation and abandonment. Although her chal- lenges are Herculean, her determination is bound- less as she works to restore hope to the hopeless. "In spite of their losses, the children eventually show signs of readjustment. Conditions change dramatically, however, after news reaches Nina that Buchenwald has been liberated and that 20 young survivors of the camp will be joining her household:" Making Trouble Recommended by Jeannette Saquet volunteer "This documentary presents highlights from the lives of six legendary Jewish-American comedi- ennes: Molly Picon, Fannie Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Wendy Wasserstein and Gilda Radner. The filmmaker artfully weaves together archival footage with contemporary interviews, delightful banter and insightful commentary from four of today's leading Jewish comediennes: Judy Gold, Jackie Hoffman, Cory Kaheney and Jessica Kirson. "The film opens in an appropriate setting — Katz's Deli in New York — where the four comediennes are noshing, drinking Dr. Brown sodas and chatting. Their conversations are like The Bubble: In a film filled with sexual, ethnic and intellectual conflicts, three people devoted to fun in a crazy Israeli world are vic- tims of self-delusion. Comrade: A young boy befriends an aging Communist with an unusual agenda. Munich – Code Name: Bayonet: The true story of the Mossad's Bayonet unit, respon- sible for the retailiation against the Black September terrorists following the 1972 Olympics. Three Mothers: Triplets born in Egypt stick together through their turbulent lives. To Die in Jerusalem (Israel/USA): A meeting between the mother of a Palestinian suicide bomber and the mother of the killer's victim.