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Israel, 2008, 52 min., Hebrew, English,
Yiddish and Vietnamese
Co-sponsored by Barbara & Douglas
Bloom, Sheri & David Jaffa
A few weeks before Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi
Menachem and Racheli Hartman receive
news that they are about to leave home.
The two are Israelis and members of the
Chabad movement, which is sending them
to be emissaries to help a Jewish community
abroad. "Where are you going?" the family
asks. "To Canada? To England? To the
United States?" The Hartmans are headed
for Vietnam.
This young couple tries to make a home in
a community that could not be more different
than their own. Even the handful of Jews in
Saigon are mostly secular and married to locals.
The Hartmans are bewildered and deeply
frustrated. And then it is Rosh Hashanah,
and the Hartmans wait as their guests are
about to arrive.
4/29
Israel, 2008,103 min., Hebrew
Germany, 2008,118 min., English
Sponsored by Sheila & Richard Sloan,
co-sponsored by Laurel & Eric Lumberg
and Pam & Gene Lumberg
Sponsored by the Leo, Betty & Lisa Goldstein
Family Foundation
Co-sponsored by the Cancer Thrivers Network
for Jewish Women, and the Official Patrick
Swayze International Fan Club
Israel's biggest box office success in 2008,
"Lost Islands" centers on the Levi family.
Mr. Levi encourages his twin sons Erez
and Ofer to remember the importance of
fulfilling their dreams, while their mother
urges complete family loyalty. Sometimes
there is a contradiction between the
two ideals and matters become more
complicated, especially when the twins
fall in love with the same girl.
Winner of four Israeli film awards, including
Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor
in Holy Land Hardball
in Disturbing the Universe:
"Jump," featuring Patrick Swayze, tells the
true story of Philippe Halsman, a native
of Latvia who later came to the United
States and was famed for his photo series
of celebrities jumping, as well as portraits
of Marilyn Monroe, Salvador Dali, Hitchcock
and Picasso, many of which appeared on
the cover of Life magazine.
"Jump" recalls a curious incident in
September 1928 when Halsman and his
father, Morduch, were on a hiking trip in the
Austrian Alps. Morduch died during the trip
in what Philippe insisted was an accident.
Yet was there evidence to the contrary?
Philippe was eventually arrested and be-
came the center of a spectacular trial that
caused a stir far beyond Austria's borders.
Director Joshua Sinclair will be our Patron
Event guest speaker!
William Kunstler
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in Eli and Ben
Bagel brunch and movie. Bagel brunch
is at 9:30 a.m., film begins at 10:30 a.m.
USA, 2008, 84 min., English
USA, 2009, 90 min., English
Sponsored by Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment (SAJE), co-sponsored by the
Anti-Defamation League - Michigan Region
Filmmakers Emily and Sarah Kunstler
explore the life of the man called "the most
hated lawyer in America," their father,
William. Examine the life of William Kunstler
and the high-profile cases with which he
was involved, including the fight for Civil
Rights with the Rev. Martin Luther King
Jr., and the Chicago 8. The daughters
paint a complex portrait of a man whose
life mirrors the battles that helped define
American history.
Emily Kunstler has been invited to the
showings in Commerce and Ann Arbor
Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival
(2009)
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Sponsored by Peninsula Wealth Management
Group, co-sponsored by Pisgah/Zeiger Sports
& Entertainment B'nai B'rith Unit
America's favorite pasttime comes to Israel!
When a handful of U.S. businessmen try
to bring baseball to Israel they are met
with incredulity, dismissal and even
hostility. Despite the challenges, they
eventually begin the Israel Baseball
League. This inspirational documentary
is the journey from first tryouts to the
formation of the IBL.
Special guest speakers have been
invited.
Bagels provided by Brooklyn Bagel in
Bloomfield Hills.
Coffee provided by Chazzano Coffee
Roasters in Ferndale.
Official Selection for Silverdocs (2008)
Israel, 2007, 89 min., Hebrew
Sponsored by Susan & Joe Orley,
co-sponsored by Finkel, Whitefield,
Selik, P.C., Lenore & Sheldon Leeman
Twelve-year old Eli lives in a world that
is twisted upside down when his father,
a famous architect, is indicted on charges
of accepting bribes. Eli's father is taken
into police custody in front of his son. The
case is sensationalized in newspapers,
and whispers and taunts follow in Eli's
schoolyard. Forced to question everything
he believes, Eli sets out to restore his
father's reputation while navigating
questions of trust and friendship.
Winner, Audience Award, Best Documentary:
Boston Jewish Film Festival
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