Arts & Culture
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: The Boy & Jerry’s Last Mission
**_The Boy | Short Film_** Avinoam and Barak, father and son from Kibbutz near Gaza strip, are each facing another round of combat in their own way. While Avinoam insists on continuing his routine and his work in the field, Barak finds it difficult to close his eyes and continue as usual. One night, Barak […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: The Boy & Jerry’s Last Mission
**VIRTUAL DISCUSSION** Shaylee Atary, Editor of _The Boy_ Louisa Merino, Director, Writer, and Producer of _Jerry’s Last Mission_ ** _Presenting Partner: Jewish Federation of Cincinnati - Jewish Community Relations Council_** ** _The Mayerson JCC Jewish & Israeli Film Festival_** presents a diverse, inspiring lineup of award-winning films and engaging, educational programming that connects to Jewish […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Kinderland & The Catskills
The Seven Hills School - Hillsdale Campus 5400 Red Bank Rd, Cincinnati**_Kinderland | Documentary Short_** This short film tells the story of two secular Jewish summer camps in upstate New York that have cultivated social activists for almost a century and are still in existence today. Both camps were founded by secular working-class Jews on either side of the leftist political divide. What makes KINDERLAND both […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Paddle for Life & The Holy Closet
**_Paddling for Life | Documentary Short_** This documentary is the story of the _Pink Lionesses, Israel_ , a unique women's sports group, consisting of breast cancer survivors, that paddle on Dragon Boats, on the Sea of Galilee in Northern Israel. Their common goal is to recover, recuperate and combat their cancer. They have chosen optimism, […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: The Holy Closet
**VIRTUAL DISCUSSION** Moran Nakar, Film Director Avigail Sperber, Film Producer ** _Presenting Partner: Cincinnati Hillel_** ** _The Mayerson JCC Jewish & Israeli Film Festival_** presents a diverse, inspiring lineup of award-winning films and engaging, educational programming that connects to Jewish and Israeli stories. **To see the whole 2024 lineup**[ **click here.**](https://mayersonjccfilmfestival2024.eventive.org/schedule?viewMode=compact) View event on Jlive: […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Remembering Gene Wilder
Mayerson JCC 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesThis documentary, told in part through Gene Wilder’s own voice, offers generous helpings of film clips from across Wilder’s career. A heartfelt tribute to the beloved star, this multi-talented performer is dramatically brought to life through never-before-seen home movies and photographs, as well as the intimate insights of friends and colleagues, including Mel Brooks, Alan […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Anne & Giado
**_Anne | Short Film_** Two actresses have made it to the final callbacks for the role of a lifetime: to play Anne Frank in an upcoming staged production. But as the topic of color-blind casting makes its way into the audition room, the controversial question emerges: who is best suited to portray Anne Frank? _ANNE […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Giado
**VIRTUAL DISCUSSION** Sharon Ada Yaish, GIADO Director and Producer Golan Rise, GIADO Director and Producer Livia Tagliacozzo, PhD student at the department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ** _Presenting Partner: Holocaust Education Fund, History Department, Miami University _** ** _Additional partnership support from The Nancy & David Wolf […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Vishniac
Cincinnati Skirball Museum 3101 Clifton Ave, CincinnatiHe was difficult, flamboyant, and brilliant. Photographer and scientist Roman Vishniac captured iconic images of Jewish life – from the cafes of pre-war Berlin to the shtetls of Eastern Europe – all before fleeing Nazi Germany to reinvent himself in America. Told through the eyes of his daughter Mara, this documentary reconstructs his dramatic life, […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Stay With Us
Mariemont Theatre 6906 Wooster Pike, CincinnatiAfter failing to hide his desire to convert to Catholicism, Gad’s family strives to convince him that he should not abandon Judaism. Inspired by the director's own fraught relationship to the Jewish faith and starring Gad Elmaleh's real-life family, this is a heart-warming and charming story about faith, family and acceptance. ** _The Mayerson JCC […]