Arts & Culture
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 […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Less Than Kosher
Esquire Theatre 320 Ludlow Ave, CincinnatiAt 20, Viv was a promising young singer. At 30, her failing music career has forced her back into her mother's basement. But when this self-proclaimed "Bad Jew” lands into a job as a Cantor at her family's synagogue, she’s thrown into a wild ride of illicit affairs, tense family drama, and self discovery. **Content […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival Closing Night: The Story of Annette Zelman
Cincinnati Union Terminal 1301 Western Ave, CincinnatiAnnette Zelman, an art student living in Paris in the early 1940s, and her Catholic classmate, Jean, fall in love and dream of the life they could build together. What follows is a tale of love and resistance that plumbs the depths of human passion, prejudice, and betrayal. **SPECIAL FEATURE** Ticket includes a closing night […]
How To: Nosh with Jake Cohen
The Columns 109 W Elder St, Cincinnati**Join friends or make new ones during this delicious evening with bestselling cookbook author Jake Cohen!** Admission includes a cooking demo presented by Jake Cohen featuring conversation on all things cooking, life, and Judaism, one drink ticket, and hors d'oeuvres prepared by Rotem Greniman (Catering by Rotem) utilizing Jake’s recipes. View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7035
Jewish Music Festival Concert 3: Music From Auschwitz
Mayerson JCC 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesThis concert features music from Auschwitz curated by (https://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/patricia-hall/) from the University of Michigan. (https://www.avishay-shalom.com/) will lead the (https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=cincinnati+chamber+orchestra&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8) performing this unique music. Acclaimed saxophonist Rick VanMatre will be performing his two compositions that he dedicated to Holocaust survivors and performed in the International Meeting Center at Auschwitz. On display will be Anna Socha VanMatre’s […]