Join young families at the JCC for a camp-themed Shabbat experience. Enjoy crafts, songs, and Camp Livingston’s traditional farewell banquet dinner – we can’t wait to welcome Shabbat with you! _In partnership with Friday Night Shabbat and Camp Livingston._ Best for families with kids ages 12 & under. View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6247
Join young families at the JCC for a camp-themed Shabbat experience. Enjoy crafts, songs, and Camp Livingston’s traditional farewell banquet dinner – we can’t wait to welcome Shabbat with you! _In partnership with Friday Night Shabbat and Camp Livingston._ Best for families with kids ages 12 & under. View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6247
This sweet forbidden romance is a joyous tale about tolerance and love. Moti Bernstein is the son every mother wants, the student every Rabbi loves to teach, the ideal Yeshiva study mate, the perfect match for every bride. In search of a wife, he will meet the best girls in the Jewish Orthodox world but […]
A childless young ultra-Orthodox couple faces a crisis, after a traumatic treatment for barrenness. When the difference between good and bad is unclear, the family must deal with unresolved secrets that raise fundamental questions about religion and faith. **Trigger Warning: sexual violence ** ** _The Mayerson JCC Jewish & Israeli Film Festival_** presents a diverse, […]
A companion special feature to the screening of Barren, viewers are invited to watch this virtual discussion with Rabbi Mordechai Vardi, Film Director. ** _Presenting Partner: Jewish Fertility Foundation - Cincinnati_** ** _The Mayerson JCC Jewish & Israeli Film Festival_** presents a diverse, inspiring lineup of award-winning films and engaging, educational programming that connects to […]
Set in Poland during the German occupation, 19-year-old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly-respected Nazi officer when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Irena uses her wit, humor, and courage to hide 12 Jews, concealing them in the midst of countless obstacles. Through […]
Living on the fringes of Israeli society, troubled boys must band together to save the shelter for at-risk youth that has kept them off the streets. For generations, an altruistic surrogate mother, Margalit, provided loving refuge to victims of neglect and violence in a shabby house on Tel Aviv's outskirts. When tragedy strikes, it's up […]
**_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 […]
An interactive, sweet, and meaningful 30-minute Shabbat morning service, accompanied by guitar, YoFI Shababa is multi-generational and accessible to all, inviting you to come as you are and when you can. Bring family, neighbors, and friends! Following the service, stay for snacks and open play until your children are ready to go home. View event […]
**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 […]
**_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 […]
**_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, […]
**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: […]
Join YoFI for Shababa Downtown at the Play Library - a unique opportunity to celebrate Shabbat with other young families! We encourage families to arrive between 9:15 and 9:30 to prepare for our 9:30 am service, followed by free play and snacks at 10:00 am. _All are welcome!_ View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/5924
This 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 […]
**_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 […]
Lace up your snow boots and layer up because we are getting together to go snow tubing at Perfect North! **Transportation NOT provided, meet at Perfect North Slopes.** If you already have a season pass at Perfect North, please contact Marisa at (https://[email protected] )to sign up! _In partnership with Camp Livingston_ Ages 12 & Under […]
**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 […]
He 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, […]
It’s online, so it must be true, right? We know that’s not always the case! Join us with experienced educators to get conversation starters to help your children think critically about what they see and post online. Program presented by Rockwern Academy’s Division of Adulting and the Mayerson JCC Content presented by Planned Parenthood of […]
An interactive, sweet, and meaningful 30-minute Shabbat morning service, accompanied by guitar, YoFI Shababa is multi-generational and accessible to all, inviting you to come as you are and when you can. Bring family, neighbors, and friends! Following the service, stay for snacks and open play until your children are ready to go home. View event […]
After 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 […]
At 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 […]
Annette 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 […]