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Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Irena’s Vow
Mariemont Theatre 6906 Wooster Pike, CincinnatiSet 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 […]
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Children of Nobody
Mariemont Theatre 6906 Wooster Pike, CincinnatiLiving 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 […]
YoFI Shababa
Isaac M. Wise Temple - Wise Center 8329 Ridge Road, CincinnatiAn 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 […]
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: 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 […]
PJ Library Hits the Slopes!
Perfect North Slopes 19074 Perfect Pl Ln, LawrenceburgLace 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 […]
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, […]
YoFI Shababa
Isaac M. Wise Temple - Wise Center 8329 Ridge Road, CincinnatiAn 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 […]
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 […]