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 States

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 […]

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 […]

YP Happy Hour

The Growler House 1526 Madison Rd, Cincinnati

Bottoms up! Meet and mingle with fellow Cincinnati Jews while enjoying some incredible drinks! First drink is on us, and we will be offering flights so you can sample different beers! Light kosher bites provided. See you then! View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6788

Young Adult Happy Hour

The Growler House 1526 Madison Rd, Cincinnati

Bottoms up! Meet and mingle with fellow Cincinnati Jews while enjoying some incredible drinks! First drink is on us, and we will be offering flights so you can sample different beers! Light kosher bites provided. See you then!

Free

Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Vishniac

Cincinnati Skirball Museum 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati

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, […]

Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Stay With Us

Mariemont Theatre 6906 Wooster Pike, Cincinnati

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 […]

Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Less Than Kosher

Esquire Theatre 320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati

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 […]