[NEohioPAL]The Mandel JCC presents the Cleveland Jewish FilmFest

Tue Sep 11 10:36:43 PDT 2007

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CLEVELAND JEWISH FILMFEST, SPONSORED BY THE MANDEL JCC,
For more information on these films, and ticket information, please =
visit www.clevejcc.org <http://www.clevejcc.org> or www.tickets.com =
<http://www.tickets.com>

Saturday, October 6, 8:15 PM Rashevski's Tango Shaker Square Cinemas
What does it mean to be Jewish? Three generations of the Rashevski =
family grapple with the question, after the death of Rose, the secular =
matriarch who believed that the tango would make all troubles disappear. =

Sunday, October 7, 10:00 AM Yiddish Theater: A Love Story Stonehill =
Auditorium, Mandel JCC
		This film follows Holocaust survivor Zypora Spaisman's quest to save =
the longest running Yiddish theater in America and includes scenes with =
many of the leading experts and stars of the Yiddish world.=20

Sunday, October 7, 2:00 PM Little Heroes Solon Cinemas
		A boy who is trying to cope with his father's death, a Russian girl =
with telepathic abilities, her mentally challenged brother and a boy who =
is an outsider in the close knit society of a kibbutz, embark on a =
courageous expedition to rescue two injured teenagers in the Negev.

Sunday, October 7, 7:00 PM What a Wonderful Place Cedar Lee Cinemas
		What a Wonderful Place exposes the difficulties faced by foreign =
workers in Israel today. Winner of four Israeli Academy Awards and =
Israel's 2006 official Oscar submission for Best Foreign Film.=20
A discussion with filmmaker Eyal Halfon will follow the screening

Tuesday, October 9, 7:30 PM First Basket Stonehill Auditorium, Mandel =
JCC
		This comprehensive documentary traces the impact of basketball on =
Jewish youth in New York tenements and the major influences of Jewish =
players and coaches on the game.=20
A discussion with filmmaker David Vyorst will follow the screening
Sponsored by Fran and Jules Belkin

Wednesday, October 10, 7:30 PM Three Mothers Cedar Lee Theatre
		Triplets Rose, Flora and Jasmine, born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1943, =
were blessed by King Farouk. Today they live together in Israel, their =
lives clouded by secrets and lies from the past. =20

Thursday, October 11, 7:30 PM The Ashkenazim Cedar Lee Theatre
		Young Jews of Ashkenazi (European) descent wrestle with how and why =
they reclaim or reject their cultural identity in a diverse Israeli =
society that is embracing Sepahrdic culture.

Saturday, October 13, 9:15 PM Out of Sight Cedar Lee Cinemas
		Ya'ara, a blind 24-year old student studying Mathematics at Princeton =
University returns to Israel to mourn her cousin Talia's suicide. Ya'ara =
joins Talia's family for the traditional 7-day mourning period and =
discovers secrets of Talia's life and the reasons behind her suicide.=20

Sunday, October 14, 2:00 PM, Wondrous Oblivion Cedar Lee Theatre
		David Wiseman, a Jewish boy living in London in the 1950s loves to =
play cricket - with great passion and little skill. He befriends a newly =
immigrated Jamaican neighbor who teaches him to play the game. But in =
this working class area of London, black and Jewish families are not =
welcome. =20

Sunday, October 14, 7:00 PM, Live and Become Shaker Square Cinemas
		In a Sudanese refugee camp sheltering Ethiopians displaced by civil =
war and famine in 1984, the Israeli secret service has begun Operation =
Moses, airlifting thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel to escape war =
and famine. In the chaos, a non-Jewish Ethiopian boy is swept up in the =
exodus. The boy is adopted by a loving, liberal Israeli family.  As he =
acclimates, he confronts racism and sadness, always yearning for his =
home. =20

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FILMFEST, SPONSORED BY THE MANDEL JCC,</FONT></B></P>

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these films, and ticket information, please visit<U> </U></FONT><U><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New Roman">www.clevejcc.org <<A =
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Saturday, October 6, 8:15 =
PM<I></I></FONT><I><U></U></I><I><U><B> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Rashevski's Tango</FONT></B></U><B></B></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times =
New Roman"> Shaker Square Cinemas</FONT>

What does it mean to be =
Jewish? Three generations of the Rashevski family grapple with the =
question, after the death of Rose, the secular matriarch who believed =
that the tango would make all troubles disappear.

Sunday, October 7, 10:00 =
AM =
Yiddish Theater: A Love =
Story Stonehill Auditorium, Mandel JCC
<UL><UL>
This film follows Holocaust survivor =
Zypora Spaisman’s quest to save the longest running Yiddish =
theater in America and includes scenes with many of the leading experts =
and stars of the Yiddish world. 
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Sunday, October 7, 2:00 =
PM Little Heroes Solon Cinemas
<UL><UL>
A boy who is trying to cope with his =
father's death, a Russian girl with telepathic abilities, her mentally =
challenged brother and a boy who is an outsider in the close knit =
society of a kibbutz, embark on a courageous expedition to rescue two =
injured teenagers in the Negev.
</UL></UL>
Sunday, October 7, 7:00 =
PM What a Wonderful Place Cedar Lee Cinemas
<UL><UL>
What a Wonderful Place exposes the =
difficulties faced by foreign workers in Israel today. Winner of four =
Israeli Academy Awards and Israel’s 2006 official Oscar submission =
for Best Foreign Film. 
</UL></UL>
A discussion with =
filmmaker Eyal Halfon will follow the screening

Tuesday, October 9, 7:30 =
PM First Basket Stonehill Auditorium, Mandel JCC
<UL><UL>
This comprehensive documentary traces =
the impact of basketball on Jewish youth in New York tenements and the =
major influences of Jewish players and coaches on the game. 
</UL></UL>
A discussion with =
filmmaker David Vyorst will follow the screening

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Sponsored by Fran =
and Jules Belkin</FONT></I></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Wednesday, October 10, 7:30 =
PM</FONT><I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"></FONT></I><I><U></U></I><I><U><B> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Three Mothers</FONT></B></U><B></B></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"> Cedar Lee Theatre</FONT>
<UL><UL>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Triplets Rose, Flora and Jasmine, born =
in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1943, were blessed by King Farouk. Today they =
live together in Israel, their lives clouded by secrets and lies from =
the past.  </FONT></P>
</UL></UL>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Thursday, October 11, 7:30 =
PM</FONT><I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"></FONT></I><I><U></U></I><I><U><B> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">The Ashkenazim</FONT></B></U><B></B></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"> Cedar Lee Theatre</FONT>
<UL><UL>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Young Jews of Ashkenazi (European) =
descent wrestle with how and why they reclaim or reject their cultural =
identity in a diverse Israeli society that is embracing Sepahrdic =
culture.</FONT></P>
</UL></UL>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Saturday, October 13, 9:15 =
PM</FONT><I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"></FONT></I><I><U></U></I><I><U><B> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Out of Sight</FONT></B></U><B></B></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"> Cedar Lee Cinemas</FONT>
<UL><UL>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Ya'ara, a blind 24-year old student =
studying Mathematics at Princeton University returns to Israel to mourn =
her cousin Talia's suicide. Ya'ara joins Talia's family for the =
traditional 7-day mourning period and discovers secrets of Talia's life =
and the reasons behind her suicide. </FONT></P>
</UL></UL>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Sunday, October 14, 2:00 =
PM</FONT><I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">,</FONT></I><I><U></U></I><I><U><B> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Wondrous Oblivion</FONT></B></U><B></B></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times =
New Roman"> Cedar Lee Theatre</FONT>
<UL><UL>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">David Wiseman, a Jewish boy living in =
London in the 1950s loves to play cricket - with great passion and =
little skill. He befriends a newly immigrated Jamaican neighbor who =
teaches him to play the game. But in this working class area of London, =
black and Jewish families are not welcome.  </FONT></P>
</UL></UL>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Sunday, October 14, 7:00 =
PM</FONT><I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">,</FONT></I><I><U></U></I><I><U><B> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">Live and Become</FONT></B></U><B></B></I><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"> Shaker Square Cinemas</FONT>
<UL><UL>
<P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">In a Sudanese refugee camp sheltering =
Ethiopians displaced by civil war and famine in 1984, the Israeli secret =
service has begun Operation Moses, airlifting thousands of Ethiopian =
Jews to Israel to escape war and famine. In the chaos, a non-Jewish =
Ethiopian boy is swept up in the exodus. The boy is adopted by a loving, =
liberal Israeli family.  As he acclimates, he confronts racism and =
sadness, always yearning for his home.  </FONT></P>
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