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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Mandel Jewish <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
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color:navy'>, Beachwood OH 44122<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Contact: Anita Tucker<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(216) 228-7285<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="mailto:Anita@Where4ARThou.com"><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;text-decoration:none'>Anita@Where4ARThou.com</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Video and discussion events to accompany
Mandel JCC Israeli Play Reading PANGS OF THE MESSIAH June 7-8<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Educational Surround Events include pre-
and post-performance documentary & discussions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In celebration of the 60<sup>th</sup>
birthday of the State of Israel, The Mandel JCC presents Pangs of the Messiah,
the work of contemporary Israeli playwright Motti Lerner, to be directed by
Cleveland Play House Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon on June 7-8 at The
Mandel JCC.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Pangs of the Messiah is a fiercely humane
and moving depiction of eight <st1:place w:st="on">West Bank</st1:place>
settlers who resist the dismantling of their settlement by the Israeli Defense
Forces. Set in the near future after the signing of a Peace Accord between the
Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority, Pangs of the Messiah reveals
the widely divergent responses within an extended family as Shmuel, the leader
of the settlement movement, is forced to reckon with the legacy of his
teachings. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Acclaimed
Cleveland Play House Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon will guest direct
a remarkable cast of local actors in the reading of this play translated from
Hebrew into English: George Roth* as Shmuel; Elizabeth Ann Townsend* as Amalia;
Joel Hammer* as Menachem; Andrew Narten as Avner; Bernadette Clemens* as
Tirtzah; Bob Russell as Nadav; Elizabeth Kahl as Chava; and Adam Day Howard as
Benny. (*Actors appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association. All cast subject
to change.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>On Sunday, June 8<sup> </sup>at 1:00pm
Alan Levenson, Professor of Jewish History, Siegal College of Judaic Studies,
will lead a pre-performance discussion of the history of the settlement
movement. Immediately following the discussion, at 1:30pm, a short documentary
featuring playwright Motti Lerner will be shown. Post-performance discussions
will follow both Saturday and Sunday readings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Playwright and screenwriter Motti Lerner
was born in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>
in 1949. He currently teaches "Political Playwriting" at <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Tel</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Aviv</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> and has been active in the peace movement
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>
since 1973. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>He frequently lectures at European and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">American</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Universities</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> on playwriting, especially
on the Israeli theater and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His productions
include The Murder of Isaac, about the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin; Exile in Jerusalem (Williamstown Festival, Jewish Ensemble Theatre in
Detroit, La MaMa Experimental Theatre in New York), Hard Love, (Theatre Or in
Durham, NC and Victory Gardens in Chicago), Passing The Love of Women (Theater
J, Washington DC) and Coming Home (Golden Thread Productions in San
Francisco). His feature film <em><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-style:normal'>Spring 1941</span></font></i></em>
is currently in production in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Poland</st1:country-region></st1:place>
and will star Joseph Fiennes and Claire Higgins. He is a recipient of the
Meskin Award for the best play (1985) and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Israeli</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Motion</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Picture</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
award for the best TV drama (1995 and 2004). In 1994 he won the Prime Minister
of Israel's Award for his creative work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:City w:st="on"><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Readings</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> are Saturday,
June 7 at 8:30pm and Sunday, June 8 at 2:00pm.at The Mandel JCC’s <st1:City
w:st="on">Stonehill Auditorium</st1:City>, <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">26001</st1:PostalCode>
South <st1:place w:st="on">Woodland</st1:place> Road in Beachwood.
Tickets are $12. Discount tickets are available for JCC members ($9),
seniors ($10) and students ($8). To purchase tickets, visit The Mandel
JCC, call the Arts & Culture ticket line at (216) 593-6258, or order
on-line at <a href="http://www.clevejcc.org/"><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;text-decoration:none'>www.clevejcc.org</span></font></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>SEASON SUPPORT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Generous support from Roe Green and The
Green Arts Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland has helped make
the 2007-08 Mandel JCC Arts & Culture season possible. Media support
is provided by The <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>
Jewish News. Accommodations are provided by Marriott Cleveland East.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Mandel Jewish Community Center of
Cleveland builds and strengthens Cleveland’s entire Jewish Community by
providing exceptional programs and services that enhance Jewish continuity and
Jewish identity in four key program areas: Health, Wellness and Recreation;
Early Childhood Education; Camping; and Cultural Arts, which are central to the
mission of JCC’s nationwide. Membership to The Mandel JCC is open
to all. The Mandel JCC is a non-profit social service agency that receives
funding from the Jewish Community Federation and the <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">United Way</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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