The Magic of Theo Bikel
Sunday, January 25 Weinstein JCC 5403 Monument Ave 4:00 PM To cap off the 17th Annual Israeli and Jewish Film Festival, Aimee Ginsburg–Bikel, widow of the late, great icon Theodore Bikel, z”l, will present a moving and memorable program in honor of his centennial. Theo Bikel played Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof more than […]
Bliss
Sunday, January 18 Weinstein JCC 5403 Monument Ave Showtime: 1:00 PM Directed by Shemi Zarhin Drama Written by Shemi Zarhin 80 Minutes Sassi and Efi, a loving couple burdened by debt left by Sassi’s son, face life’s hardships with humor despite their age gap. Their peaceful routine is disrupted when Omri, Sassi’s kind but impulsive […]
Jews of the Wild West
Sunday, January 18 Virginia Museum of History & Culture 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. Showtime: 1:00 PM Directed by Amanda Marshall Kinsey Documentary Written by Amanda Marshall Kinsey 80 Minutes It is a feature length documentary. The independent not-for-profit film is produced by Electric Yolk Media and directed by award-winning filmmaker Amanda Kinsey. Through on-camera […]
Pink Lady
Saturday, January 17 Weinstein JCC 5403 Monument Ave Showtime: 7:30 PM Directed by Nir Bergman Drama Written by Mindi Ehrlich 106 Minutes Battie and Lazer, a young Jewish ultra-Orthodox couple receive an unmarked envelope with pictures of Lazer kissing another man. He tells her that the pictures are fabricated and that he is blackmailed by […]
Technion 10
Tuesday, January 13 Weinstein JCC 5403 Monument Ave Showtime: 7:00 PM Directed by Uri Rosenwaks Documentary 80 Minutes Technion, one of the world’s leading technological research institutions, opened in 1924 on Haifa’s Mt. Carmel. The school’s 100-year history paralleled and invigorated the growth of the State of Israel. Modern-day Israel, with its strong economy and […]
The Ring
Sunday, January 11 Virginia Holocaust Museum 2000 E Cary St. Showtime: 1:00 PM Directed by Adir Miller, Doron Paz, Yoav Paz Comedy | Drama Written by Adir Miller 120 Minutes Arnon Noble is a religious man with a strong bond to his mother, a Holocaust survivor. When the mother’s health deteriorates, he travels to her […]
Bad Shabbos
Thursday, January 8 The Weinstein JCC 5403 Monument Ave Showtime: 7:15 PM Directed by Daniel Robbins Comedy Written by Zach Weiner 84 Minutes Kyra Sedgwick and Cliff “Method Man” Smith lead an incredible ensemble cast in the uproarious new comedy BAD SHABBOS, winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative at the Tribeca Film Festival! […]