Sign In Forgot Password

Follow us on

Tisha B'Av Films

Sunday, July 22, 2018 10 Av 5778

11:45 AM - 6:30 PMFalk Auditorium

11:45 am – 12:45 pm Mendelssohn, the Nazis, and Me 60 minutes. This 2009 English language documentary explores what happened when the Nazis discovered to their horror that a great German musician was none other than a Jew. Felix Mendelssohn, of Wedding March fame, was a devout Christian - and also a Jew. This became an embarrassment for the Nazis, who tried desperately to write Germany's most beloved music out of history. Meanwhile his part-Jewish descendants were forced to hunt for enough evidence of Aryan blood to stay alive. The composer's descendant, director Sheila Hayman, explores the effects on Felix's reputation, on the family and on the Jews of Germany, through music and through interviews with family members who lived through it. It is a film about the madness of labels, and the unifying power of music. 12:55 pm – 2:30 pm Shanghai Ghetto 90 minutes. The saga, told in this 2002 English language documentary, of those who fled eastward to escape the Nazi onslaught. 2:40 pm – 4:40 pm Enemies: A Love Story 120 minutes. A 1989 English language, dramatic blockbuster starring Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston and Lena Olin, that spins a yarn about a ghostwriter who finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman, and his long-vanished wife. 4:50 pm – 6:30 pm The World of Sholom Aleichem 100 minutes. This English language gem from 1959 presents three short stories of the prolific anchor of Yiddish literature: A Tale of Chelm deals with a bookseller who is sent by his wife to buy a goat in a town of fools. Bontshe Shveig is the moving story of a poor, modest man who, after leading an exemplary life, goes to heaven and gets to name his reward. The High School portrays the efforts of a couple to get their son into a secular high school.

Share Print Save To My Calendar
Wed, April 24 2024 16 Nisan 5784