19th annual san diego jewish film festival

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19TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
AGAIN SPONSORED BY THE MIZEL FAMILY FOUNDATION
FEBRUARY 4–15, 2009
SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTURE
welcome!
2009 film listing
Amos Oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Arthur Szyk: Illuminator . . . . . . . . . . 11
At Home in Utopia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Battle of Cable Street, The . . . . . . . . 21
Beau Jest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Beetle, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Blessed is the Match . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Case for Israel, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Circumcise Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Constantine’s Sword . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Corner Delancey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Darling!
The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story . . . . . . . 17
Deal, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Eye Witness — 60 Years . . . . . . . . . 11
First Basket, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Got Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Isaac & Isha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Last Train, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lemon Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Little Traitor, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Monster Among Us, The. . . . . . . . . . 18
Morse Collectors, The . . . . . . . . . . . 12
My Olympic Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
My Opposition:
The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner . . . 18
Noodle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
On the Road to Tel Aviv . . . . . . . . . . 21
Perlasca, An Italian Hero . . . . . . . . . 18
Plus Tard
(One Day You’ll Understand). . . . . . 19
Praying in Her Own Voice. . . . . . . . . 19
Predator’s Return, The . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Refusenik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Secrets, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sharon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Shield of Solomon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Song of David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Speaking of Yiddish . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Toyland (Spielzeugland) . . . . . . . . . . 21
Trip to Prague, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Unattached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Wall, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
We Must Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Weitzman Street No. 10. . . . . . . . . . 21
Where Are You Going, Moshe? . . . . . 20
With a Little Patience (Turelem) . . . . 21
Woman from Sarajevo, The . . . . . . . 20
Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg . . . . . . . . . . 20
and selections noted in color
indicate films by emerging filmmakers
The San Diego Jewish Film Festival is produced annually by the San Diego Center for
Jewish Culture, Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS,
4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, Ca 92037
ISSUE 19, WINTER 2009
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As we reflect on the myriad of changes that have taken place
since last year, we strive to find new inspirations in the challenges
ahead. We hope to meet these challenges head on with optimism
and perseverance.
We challenge you to draw upon the Festival as a place to learn
something new (The First Basket), to motivate you to make a difference
(Perlasca, An Italian Hero), to laugh (The Deal) and to remember the
past (The Last Train). Use the Film Festival to travel to South Africa
through Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story, see the landmarks of
Chicago in Beau Jest or visit the homeland of Israel in The Beetle.
We challenge you to submerge yourself in the sights and sounds of
our vibrant culture, absorb it all and pass it on.
While we gather to renew and revisit our old friendships and meet
new people who share our love for Jewish films, we also thank our
Sponsors, Underwriters and In-Kind Donors who continue their
unwavering support of the Film Festival. And, we welcome all of our
new friends who bring their passionate enthusiasm to the Festival.
Francine Ginsburg
Sandra L. Kraus
Chair
Producer
Helen Fleming
Joyce Axelrod
Judith Friedel
Co-Chair
Founding Chair
Past Chair
We’ve
moved!
THE AMC LA JOLLA 12 THEATRE FILM PRESENTATIONS,
IN MEMORY OF JOY F. KNAPP,
BELOVED AUNT OF ERIKA AND DANIEL SOLLENDER
AND GRIFFIN AND JONAH SCHULMAN
THE JOY F. KNAPP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
has generously provided tickets for special populations
to attend the screening of Beau Jest, presented
on Saturday, February 7, 6:15 PM at AMC La Jolla.
Same quality films with a different view.
Join us at our new venues and locations.
David & Dorothea
Garfield Theatre, LFJCC
4126 Executive Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
Our noon films are now at the JCC.
Same great theatre, now more often.
Includes Noon Screenings, Baby and Me, and our Friday lunch forums.
NORTH COUNTY FILM PRESENTATIONS
are made possible by a generous grant
from the Leichtag Family Foundation.
Please join us for a reception before the
screening of The Beetle at the new Encinitas Library
on Thursday, February 5 at 6:00 PM.
Additional parking available at La Jolla Community Church at 4377 Eastgate Mall.
(NO SHUTTLE SERVICES.)
Reading Carmel Mountain
11620 Carmel Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92128
This is the new home of our North County Inland screenings.
More convenient. Located just north of where the I-15 meets CA-56.
Screenings on Feb. 7th & 8th
Encinitas Library Community Room
540 Cornish Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
For our North County Coastal film lovers.
Join us at the gorgeous Community Room of the new Encinitas Library.
This ideal location is adjacent to the Coaster station and Hwy 101 and you
can’t beat the ocean view!
SCHOOL DAY SCREENING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 AT 10:30 AM
Underwritten by the Lipinsky Family Foundation
in Memory of Dorris Lipinsky
If you would like your students to participate
in this educational program, please contact
Cyndi Quisenberry at (858) 362-1330.
Pre-Film Reception and Screening on Thursday, Feb. 5th
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superstars
Linda & Michael Bennett
Barbara Bloom & Family
Linda & Eric Daniels
Roberta & Norman Greene
Rimma & Jay Rosenberg
Terri Sapp
Harris Steinberg
Tribute to Marla Bennett:
Circumcise Me
thank you,
underwriters
19th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival
Again Sponsored by the Mizel Family Foundation
Donald R. Fleming, DDS, Inc.
Helen & Don Fleming
The Secrets
Judith & Dr. William Friedel
Plus Tard
(One Day You’ll Understand)
THE AMC LA JOLLA 12 THEATRES FILM PRESENTATIONS,
in Memory of JOY F. KNAPP, beloved aunt
of Erika and Daniel Sollender and Griffin and Jonah Schulman
The Lipinsky Family Student Day is a gift from the Lipinsky Family Foundation
in Memory of Dorris Lipinsky
leading players
North County Film Presentations
are made possible
by a generous grant from the
Leichtag Family Foundation
UltraStar Mission Valley Presentations
at Hazard Center are made possible
by a generous grant from
Nordstrom
Special thanks to
Joseph Fisch
for his support to ensure the continuity
and growth of the San Diego Jewish Film Festival.
We applaud his leadership and that of his wife,
Joyce Axelrod,
Film Festival Founder and Chair of
The Joyce Forum:
A Focus on Emerging Filmmakers
supernovas
Humphrey's La Jolla Grill
Film Festival Tickets/Underwriter Passes
Teresa & Merle Fischlowitz
North County Inland Theatre Presentations
Foley & Lardner LLP
Opening Night Sponsors, The Little Traitor
Joseph J. Cohen & Martha P. Farish*/
HoyleCohen Wealth Management
Guest Hospitality
Francine & Phillip Ginsburg
Seasonal Programming
Sheila Potiker
Film Festival Brochure
Gary & Jerri-Ann Jacobs*
Outreach to Family & Youth Audiences
Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust
The Deal
Northern Trust Bank
Joyce Forum
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Audience Choice Awards
Roberta & Stephen Edelstein
Arts & Culture
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Phyllis & Dan Epstein
Israeli Films
Barbara & Matthew Loonin
At Home in Utopia
Shirley & Emanuel Ravet*
Where Are You Going, Moshe?
Jewish Community Foundation
of San Diego
Refusenik
Susana & Larry Corrigan/
Prudential California Realty
Hospitality Lounge
Fisch, Spiegler & Ginsburg, APLC
and Laurie & Mark Spiegler
The Beetle
stars
Melissa Garfield Bartell
& Michael Bartell
Arthur Szyk: Illuminator
Judy & Mike Feldman*
Helene & Allan Ziman
Noodle
Joseph & Dorothy Goldberg
Charitable Trust
Jackie & Bertie Woolf
My Opposition:
The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner
Elaine & Murray Galinson
Devorah & Itzhak Gurantz
The Case for Israel:
Democracy’s Outpost
Hanna & Mark Gleiberman
Sharon & David Wax*
Lemon Tree
Krasner Jewelers/
Milton Krasner, G.G. (GIA)
Maury & Lillian Novak
Charitable Trust
Blessed is the Match
producers
Carol Davidson Baird & Stephen Baird
Ina Bartell and Rusti Bartell
Judy & Larry Belinsky
Sondra & Robert Berk
Leslie & Shlomo Caspi*
Elaine & Peter Chortek*
Silvana & Richard Christy
Emily & Daniel Einhorn*
Naomi & Al Eisman*
Diane & Elliott Feuerstein*
Sigrid Fischer
Ruth & Itzhak Fisher
Sylvia & David Geffen*
Maxine & Arthur Geller
Bryna Haber
Sonia & Andy Israel
Joan & Irwin Jacobs
Lisa & Gary Levine
Sandra & Arthur Levinson
Sandra & Dr. Robert Neborsky
Linda & Shearn Platt
Rowling, Dold & Associates LLP/
Sheryl Rowling
Denise & Sydney Selati
Jean & Gary Shekhter*
Maggie & Sidney Silverman
Sandra Silverstein
Gayle & Don Slate
Lea Wolf-Soffer & Vick Soffer*
Jill & Evan Stone
Phoebe & Gene Telser
Jan Tuttleman & Craig Lambert
Bordin-Wosk Family
directors
Esther & Arnold Belinsky
Michelle Moore and Michael Berg
Cinema Society of San Diego
City Delicatessen
Jaime Brener
Joyce & Shimon Camiel
Lynette Allen & Alan Davidson
Toby & Norman Eisenberg
Dr. Leon & Dvora Fajerman
Judy & Jim Farley
Renee Feinswog
Carol Fink & Leonard Veitzer
Susan & Norman Finkelstein
Alana & Marc Fishel
Susanna & Michael Flaster
Pauline Foster*
Carol & Ron Fox*
Karen Fox
Randee & Richard Friedman
Travel Dynamics Group, Inc.*
Marsi & Eric Gardiner
Alma & Jonathan Geiger
Deb & Marc Gerber
Jeff Glazer & Lisa Braun Glazer
Nancy & Martin Goldberg
Susan & Nate Harrison
Phyllis & Stan Hoffman
Ruth & Paul Jacobowitz
Susan & David Kabakoff*
Alysa & Stephen Kaplan
Jeri & Mickey Kaplan*
Berdele & Dr. Richard Katz*
Karen & Dr. Warren Kessler
Michele Kipnis
Phil Johnson & Dr. Seth Krosner
Isobel & Marc Leverant
Sylvia & Jaime Liwerant*
Ellen Marks
Marjorie & Mark Medress*
Barbara London Rakov & Terry Rakov
Sandy Roseman
Jane & Harvey Rosenkrantz
Lillian & Sheldon Scharlin*
The Jay B. Shirley Company
Gayle & Bob Silverman
Claudia & Mark Title
Marcia & Don Wolochow
Julie Phillips & Donald Wright
Jack & Sandy Zemer
Anonymous
fans
Lauren & Dr. Jeffrey Abrams
Ethel Adatto
Drs. Judy & Allan Adler
Andrei Andreev
Cecelia Appelbaum*
Marcelle Bayley & Isaac Asher
Maureen Bear
Sylvia & Julian Bendelstein
Jack Berdy
Jodi Berg
Carolyn & Michael Berlin
Julie & Edgar Berner*
Linda & Robert Bernstein
Cynthia Birnbaum
Elisha Blatt
Joyce & Bob Blumberg
Lori & Howard Bolotin
Irene Borevitz*
Gail & Mark Braverman
Nancy Martin
Nancy & Matt Browar
Shirley Chervin
Myrna & Michael Cohen
Raquel & Mauricio Cohen
Barbara & Rick Cohen
Naomi Crosby
Adam Curtis
Beth & Danny Dabby
Sharon & Stuart Davidson
Joan Dean
Bonnie & Ellis Diamond
Amy & Howard Dworkin
Karen Helrich & Bertram Edelstein
Byrne & Dick Eger
Lois & Marty Ehrlich
Claire & David Ellman*
Lynne Elson
Daniel Erez
Becki & Edward Etess
Candice Fagen
Leslie Fastlicht Russo
Elsa & George Feher
Esther & Robert Feier
Judith Feinberg
Inge Feinswog
Suzi & Bernie Feldman
Aaron Feldman
Susan Fieldman
Rhona & Raymond Fink
Gaylene & Barry Fisch
Lynda Fox
Betsy Frank & John Kafka
Carol Frausto
Dr. Lolie Fromm
Sharon & Richard Gabriel
July Galper
Renee & Tony Gild
Blanche & Norman Ginsburg
Phyllis & Morris Gold
Ruth Gold
Jeanne Gold
Susan Wells & David Goldberg
Shelley & Gideon Goren
Bonnie Graff
Myrna Grayson & Robert Chapman
Yvonne Greenberg
Beverlee & Pat Greene
Lynn & Michael Greenstein
Judy Gumbiner
Virginia Jayson & Dr. Erwin Gutowitz
Barbara Haislip
Pamela Heller
Cindy & Mark Hoffman*
Karen G. Horn
Jacqueline & Israel Ismaj
Drs. Carolyn & Gary Jacobs
Linda & Ed Janon
Sonya & Sergio Jinich
Jenny & Julian Josephson
Marjory Kaplan & J. J. Surbeck*
Avra & Barry Kassar*
Sofia & Leon Kassel
Dr. Miriam Kastner
Marge & Jerry Katleman
Larry Katz
Barbara Goldman & Howard Katz
Nadja & Manny Kauder*
Bernice & Jack Kleid
Eydie Kornberg
Marsha & Al Korobkin
Bryna & Jay Kranzler
Robert Kritzik*
Janay Kruger & Renée Bram
Elena & Robert Kucinski
Ross Kurland
Candice & Isaac Lagnado
Evelyn Lamon
Laurie Black & Robert Lawrence
Robert Lazarus*
Fanny Krasner-Lebovits
Debra Levin
Arturo Levin
Ray Levin
Linda & Peter Levine
Karen & Jerry Levine
Hillary & Jeffrey Liber
Lisa Lipton
Lauren & Dr. Sol Lizerbram
Frances Lobman
Marsha & Herb Lubick
Judy & Allen Lyon
Judie & Jerry Malamud
Jain Malkin
Marcia & Dr. Robert Malkus
Felicia & David Mandelbaum
Sivia & Norman Mann
Stacy Mann
Frances & Eli Margolin*
Sandra Melvin
Barbara & Steven Mendell
Judith Abeles & Beverly Miller
Ilene & Dr. Charles Mittman
Nehama & Victor Moreno
Rina & Enrique Moscona
Esther Moscona
Esfira & Frank Muchnik
Laurie D. Munday
Linda & Harvey Neiman
Helaine & Ira Nelson
Olivia & Irv Okovita
Jeanette & David Osias
Andrea & Larry Oster
*Funds granted through the Jewish Community Foundation **Of Blessed Memory
In formation as of December 8, 2008
Mara & David Parker
Susan & Harvey Pollack
Arlene & Newton Pollock
Julie & Lowell Potiker*
Allison & Robert Price
Laurayne & Sandford Ratner*
Sue & Robert Reinish
Lois Richmond*
Ellen Rofman
Arlene & David Rose
Jodyne Roseman
Judy Rosen and
Marlene Hamovitch
Fanny & Ruben Rosental
Allison Rossett & Sue Reynolds
Harlene & David Rottenberg
Helene & Daniel Rotto
Judith Rubenstein,
Granite Hills Press
Beth Saks
Irene Saperstein
Randy Savarese and Chuck Petler
Shari & Frederick Schenk
Annette & Fred Schriber
Janice Schuffman
Sandra Lee Shapira
Marsha Janger & Richard Shapiro*
Patricia & William Shenk
Barbara & Larry Sherman
Jane & Syd Shore
Reina & David Shteremberg
Charlotte & Hano Siegel
Paula Siegel
Liz & Gordon Sinkoff
Cathie Skinner
Marilyn & Stanley Smiedt
Elene & Herb Solomon*
Evey & Larry Solomon
Jean & Howard Somers
Dale & Jerry Spector
Penny & Sidney Spector
Suzanne M. Spector
Amy & Charles Spielman
Mary Starr
Gloria & Rodney Stone*
Carol & Danny Strub, M.D.
Anita & Isaac Szmuilowicz
Renee & Allen Tepper
Gertrude Thaler
Lynne Thrope
Tammy & Louis Vener
Zelda Waxenberg*
Sylvia & Aaron Wechter
Susan & Ed Weiner
Sheila Weinstock
Susan Chortek Weisman
& Eric S. Weisman*
Teri Wilner
Joan Winokur
Toby & Jack Wolf
Polly & Dr. Ricky Wolf
Eva & Enrique Zagursky
Barbara & Dr. Robert Ziering
Michelle Zousmer
Elena Zubarevsky
Claire & Burton Zweiman
Be a
part of it!
2008 – 09 underwriter levels and benefits
Underwriters receive special benefits including:
Underwriter Benefits —
All Categories
• Two Underwriter passes (single fans receive one)
with early admittance
• Invitation to Opening Night Party
• Name listed in Film Festival brochure
• Name recognition on Underwriter lobby posters
• Admittance to Underwriter Hospitality lounge
• Priority notice of special film programs
• Invitation to Underwriter Kickoff event
Leading Player $10,000:
Sponsor a Venue
Underwriter Benefits for All Categories, plus
• Special recognition on customized lobby poster
displayed at that venue
• “Name in Lights” in slide presentation before
every film
• Special recognition in brochure for sponsored venue
• Advertising slide at each film screening
• Sunday Brunches with the Filmmakers for two
• Four companion tickets to film of choice during
festival
• Two companion tickets to Underwriter Kickoff event
• Four tickets to one mid-year film screening
at the JCC
Supernova $5,000:
Sponsor a Film Component or Event
every film
• Special recognition in brochure for sponsored
component or event
• Advertising slide at each film screening
• Four companion tickets to film of choice during
festival
• Four tickets to one mid-season film screening at
the JCC
Superstar $3,000:
Sponsor a Film or Program Theme
every film
• Special recognition in Film Festival brochure for
sponsored film or program
• Four companion tickets to film of choice
during festival
• Four tickets to one mid-season film screening
at the JCC
Star $2,000: Co-Sponsor a Film
Co-Sponsored by up to 2 Stars, per film
every film
• Special recognition in Film Festival brochure for
sponsored film
• Four companion tickets to film of choice
during festival
• Two tickets to one mid-season film screening
at the JCC
Producer $1,250
every film
• Two companion tickets to film of choice during
the festival
at the JCC
• Two tickets to the Underwriter Kickoff event
Director $750
every film
at the JCC
Fan $500 (Couple)
Underwriter Benefits for All Categories as listed
at top of page
Fan $250 (Single)
Underwriter Benefits for All Categories as listed
at top of page
Fair Market Value: $12 for each film attended plus
$15 for each reception attended
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thank you for your vision and support
PILLARS OF LIGHT
Annual Giving Campaign
CHARTER MEMBERS
Visionaries
Gary & Jerri-Ann Jacobs and Family*
Joan & Irwin Jacobs*
The Melvin Garb Foundation
The Mizel Family Foundation
Dr. Robert & Mao Shillman
Viterbi Family Foundation*
Sharon & David Wax*
The Westreich Foundation
Pacesetters
Brian & Dawn Berson and Family
Phyllis & Daniel Epstein*
The Galinson Family
Jeff Glazer & Lisa Braun Glazer
Leichtag Family Foundation*
Melissa Garfield Bartell &
Michael Bartell
Debby & Hal Jacobs*
Deni & Jeff Jacobs*
Susan & Jim Morris
Sheila & Hughes** Potiker
Vivien & Jeffrey Ressler*
Luminaries
Be a
part
of it!
Ticket sales cover
only 25% of the cost of the
San Diego Jewish Film
Festival. We rely on the
generous support of people
like you for the majority
of our funding. Because you
enjoy our programs,
we hope that you will
become an underwriter
and support us beyond
ticket sales.
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Drs. Stacy & Paul Jacobs*
Harold R. Stern Foundation
Innovators
Joyce Axelrod & Joe Fisch
Sondra & Robert Berk*
Julie & Edgar Berner*
Arthur Brody & Phyllis Cohn
Leslie & Shlomo Caspi*
Richard & Silvana Christy
Naomi & Al Eisman*
Joseph J. Cohen & Martha P. Farish*
Jack** & Sigrid Fischer*
Marsi & Eric Gardiner*
Sylvia & David Geffen*
Mark & Hanna Gleiberman
Joseph & Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust
Stacy & Jonathan Halberg and Family
Monica Handler Penner & Amnon Gires
Robert Lawrence & Laurie Black
Zita & Morris Liebermensch
Jay & Jennifer Levitt
The Lipinsky Family
Jeffrey & Barbara Lubin
Jean N. Mayer,
In Memory of Boris Bukharsky
Nierman Foundation
Julie & Lowell Potiker*
Shirley & Emanuel Ravet*
Janet & Ivan Rostovsky
Schorr Lieberman Family Foundation
Elyse Sollender
Amy & Charles Spielman
Gloria & Rodney Stone*
Zemer Family — CHARRIOL USA
Anonymous
Regents
Roberta & Stephen Edelstein
Gayle Blatt & Mike Eisengart
Alma & Jonathan Geiger
Mark & Cindy Hoffman and Family*
Larry Katz
Lisa & Gary Levine*
Barbara & Mathew Loonin
Northern Trust Bank
Marian L. & Sidney R. Silverman*
Lisa & Steve Altman
Cecelia & Irving** Appelbaum*
Judy & Scott Applebaum
Dr. Stephen & Carol Davidson Baird
Ina Bartell & Rusti Bartell
Matt & Nancy Browar
Linda & Stephen Carson
Chortek Family*
City National Bank
Betty & Melvin Cohn*
Lori, Mark & Nathan Conlan
Linda and Eric Daniels
Daniel & Emily Einhorn*
Toby & Norman Eisenberg
Claire & David Ellman*
Judy & Mike Feldman*
Diane, Elliot, Brett & Michael Feuerstein*
Judith & Dr. William Friedel
Pauline Foster – Foster Family Foundation*
Beverly & Joseph Glickman
Iris & George Goodman
Zelda & Murray** Goodman
Roanne & Henry Gotthelf*
Bryna Haber*
Diane & James Hickman
Drs. Sonia & Andy Israel
Ruth and Paul Jacobowitz
Susan & David Kabakoff
Marjory Kaplan & J.J. Surbeck*
Muriel Kaplan
Zena & Theodore Kaplan
Ana & Jaime Oscar Kozlowski,
In Memory of Dorotea Landau
Milton Krasner/Krasner Jewelers
Sandra** & Robert Kritzik
Leon & Joan Lachman,
In Memory of Mike Zaks
Isaac & Candice Lagnado
Arthur & Sandra Levinson
Dr. Duncan McRee & Janice Yuwiler
Sandra Silverstein, In Memory of Edward
Kamilah & Gaura Tibbitts
The Wolfenzon Family
Jackie & Bertie Woolf
Trailblazers
Danielle & Brian Miller/Geppetto’s
Robert & Lynette Northcutt
Maury & Lillian Novak Charitable Trust
Roselyn & Stanley Pappelbaum
Alan & Shayne Peller
Linda & Shearn Platt*
Sandford & Laurayne Ratner*
Margery P. Schneider**
Denise & Sydney Selati
Barbara & Lawrence Sherman
Blanche Shiller**
Dr. David & Miriam Smotrich
Elene & Herbert Solomon*
Lisa & Nate Stein
Gertrude Thaler
Jan Tuttleman & Craig Lambert*
Tammy & Louis Vener
Caryn & Alan Viterbi and Family*
Leah & Charles** Zibbell
Helene & Allan Ziman
Anonymous (3)
In formation as of November 25, 2008
* Funds granted through the Jewish Community Foundation **Of Blessed Memory
jcc jewish legacy society
The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center
JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS
would like to thank all the generous donors
who have remembered us in their estate plans
Anonymous in Memory of Nancy Hirsig
Cecelia & Irving** Appelbaum
Joyce Axelrod
Dr. Stephen & Carol Davidson Baird
Diana Barliant & Nowell Wisch
Melissa Garfield Bartell & Michael Bartell
Julie & Edgar Berner
Raquel Berson
Samuel Berson**
Linda & Stephen Carson
Chortek Family Foundation
Joseph Cohen & Martha Farish
Betty & Mel Cohn Charitable Fund
Claire & David Ellman
Phyllis & Dan Epstein
Sigrid & Jack** Fischer
Morris Freifelder**
Gertrud Friedburg**
Elaine & Murray Galinson
Jean & Franklin Gaylis
Sylvia & David Geffen
Joseph & Beverly Glickman
Dr. Oscar & Rita Greene
Herman Hindel**
Samuel Hindel**
Sonia & Andy Israel
Jerri-Ann & Gary Jacobs
Joan & Irwin Jacobs
Howard Jacoby
Charmaine & Maurice Kaplan**
Larry Katz
Edith Lange
Robert Lawrence & Laurie Black
Sandra & Arthur Levinson
Morris & Zita Liebermensch
Bob Lin
Ervin London
Bobbye Morgan
Jeff Platt & Gina Lew
Mary & Jan Netusil**
Newmark Family Trust
Hanka & Lou Phillips
Linda & Shearn Platt
Lori & Kenneth Polin
Laurayne & Sandford Ratner
Frieda Rosenberg
Jane & Colin Scher
Margerie Schneider**
Leah Shapov**
Barbara & Lawrence Sherman
Belle Sherman
Blanche Shiller**
Norman & Anneliesse Shulman**
Phyllis & Jerry Siperstein
Susan Ten Eyck Mallory
Sharon & David Wax
Mort Winski**
Dr. Donald & Marcia Wolochow
Anonymous (14)
In formation as of November 18, 2008
**Of Blessed Memory
Baby & Me Movie!
Beau Jest • Feb 9, 10:30 AM at the JCC
For Moms and Dads with children under
one-year-old. This is your chance to see one
of our first-rate features . . . with your baby.
Don’t worry if your baby cries during the
film. Just pack your diaper bag, bring your
stroller and enjoy Beau Jest, a story about
falling in love . . . with a little white lie.
Film + Mixer Event
Only $7.50 • Babies get in free!
Film: Noodle, 7:30 PM, Mission Valley Hazard Center
THE JOY F. KNAPP CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION has generously provided
tickets for special populations to attend
the screening of this film.
Co-Presented by Shalom Baby,
Lawrence Family JCC, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS
Bagels provided by Bruegger’s Bagels
thank
you
Thursday, February 12
Mixer: Trophy’s Restaurant, 6:00 PM
$23 in advance • $30 at the door
FlixMix movie tickets for Young Professionals,
ages 25 – 49, will be distributed from the
JCC Box Office or may be picked up at
Will Call 45-minutes prior to show time at the
Hazard Center Mission Valley Theatres. ID will
be required to guarantee admission to the mixer.
for Your Special In-Kind Support
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AMC Box Office
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Aspect Productions
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CHEWYS Gourmet Pastries & Specialty Cookies
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Masterpiece Limousine
MSI Productions
Pepperidge Farm — Ella & Ted Cashuk
Pepperidge Farm — Gabriel Pereira
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Night Shtick
Come see the comedy stylings
of Yisrael Campbell on
Sunday, February 8
following the film
Circumcise Me at 7:30 PM
at AMC La Jolla Theatres.
A Tribute to Marla Bennett
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Closer
Than You
Think!
Calling all North County Film Lovers...
Come join us on Thursday, February 5 at the
Encinitas Library Community Room for a reception
and a screening of the film The Beetle.
Reception: 6:30 PM • The Beetle: 7:30 PM
generously funded by the Leichtag Family Foundation
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Don’t Miss This
Maccabi Experience Special Event
Sunday, February 15 • 1:00 PM • AMC La Jolla Theatres
Join us on February 10
at AMC La Jolla for:
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SAN DIEGO JEWISH ACADEMY
San Diego Jewish Academy and the
Brandes Foundation are offering merit
scholarships to new 6-11th grade students
who demonstrate passion and talents in
!
Academics
!
Performing and Fine Arts
!
Leadership
THE LITTLE
TRAITOR
An uplifting, heart-warming
story about a young boy, Proffy
Liebowitz, and his unlikely
friendship with a British solider
(played by Alfred Molina).
Rated PG-13 (brief nudity)
6:00 PM – Arrival & pizza dinner
6:30 PM – Introduction
6:40 PM – Screening of
The Little Traitor, followed by a
post-film discussion
Eligible students will receive half off the yearly
Teenagers 18 and under get in
for free!
tuition for up to 4 years of study.*
Dinner is for teens only.
Call 858.704.3716 or visit www.sdja.com.
*Merit Scholarships do not affect tuition assistance.
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opening night
The Little Traitor
Based on Amos Oz’s novel Panther in the
Basement and starring Alfred Molina, The
Little Traitor follows the journey of young Proffy
Liebowitz and his friends in their plot against
the occupying British in 1947 Palestine. Proffy’s
perspective changes, however, when he
becomes friends with British soldier Sergeant
Dunlop, played by Molina. This new friendship
complicates his standing with his friends and
the entire Jewish community. This uplifting,
heart-warming story is perfect for all ages.
Amos Oz
Director: Lynn Roth, Israel/USA, 2007,
88 min., 35mm, English, Hebrew w/subtitles, Feature
Viewer Discretion: Brief Nudity (PG-13)
Opening Night Sponsor:
Foley & Lardner LLP
AMC La Jolla
Wed, Feb 4
AMC La Jolla (Teen Screen)
Tue, Feb 10
7:00 PM
(Dinner) 6:00 PM
(Film) 6:30 PM
*Teen Screen is open to all teens under 18 at no charge.
Dinner is for Teens only.
Israel’s internationally acclaimed author
Amos Oz is also an eloquent proponent of
peaceful co-existence in the Middle East.
This poignant film paints a captivating
portrait of Oz and his richly complex
background. Israel’s Arad desert and
Greece’s stunning Salonica comprise the
dramatic backdrop for the life story of this
compassionate and courageous writer.
Director: Stelios Charalampopoulos, Israel, 2008,
52 min., BetaSP, English, Hebrew w/subtitles,
Documentary
closing night
Preceded by:
Shield of Solomon
The Deal
Since the late 1990’s, the Janjaweed
(killing squads) of the North Sudanese
army have massacred more than 300,000
South Sudanese Christians and Muslims.
Now Israel faces a moral dilemma—can
the children of the Holocaust refuse
admission to refugees facing genocide?
Shield of Solomon tells the story of four of
these Darfur refugees who have found
sanctuary in this most unlikely haven.
With his career in an uncontrollable
downward spiral, a hapless Hollywood
producer (William H. Macy) cons a major
studio executive (Meg Ryan) into financing
a $100 million action espionage film about
“Lev Disraeli.” When his star (LL Cool J) is
kidnapped and the South African production
is closed down, the producer moves his crew
to Prague without advising studio heads.
He begins filming the original script — his
nephew’s PBS-style film on the real 19th
century British Prime Minister Benjamin
Disraeli. Director Steven Schachter takes a
comic look at the twisted side of Hollywood
politics. Based on the book by Peter Lefcourt.
Director: Igal Hecht, Israel, 2008,
Documentary
Guest Speaker: Director Igal Hecht, invited
Director: Steven Schachter, USA, 2008,
100 min., 35mm, English, Feature
Viewer Discretion: Sexual Content
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UltraStar Mission Valley
AMC La Jolla
Sat, Feb 14
Sun, Feb 15
6:15 PM
7:30 PM
Sun, Feb 8
4:00 PM
Polish-born Jewish artist Arthur Szyk
(1894–1951) was a one-man army against
Nazism. Scholars and art critics consider
him the greatest 20th century miniaturist
illuminator. Renowned for his political
caricatures and product advertisements,
he is also famous for his Passover
Haggadah. But Szyk’s art is not an end in
itself—it was his means to promote
tolerance, dignity and freedom.
Director: Piotr Zarebski, Poland, 2005,
55 min., DVD, English, Polish w/subtitles, Documentary
Community Partner: SDSU Art Council
At Home in Utopia
Beau Jest
The Beetle
A home of one’s own is the American
dream — but what happens when the
dreamers are immigrants, factory workers
and Communists? Filmmaker Michal
Goldman traces the fascinating history of
the United Workers Cooperative Colony –
The Coops – one of four cooperative
apartments built in the 1920’s in the Bronx
by visionary Jewish garment workers. This
epic film captures the courage behind this
radical experiment that crossed the barriers
of race, religion, social convention — and
sometimes even common sense.
Beautiful Chicago teacher Sarah Goldman is
in love with a great guy with one fatal flaw:
he’s not Jewish. To stop her mother (Lainie
Kazan) from fixing her up with nice Jewish
boys, Sarah hires a handsome Christian
actor to play the role of her “perfect Jewish
beau.” In this adaptation of his off-Broadway
and San Diego hit, screenwriter/director
James Sherman tells the antics that follow in
this side-splitting tale.
Director Yishai Orian’s wife, pregnant with
their first child, insists he scrap his beloved
VW Beetle for a safe family car. Yishai’s
comic struggles with his inner Peter Pan
take him to Jordan in a last-ditch effort to
salvage the relic before his son arrives.
Along the way, former owners of his Beetle
tell remarkable life stories involving the car.
A 2008 HotDocs Film Festival Audience
Top Ten choice.
Director: James Sherman, USA, 2008,
98 min., 35mm, English, Feature
Director: Yishai Orian, Israel, 2008,
70 min., BetaSP, Hebrew/Arabic with subtitles,
Doc-Comedy
Director: Michal Goldman, USA, 2008,
57 min., BetaSP, English, Yiddish w/subtitles,
Documentary
Preceded by:
Eye Witness — 60 Years
Time-Life photographer David Rubinger
journeys back to the places and people
he photographed over 60 years to give
viewers a better understanding of
contemporary Israeli reality. Recipient of
the Israel Prize for Photography, Rubinger
presents his life story, views and
experiences, and most importantly, his
great love for his country and its people.
Director: Micha Shagrir, Israel, 2008,
50 min., BetaSP, Hebrew w/subtitles, Documentary
Guest Speaker: Arthur Ollman, Director, SDSU School
of Art, Design and Art History, invited
Community Partner: Museum of Photographic Arts
Special Screening for “Baby & Me” February 9
(See page 7 for details)
Guest Speakers: Director Michal Goldman, Yok and
Bebe Ziebel
Community Partner: Brandeis National Committee
Preceded by:
Wed, Feb 11
4:30 PM
Shorts by Neil Ira Needleman
THE JOY F. KNAPP
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Unattached
Why don’t those nice Jewish kids just get
married already? Oy vey! There’s a singles
crisis in the Orthodox community! This
Student Academy Award-winning film
portrays the conflict between 21st century
singles’ expectations and the 19th century
matchmakers’ traditions.
Director: J.J. Adler, USA, 2008,
24 min., Digibeta, English, Short
AMC La Jolla
Sun, Feb 8
Reception at the Encinitas Library Screening, 6:30 PM
Preceded by:
has generously provided tickets for special
populations to attend the screening of this film
In these three charming short films,
director Neil Ira Needleman explores topics
from family connections to his own
“Yiddish-induced paranoia.”
Corner Delancey — USA, 2008,
8 min., BetaSP, English, Short
Preceded by:
Therapy
A therapy session becomes a comic group
intervention when family members and
girlfriends “listen in” on Charlie Goldberg’s
confidential appointment.
Speaking of Yiddish — USA, 2006,
7 min., DVD, English, Short
A Trip To Prague — USA, 2006,
Guest Artist: Director Neil Ira Needleman
Director: Uri Niv, USA, 2007, 6 min., BetaSP, English, Short
Emerging filmmaker
Emerging filmmaker
AMC La Jolla
Guest Speakers: Director James Sherman; Lainie Kazan
and other cast members invited
2:00 PM
AMC La Jolla
JCC Garfield Theatre
Sat, Feb 7
Sun, Feb 8
Mon, Feb 9
6:15 PM
7:30 PM
10:30 AM
Encinitas Library
AMC La Jolla
Thu, Feb 5
Sat, Feb 7
7:30 PM
8:45 PM
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Blessed is the Match:
The Case for Israel:
The Life & Death of Hannah Senesh
Democracy’s Outpost
Hannah Senesh was a World War II-era
poet, diarist and staunch Zionist who
became famous as a paratrooper,
resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of
Arc. Her mother, Catherine, documented
her daughter’s life in memoirs and in
correspondence with Hannah. This
dramatized documentary is based on
interviews with family members,
classmates, and kibbutz members — as
well as Shimon Peres and historian Michael
Berenbaum. Hannah’s dramatic life story is
told through Catherine’s eyes, honoring the
legacies of both mother and daughter.
Under consideration for an Academy
Award® for Documentary Feature.
Director: Roberta Grossman, USA, 2008,
81 min., Digibeta, English, Documentary
Circumcise Me
Constantine’s Sword
While Israel repeatedly demonstrates her
true commitment to peace, Israel’s
detractors — many with international
prominence — blame her for the conflict in
the Middle East. Alan Dershowitz, author
of the book by the same name — along
with key political, judicial and academic
leaders — provides us with a first-rate
education and offers a proactive defense
of Israel in the court of public opinion. The
message of this documentary should have
a permanent home wherever truth is
prized — and should be required viewing
in a locked-door session of the UN’s entire
General Assembly.
Yisrael Campbell is a funny Jew. But he
wasn’t always so. Jewish, that is. He used
to be Christopher Campbell, a Philadelphia
Catholic. Campbell has undergone three
conversions (Reform, Conservative and
Orthodox), and he’s now a stand-up comic
in Jerusalem. Circumcise Me is a riotous
documentary that uses excerpts from his
shows along with an inside look at his
quest to find meaning in religion. During
his spiritual journey, Yisrael befriends
San Diego’s Marla Bennett at the Pardes
Institute in Jerusalem.
Oscar-nominated director Oren Jacoby
turns the camera on author and former
Catholic priest James Carroll as he
embarks on a journey to confront his past
and uncover the dark side of Christianity.
Carroll explores a legacy of religious
violence, from the rise of genocidal
anti-Semitism to modern-day wars
sparked by religious extremism.
Constantine’s Sword forces us to confront
the question: Why do we kill people in
the name of G-d? With the voices of
Liev Shreiber, Natasha Richardson and
Eli Wallach.
Director: Michael Yohay, USA, 2008,
Guest Artist: Comedian Yisrael Campbell
Directors: David Blumenfeld and Matthew Kalman,
USA, 2007, 44 min., BetaSP, English, Documentary
Director: Oren Jacoby, USA, 2007,
93 min., 35mm, English, Documentary
A Tribute to Marla Bennett
Guest Speaker: Producer Gloria Greenfield, invited
Guest Artist: Director Roberta Grossman (Feb 15 only)
Community Partner: AIPAC
Followed by:
Community Partner: Hadassah San Diego/
Southern California
The Comedy Stylings
of Yisrael Campbell in person
Preceded by:
Did you hear the one about the
Catholic who walked into a synagogue?
Circumcise Me’s Yisrael Campbell will
join us after the screening.
The Morse Collectors
While their father is off fighting in WWII,
two children hear Morse code in dripping
taps and ticking clocks. If the messages
are real, who sent them?
Director: David Cooke, UK, 2008,
Emerging filmmaker
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Joy F. Knapp Presentations
La Jolla Village Square: 8657 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla
wednesday, february 4
7:00 PM. . . . The Little Traitor
thursday, february 5
4:30 PM. . . . The Secrets
7:30 PM. . . . Lemon Tree
saturday, february 7
6:15 PM. . . . Beau Jest / Therapy
8:45 PM. . . . The Beetle / Needleman Shorts
tear-out guide
sunday, february 8
2:00 PM. . . . At Home in Utopia / Unattached
5:00 PM. . . . The Case for Israel: Democracy’s Outpost
7:30 PM. . . . Circumcise Me
for tickets call (858) 362-1348
11620 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego
Lawrence Family JCC, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS,
4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla
6:15 PM. . . . Where Are You Going, Moshe?
8:30 PM. . . . Plus Tard (One Day You’ll Understand) / Toyland
sunday, february 8
2:00 PM. . . . Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death
of Hannah Senesh / Morse Collectors
4:00 PM. . . . Amos Oz / Shield of Solomon
7:30 PM. . . . Beau Jest / Therapy
UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas
Hazard Center: 7510 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego
7:30 PM. . . . FLIXMIX: Noodle (Mixer, 6:00 PM)
6:15 PM. . . . The Deal
8:30 PM. . . . The Secrets
friday, february 6
10:30 AM. . . The Monster Among Us
monday, february 9
10:30 AM. . . BABY & ME: Beau Jest / Therapy
tuesday, february 10
12:00 PM. . . Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story /
Shield of Solomon
12:00 PM. . . Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg / Speaking of Yiddish
12:00 PM. . . The Woman from Sarajevo /Amos Oz
friday, february 13
10:30 AM. . . Sharon
Encinitas Library
sunday, february 15
1:00 PM. . . . Praying in Her Own Voice /
Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
4:00 PM. . . . Perlasca, An Italian Hero
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540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas
(Reception,
7:30 PM. . . . The Beetle / Needleman Shorts 6:30 PM)
monday, february 9 JOYCE FORUM DAY
2:30 PM. . . . Shorts in Winter, Part 1
5:00 PM. . . . Shorts in Winter, Part 2
7:30 PM. . . . We Must Remember
tuesday, february 10
5:00 PM. . . . Constantine’s Sword
6:30 PM. . . . TEEN SCREEN: The Little Traitor (Dinner, 6:00 PM)
7:30 PM. . . . Where Are You Going, Moshe?
4:30 PM. . . . Eye Witness — 60 Years /Arthur Szyk: Illuminator
7:30 PM. . . . The Last Train
5:00 PM. . . . My Opposition: The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner
7:30 PM. . . . Refusenik
6:15 PM. . . . Noodle
8:30 PM. . . . Plus Tard (One Day You’ll Understand) / Toyland
sunday, february 15
1:00 PM. . . . The First Basket / Got Next
4:00 PM. . . . Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death
of Hannah Senesh / The Morse Collectors
7:30 PM. . . . The Deal
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Plus Tard (One Day You’ll Understand) / Toyland
Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death
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Amos Oz / Shield of Solomon
Beau Jest / Therapy
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The Deal
The Secrets
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Mrs. Goldberg
Perlasca, An Italian Hero
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JCC GARFIELD THEATRE
The Monster Among Us
BABY AND ME: Beau Jest / Therapy
Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story/
Shield of Solomon
Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg / Speaking of Yiddish
The Woman from Sarajevo /Amos Oz
Sharon
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Darling!
The First Basket
The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story
The Dame Edna of South Africa is
Mrs. Evita Bezuidenhout, the alter-ego
of half-Jewish Afrikaner political comedian
Pieter-Dirk Uys. He has fought the system
of apartheid with satire in a political climate
that saw critics of the government go
“mysteriously missing” every day. Today,
Uys uses his inimitable skill as a mimic and
raconteur to address the HIV/AIDS
pandemic with teenagers of all backgrounds to prevent them from joining the
5.5 million South Africans with the disease.
Director: Julian Shaw, Australia, 2007,
54 min., BetaSP, English, Documentary
This fascinating documentary explores the
impact that basketball and modern Jewish
history have had upon each other. The
game spread like wildfire through turn-ofthe-century New York City settlement
houses, proved a perfect fit for urban
Jewish kids and played a large role in the
assimilation of American Jews. Chock-full
of vivid anecdotes and distinctive
characters, both the famous and the
unsung, The First Basket is indeed the
greatest Jewish basketball documentary in
the world. Bring the entire family to enjoy.
Director: David Vyorst, USA, 2007,
Emerging filmmaker
Guest Speaker: David Vyorst, Director; LA Lakers player
Jordan Farmar, invited
Preceded by:
Shield of Solomon
Emerging filmmaker
Since the late 1990’s, the Janjaweed
(killing squads) of the North Sudanese
army have massacred more than 300,000
South Sudanese Christians and Muslims.
Now Israel faces a moral dilemma—can
the children of the Holocaust refuse
admission to refugees facing genocide?
Shield of Solomon tells the story of four of
these Darfur refugees who have found
sanctuary in this most unlikely haven.
The Last Train
Lemon Tree
Director Joseph Vilsmaier (Stalingrad and
Comedian Harmonists) and his wife, Dana
Vavrova, present a harrowing dramatization
of the cattle-car journey of the final 688
Berlin Jews to Auschwitz during World
War II. Based on actual eyewitness
accounts, the film alternates between the
horrifying situation in the overcrowded train
and touching flashbacks to happier family
times. The occupants demonstrate an
incredible will to live, but will it be strong
enough for anyone to survive this hell on
rails? This train stands symbolically for the
fate of all of the Jews of Europe.
Based loosely on a true story, Lemon Tree
turns a simple snapshot of a minor political
situation into a touching and memorable
analogy for a country divided. A Palestinian
widow finds her beloved lemon grove
threatened when an Israeli government
Minister moves in across the Green Line.
Legal battle stations are manned and the
gears of justice begin to grind. But it is the
personal side of things that prove most
interesting — the entanglements between
the widow, her lawyer, the Minister and his
wife. Personal meets political in this
pertinent and beautifully played drama.
Directors: Joseph Vilsmaier and Dana Vavrova,
Germany/Czech Republic, 2006, 123 min., 35mm,
German/Hebrew/Polish/French/Ukranian with subtitles,
Feature
Director: Eran Riklis, Israel/Germany/France, 2008,
106 min., 35mm, Arabic/Hebrew with subtitles, Feature
Community Partner: Jewish-American Chamber of
Commerce
Guest Speaker: Laurie Baron, Nasitir Professor of
Modern Jewish History, SDSU & author of Projecting
the Holocaust into the Present: The Changing Focus
of Contemporary Holocaust Cinema
Preceded by:
Got Next
This fast-moving short portrays a
yarmulke-wearing Jewish kid asking a
group of Harlem teens if he can play in
their street basketball game. It’s what he
does next that matters.
Viewer Discretion
Director: Fred M. Strype, USA, 2007,
Director: Igal Hecht, Israel, 2008, 52 min., BetaSP,
English/Hebrew with subtitles, Documentary
Tue, Feb 10
12:00 PM
AMC La Jolla
Sun, Feb 15
1:00 PM
AMC La Jolla
Wed, Feb 11
7:30 PM
AMC La Jolla
Thu, Feb 5
7:30 PM
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The Monster Among Us
My Opposition:
The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner
Few Americans know much about the
resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe
today, but 60 years after the Holocaust,
hatred has reared its ugly head in the
guise of radical Muslim beliefs and actions.
Filmmakers Allen and Cynthia Mondell
(West of Hester Street, Make Me a Match)
personalize this crisis through the
experiences of people from all walks of life
in six European countries — neighborhood
attacks, cemetery desecrations,
synagogue burnings, ostracism at work
and even more subtle evidence that antiSemitism is far from dead.
German Chief Justice Inspector Friedrich
Kellner was a political activist who
campaigned against Hitler and the Nazi
Party. Friedrich wanted to stop the
genocide and risked his life writing a
secret ten-volume diary challenging Nazi
propaganda and documenting Nazi
atrocities. His American grandson Robert
Scott Kellner, who was raised in a Jewish
orphanage and became a US Navy petty
officer, went to Germany in search of his
grandparents. This moving film allows
Robert to use the diaries to warn against
modern-day extremists and totalitarianism.
Directors: Allen Mondell and Cynthia Salzman Mondell,
USA, 2008, 84 min., BetaSP, English, Documentary
Directors: Fern Levitt and Arnie Zipursky, Canada, 2007,
65 min., BetaSP, English, Documentary
Panel discussion speakers include filmmakers
Allen Mondell and Cynthia Salzman Mondell
Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert Scott Kellner, grandson of
Friedrich Kellner
Lunch option catered by Pick Up Stix
Community Partner: San Diego Jewish
Genealogical Society
Community Partner: Anti-Defamation League
Noodle
This delightfully spirited drama portrays
the remarkable adventures of two unlikely
companions — Mir, a 37-year-old twicewidowed El Al flight attendant and the
six-year-old Chinese-speaking son of her
housekeeper. After agreeing to watch
Noodle (nicknamed for his exceptional
slurping skills) for “just one hour,” Mir’s life
is turned upside down. When Noodle’s
immigrant mother disappears, Mir must
rise above her fears and limitations and
defeat the barriers of language through
empathy and love. Her effort to reunite
mother and son becomes a scheme of
international proportion. Winner of
Best Feature Film at the Boston Jewish
Film Festival.
Based on true events, this compelling
drama tells the story of Giorgio Perlasca
(portrayed by popular Italian television
actor Luca Zingaretti), an Italian
businessman who saved the lives of
thousands of Hungarian Jews during the
Holocaust. By posing as a Spanish
ambassador, Perlasca fed, hid and
smuggled Jews to safety, ultimately
keeping his heroism a secret. Director
Alberto Negrin’s film explores the power of
ordinary people to fight the most
extraordinary injustice.
Director: Ayelet Menahemi, Israel, 2007,
90 min., 35mm, Hebrew with subtitles, Feature
Director: Alberto Negrin, Italy, 2002,
125 min., 35mm, Italian with subtitles, Feature
Guest Speaker: Weisenthal Center Representative
and Italian Consulate General invited
Community Partner: San Diego Italian Film Festival
Community Partner: UJF Israel Center, LLC
*FlixMix February 12. Reception starts at 6:00 PM.
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Fri, Feb 6
10:30 AM
AMC La Jolla
Thu, Feb 12
5:00 PM
AMC La Jolla
Thu, Feb 12
Sat, Feb 14
7:30 PM*
6:15 PM
Sun, Feb 15
4:00 PM
Plus Tard
Praying in Her Own Voice
Refusenik
The Secrets
Famed Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai
(Kippur, Kadosh) sets his latest film in
1987 Paris. As French TV broadcasts the
trial of Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyons,
a French businessman becomes obsessed
with discovering the truth of his family’s
history. Sorting through memorabilia, he
finds his father’s “Aryan declaration” and
confronts his mother, Rivka (played by the
legendary Jeanne Moreau), who has
closed the door on her past. His letsleeping-dogs-lie sister defends their
parents, but his wife and children join him
on a visit to the village where his
grandparents hid during the war. Finally,
Rivka confides her past with the hope that
her family will shape a better future.
On the second day of every Hebrew
month, a group meets at the Western Wall
in Jerusalem, wearing prayer shawls and
reading from the Torah. The difference?
This group is made up of women, and
though their acts are allowed under Jewish
law, they are opposed by many Orthodox
authorities. Director Yael Katzir documents
the struggle that the “Women of the Wall”
have faced as they fight both religious and
legal authorities for the right to pray out
loud in their own voices.
Refusenik is the first retrospective
documentary to chronicle the 30-year
movement to “Let Our People Go.” As a
result of this most successful human rights
campaign of all times — one of the
proudest chapters in Jewish history — one
and a half million Jews finally escaped the
tyranny of the Soviet Union to live in
freedom. With interviews, photos and film
footage smuggled out of the Soviet Union,
Refusenik illustrates how grass-roots
activism and steadfast individuals can
utilize the power inherent in democracy to
literally change the world.
Naomi and Michelle meet at a women’s
Yeshiva in the Kabbala birthplace of Safed.
Naomi, an impressive scholar who is about
to be married in a loveless match, and
Michelle, a carefree French girl, become
fast friends as they help a mysterious
woman (played by noted French actress
Fanny Ardant) atone for her sins before her
imminent death. Forbidden Kabbalistic
rituals are used to help the woman, while
the two girls form a romantic bond with
each other. Nominated for eight Israeli
Academy Awards.
Director: Amos Gitai, France, 2008,
90 min., Digibeta, French with subtitles, Feature
Preceded by:
(One Day You’ll Understand)
Director: Yael Katzir, Israel/USA, 2007,
64 min., BetaSP, English/Hebrew with subtitles,
Documentary
Director: Laura Bialis, USA, 2007,
120 min., 35mm, English, Documentary
Guest speaker: Rabbi Laura Geller, invited
Guest Speaker: Director Laura Bialis, invited
Sponsored by: Jewish Community Foundation of
San Diego
Director: Avi Nesher, Israel/ France, 2007,
120 min., 35mm, Hebrew, French w/English subtitles,
Feature
Community Partner: Jewish Healing Center, Jewish
Family Service
Viewer Discretion: Adult Content
Community Partner: New Life Club
Please see description on page 22
Preceded by:
(Documentary only)
Toyland (Spielzeugland)
A young German boy thinks his Jewish
neighbors have gone away to Toyland,
so he sneaks off to join them. Winner,
Audience Favorite Live Action Short,
Palm Springs International ShortFest.
Director: Jochen Alexander Freydank, Germany, 2007,
14 min., 35mm, German with subtitles, Short
Emerging filmmaker
AMC La Jolla
Sat, Feb 7
Sat, Feb 14
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
Sun, Feb 15
1:00 PM
AMC La Jolla
Thu, Feb 12
7:30 PM
AMC La Jolla
Thu, Feb 5
Sat, Feb 14
4:30 PM
8:30 PM
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Where Are You Going,
Moshe?
The Woman from Sarajevo
Who was Ariel Sharon before he fell into a
coma in 2006? Israeli filmmaker Dror
Moreh thought the former Prime Minister
was the epitome of evil — until he made a
documentary about Sharon’s historic
decision to withdraw unilaterally from the
Gaza Strip and destroy the settlements
he’d advocated building in prior years.
Moreh’s perspective changed after
shooting this emotional and private film
that portrays Sharon’s daily life as if no
cameras were around. Moreh introduces
us to the real person behind the public
statesman — “The only leader strong
enough . . . to bring a better future to
the region.”
It is the 1960’s and King Mohammed V of
Morocco, the protector of the Jews, has
died, spurring the Jewish population to
flee to Israel, France and elsewhere. This
bittersweet comedy is set in a dusty
hamlet where Jews and Muslims have
lived peacefully as friends and neighbors.
The local bar is under threat by the
mosque to shut down if all the Jews leave,
because, as stricter Muslim laws are
enforced, only Jews are officially allowed
to imbibe. The bar owner and town do all
they can to encourage the last Jew to stay
and keep their beloved watering hole open.
Zineba Hardaga was the first Muslim
woman to be honored as Righteous
Among the Nations for hiding a Jewish
family and saving them from certain death.
Roles reverse fifty years later, and the
Hardagas family flees from Sarajevo to
Israel, where Zineba’s daughter, Sara, and
her family live. In this film, Sara and her
daughter return to Sarajevo to meet Sara’s
Muslim sister and Christian brother.
Together, they attempt to comprehend
their unique family history.
Aviva Kempner shares with us the amazing
life and career of Gertrude Berg, the
creator, writer and star of The Goldbergs,
a radio show that debuted in 1929 and
subsequently became a popular weekly
TV program (1949 –1956). Berg pioneered
the family sitcom that was to become TV’s
most enduring format — remarkably with
an outwardly Jewish family that wore its
immigrant heritage on its sleeve. Berg
pushed the boundaries not only of
television’s possibilities, but also of women’s
roles in the entertainment industry.
Director: Dror Moreh, Israel/Germany, 2007,
Documentary
Community Partner: American Jewish Committee
Sharon
Director: Hassan Ben Jalloun, Morocco/Canada, 2007,
90 min., BetaSP, French/ Arabic with subtitles, Feature
Director: Ella Alterman, Israel, 2007,
65 min., BetaSP, Hebrew/English/Serbian with subtitles,
Documentary
Community Partner: Women’s Division, UJF
Followed by two original episodes of the television show
The Goldbergs
Preceded by:
Community Partners: San Diego Yiddish Clubs and
The New Life Club
Amos Oz
Panel discussion to follow about Sharon the man,
and effect of his legacy on the 2009 Israeli elections.
Israel’s internationally acclaimed author
Amos Oz is also an eloquent proponent of
peaceful co-existence in the Middle East.
This poignant film paints a captivating
portrait of Oz and his richly complex
background. Israel’s Arad desert and
Greece’s stunning Salonica comprise the
dramatic backdrop for the life story of this
compassionate and courageous writer.
Lunch option catered by Apollonia Bistro
Director: Aviva Kempner, USA, In-Progress,
20 min., English, Doc/Short
Preceded by:
Speaking of Yiddish
Yiddish is the beautiful, expressive
language of director Neil Ira Needleman’s
forefathers … so why does it make him
feel so paranoid?!
Director: Neil Ira Needleman, USA, 2006,
Director: Stelios Charalampopoulos, Israel, 2008,
52 min., BetaSP, English/Hebrew with subtitles,
Documentary
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Fri, Feb 13
10:30 AM
AMC La Jolla
Sat, Feb 7
Tue, Feb 10
6:15 PM
7:30 PM
Thu, Feb 12
12:00 PM
Wed, Feb 11
12:00 PM
Joyce Forum — A Day of Emerging Filmmakers
Shorts in Winter
Monday, February 9 • 2:30 PM and 5:00 PM
at AMC La Jolla 12/JOY F. KNAPP PRESENTATIONS
Every short film is a small gem, revealing a story in its most basic elements —
the rawest, purest essence of character, conflict and resolution. There is no time
wasted expounding on a character's childhood, the roots of a convoluted conflict or
a drawn-out resolution. Instead, in a tight sequence the stage is set, the characters
presented and all comes to a twist or surprising climax. If you enjoy drama in its
purest, most powerful form, you'll like these short films.
— Mark Title, Past President, Visual Arts Foundation and Short Film Critic
Part One (2:30 PM)
Anthem
A man ventures out just before the
Sabbath to buy some milk, leading him
into a series of encounters with residents
of his Jerusalem neighborhood. Winner
of the Cannes Festival First Prize
Cinefondation.
Director: Elad Keidan, Israel, 2008,
36 min., BetaSP, Hebrew with subtitles, Short
Weitzman Street No. 10
A Russian Jewish family arrives in Israel,
where they are greeted by air raid sirens
and strange new customs.
Director: Pini Tavger, Israel, 2006,
13 min., BetaSP, Russian with subtitles, Short
With a Little Patience (Turelem)
The mundane activities of an office clerk
contrast with the stark reality of her job.
Director: Laszlo Nemes, Hungary, 2007,
14 min., 35mm, Short
Isaac & Isha
Isaac, a Lubavitch Jewish man, and Isha,
a beautiful Hindu woman, fall in love in this
Bollywood-style musical extravaganza.
Director: Joni Rubin, Australia, 2006,
On the Road to Tel Aviv
On an ordinary day, a suspicious Arab
woman gets on an Israeli bus. How do we
react when confronted by our fears and
prejudices?
Director: Khen Shalem, Israel, 2008,
18 min., 35mm, Hebrew with subtitles, Short
The Wall
Through the wall of their New York City
apartment, a guilt-ridden cellist and a
Holocaust survivor form an unlikely bond.
Director: Michael Lloyd Green, USA, 2007,
8 min., Digibeta, Short
My Olympic Summer
Using his parents’ 8mm home movies,
filmmaker Daniel Robin creates a
fictional account of their troubled marriage
against the backdrop of the 1972
Munich Olympics. Winner of the Short
Filmmaking Award at the 2008 Sundance
Film Festival.
Director: Daniel Robin, USA, 2007,
The Predator’s Return
A concentration camp survivor is forced
to confront his past when he meets his
nursing home’s newest resident — the
former Nazi officer who murdered his
family sixty years ago.
Director: Jerald Fine, USA, 2007,
Roads
Ismayil, a 13-year-old Arab drug dealer,
teams with an Israeli ex-soldier as they
each attempt to escape their current lives.
Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign
Student Film.
Director: Lior Geller, Israel, 2008, 22 min., Digibeta,
Arabic/Hebrew with subtitles, Short
Song of David
Part Two (5:00 PM)
The Battle of Cable Street
In a stunning blend of live-action and
animation, director Yoav Segal takes us
inside his grandfather’s account of the
historic fight against fascism in England.
David (played by real-life Hassidic rap
artist Nosson Zand) is forced to choose
between the Orthodox world of his
Los Angeles Yeshiva and the soul-stirring
rap music that has become his means of
self-expression.
Director: Oded Turgeman, USA, 2007,
Director: Yoav Segal, UK, 2006,
Got Next
A street basketball game in Harlem takes
a surprising turn when a young Jewish boy
in a yarmulke shows up to ask if he can
play in their next game.
Director: Fred M. Strype, USA, 2007,
We Must Remember
Broadcast journalism students at
Carlsbad High School hope to change
the way California’s eighth-graders learn
about the Holocaust. Their documentary
focuses on the experiences of sixteen
students discovering the horror of the
Holocaust: touring concentration camps,
interviewing Holocaust survivors and
soldiers who liberated the camps and
meeting with German high school
students. The students hope to
distribute the film to every middle and
high school in California. What makes
their accomplishment even more
amazing is that they donated their time,
received no school credit and did
fundraising — because they “feel it’s a
story that needs to be told.”
Meet and greet these young filmmakers and
discuss their experiences and process of making
this film become a reality. Please join us for the
World Festival Premiere of We Must Remember.
This film has already received praise from
several school districts for its unique approach
to Holocaust education.
Emerging Filmmaker
A young German boy thinks his Jewish
neighbors have gone away to Toyland,
so he sneaks off to join them. Winner,
Audience Favorite Live Action Short,
Palm Springs International ShortFest.
Director: Jochen Alexander Freydank, Germany, 2007,
14 min., 35mm, German with subtitles, Short
AMC La Jolla
Mon, Feb 9
7:30 PM
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It’s
all
here!
Documentary
Amos Oz
At Home in Utopia
Beetle, The
Blessed is the Match: The Life
and Death of Hannah Senesh
Case for Israel, The:
Democracy's Outpost
Circumcise Me
Constantine's Sword
Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story
First Basket, The
Monster Among Us, The
My Opposition: The Diaries of
Friedrich Kellner
Refusenik
Sharon
Shield of Solomon
We Must Remember
Woman from Sarajevo, The
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Features
Faith & Spirituality
Beau Jest
Deal, The
Last Train, The
Lemon Tree
Little Traitor, The
Noodle
Plus Tard (One Day You'll
Understand)
Secrets, The
Circumcise Me
Constantine's Sword
Isaac & Isha
Last Train, The
Understand)
Refusenik
Secrets, The
Song of David
Unattached
The Deal
Short-subject
English Language
Anthem
Battle of Cable Street, The
Corner Delancey
Got Next
Isaac & Isha
Morse Collectors, The
My Olympic Summer
Predator's Return, The
Roads
Song of David
Speaking of Yiddish
Therapy
Trip to Prague, A
Unattached
Wall, The
Weitzman St. No. 10
At Home in Utopia
Beau Jest
Democracy's Outpost
Circumcise Me
Constantine's Sword
Corner Delancey
Deal, The
First Basket, The
Got Next
Isaac & Isha
My Olympic Summer
Friedrich Kellner
Refusenik
Song of David
Therapy
Trip to Prague, A
Unattached
We Must Remember
The Secrets
The Beetle
Holocaust
Last Train, The
Friedrich Kellner
Understand)
Predator's Return, The
Wall, The
We Must Remember
Israeli Films
Teen Appropriate
Women’s Issues
Anthem
Beetle, The
Circumcise Me
Lemon Tree
Noodle
Roads
Secrets, The
Sharon
Weitzman St. No. 10
Amos Oz
Beetle, The
First Basket, The
Got Next
Little Traitor, The
Noodle
Understand)
Refusenik
Sharon
Shield of Solomon
We Must Remember
Lemon Tree
Secrets, The
Arts & Culture
Song of David
Speaking of Yiddish
Wall, The
Politics & Current Events
At Home in Utopia
Democracy's Outpost
Constantine's Sword
Lemon Tree
Little Traitor, The
My Olympic Summer
Friedrich Kellner
Understand)
Refusenik
Sharon
Shield of Solomon
We Must Remember
Weitzman St. No. 10
The Morse Collectors
Arab /Israeli Issues
Amos Oz
Beetle, The
Democracy's Outpost
Circumcise Me
Lemon Tree
My Olympic Summer
Sharon
Shield of Solomon
Comedy
With a Little Patience
Family
First Basket, The
Little Traitor, The
Anti-Semitism
Democracy's Outpost
Constantine's Sword
Refusenik
We Must Remember
Beau Jest
Beetle, The
Circumcise Me
Deal, The
Got Next
Speaking of Yiddish
Therapy
Trip to Prague, A
Song of David
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• Potiker Family Arts & Culture Complex
• David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre
• Viterbi Family Galleria
• Foster-Ratner Performing Arts
Education Center
The Library has an extensive offering of literary,
music and multimedia programs throughout the year
and provides educational resources such as the
Holocaust Education Program.
The Gallery presents the finest in Jewish artistic
expressions, encouraging the preservation of Jewish culture
and heritage and nurturing new creativity in the arts.
Reclaim, Rework, Recreate:
The Gotthelf Goes Green
December 3, 2008 – February 25, 2009
Lecture by Diane Ackerman
Author of the book: The Zookeeper’s Wife,
a War Story
February 18, 2009, 7:30pm: Copresented with
KPBS “One Book, One San Diego” and the San Diego
Public Library
In an effort to be more ecologically and
environmentally aware, the Gotthelf Art Gallery presents
an exhibition utilizing only recycled and repurposed
materials. This show explores the whimsy and creativity
of Tony Berlant, Liz Mamorsky, Jody Silver and
Marilyn Mitchell.
Jacob Goldberg Annual Series
Art Survives: Expressions from
the Holocaust
March 30, April 1, 2009, 7:30pm:
2009 — A Year of Decision: Against the backdrop
of a new American Administration, Israel will face a
moment of truth on all four fronts: a nuclear Iran;
Hizbalization of Lebanon; peace with Syria; and
imminent showdown with Hamas. Which course of
action will Israel take?
The Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library
is accredited by the Association of Jewish Libraries
This extraordinary show highlights Holocaust survivors
who use art as a means to approach the horrors they
witnessed and the joy of their survival. This exhibit
offers a rare opportunity to view the art of Judith
Goldstein, Fred Terna, Dina Gottliebova-Babbitt and Ela
Weissberger.
March 25, 2009, 7:30pm
A Celebration of Jewish and Muslim Music
Debbie Friedman in Concert
March 29, 2009, 8:15pm
Jewish Music with Revivalist Joy
Ostracized Music —
From Germany to San Diego
Conversations from the Piano
with Steven Cassedy
San Diego’s leading diverse youth theatre
company featuring exceptionally talented young
performers in the Broadway tradition
Disney High School Musical 2 On Stage!
• JCC Maccabi ArtsFest
March 7– 22, 2009
(858) 362-1348 • www.sdcjc.org
Classical Gems from the Jewish Folk Music Society
of Russia
A concert in remembrance of Jewish composers
persecuted by the Nazis
• J★Company Youth Theatre
Box Office
March 23, 2009, 7:30pm
April 23, 2009, 7:30pm
• San Diego Jewish Book Fair
• Ongoing New Programs
Zina Schiff in Concert
March 18 – May 21, 2009
• Gotthelf Art Gallery
• San Diego Jewish Music Festival
Highlights:
Common Chords III, the Next Generation
• Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library
• San Diego Jewish Film Festival
Featuring top Jewish talent from around the world,
the festival has earned national recognition and continues
to enrich the musical landscape in San Diego.
High School Musical 2 On Stage!, the sequel to Disney
Channel’s most popular TV movie High School Musical
and prequel to the highest grossing movie musical in
history — High School Musical 3. J★Company is the
first theatre in Southern California to receive the rights
and present this new blockbuster musical. Brought to
life by New York director and composer Rayme Sciaroni
and Broadway dancer and choreographer Peter Kalivas.
April 20, 27, & May 4, 2009
January 18, 2009
Based on true events, this compelling drama tells the
story of “the Italian Schindler,” Giorgio Perlasca, a
businessman who saved the lives of thousands of
Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. By posing as a
Spanish ambassador, Perlasca fed, hid and smuggled
Jews to safety, right underneath the noses of Nazi
officials. Amazingly, Perlasca’s heroism remained a
secret for forty-five years.
Jewish Composers in Popular Song and on Broadway
• Monday, April 20, 7:30pm: The Gershwins
• Monday, April 27, 7:30pm: Richard Rodgers
• Monday, May 4, 7:30pm: Leonard Bernstein
Director: Alberto Negrin, Italy, 2002,
125 min., DVD, Italian with subtitles, Feature
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san diego jewish film festival
Chair Francine Ginsburg
Co-Chair Helen Fleming
Founding Chair Joyce Axelrod
Past Chair Judith Friedel
STEERING COMMITTEE
Audience Choice Awards: William Friedel, Marty Goldberg & Peter Levine
Brochure Copywriting: Hillary Liber
Filmmaker Brunches: Phyllis & Stan Hoffman
Film Matrix: Shlomo Caspi
FlixMix Events: Leslie & Ori Zemer
Friday Screening Luncheons: Mara Parker
Guest Hospitality: Sandra Silverstein
Hospitality Lounge: Cynthia Birnbaum & Phyllis Sharrin
Joyce Forum: Joyce Axelrod
Kick-off Event: Terri Sapp
Office Assistance: Beverly Miller
Opening Night Party: Terri Sapp
Outreach: Linda Levine
Volunteers: Devorah Gurantz
san diego center
for jewish culture
President, Board of Directors: Michael Flaster
Producer, San Diego Jewish Film Festival: Sandra L. Kraus
Assistant Producer, San Diego Jewish Film Festival: Cyndi Quisenberry
FILM SELECTION COMMITTEE
Curators: Francine Ginsburg & Judith Friedel
Lynette Allen • Helen Fleming • Marty Goldberg • Michele Kipnis
Sandra Silverstein • Don Wolochow • Marcia Wolochow
the mission
of the
san diego jewish
film festival
The mission of the San Diego
Jewish Film Festival is to offer
outstanding world cinema that
promotes awareness, appreciation
and pride in the diversity of the
Jewish people to attendees of
the community at large.
Festival programs aim to educate
and illuminate through evocative,
independent fiction and
documentary films that portray the
Jewish experience from current to
historic global perspectives.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Lauren Abrams
Ethel Adatto
DJ Barliant
Sylvia Bendelstein
Michael Bennett
Linda Bennett
Tina-Marie Bernard
Renee Bram
Shlomo Caspi
Leslie Caspi
Sari Esserman
Judy Feldman
Mike Feldman
Gaylene Fisch
Sue Garson
Barbara Gellman
Linda Globerson
David Goldberg
Pauline Green
Jerry Gumpel
Susan Harrison
Nate Harrison
Stan Hoffman
Phyllis Hoffman
Fiana Holdgate
Marsha Janger
Alysa Kaplan
Stephanie Krasner
Jerry Malamud
Judie Malamud
Frances Margolin
Eli Margolin
Carol McCall
Esfira Muchnik
Marty Orgel
Jeanette Osias
Paula Papas
Michael Park
Paula Park
Mara Parker
Kimberly Raoufpur
Stacie Bresler-Reinstein
Joanie Rosenwald
Beth Saks
Irene Saperstein
Randy Savarese
Fred Schriber
Annette Schriber
Dr. Alyssa Goldstein
Sepinwall
Jerry Sharrin
Debbie Shtein
Bob Silverman
Gayle Silverman
Esther Siman
Elyse Sollender
Laurie Spiegler
Harris Steinberg
Carol Strub
Mark Title
Lyba Vinitsky
Sharon Wax
Susan Weiner
Don Wolochow
Marcia Wolochow
Ethel Wulfovich
Leslie Zemer
Ori Zemer
Barbara Ziering
Michelle Zousmer
Nate Stein, CJC Director
Jackie Semha Gmach, JCC Program Director
Lindsey Gearhart, Film Festival Curatorial Assistant
David Atchison, Technical Director
Hadas Blinder, Program Assistant
Susan Hagler, Program Assistant
Stephanie Krieger,
Associate Director of Development
Joey Landwehr, J★Company Artistic Director
Ryan Matzinger, Theatre Manager
Nan Pace, J★Company Managing Director
D. Candis Paule, Gotthelf Art Gallery Administrator
Roseliz Scott, CJC Administrative Assistant
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center,
Julie Potiker, President, Board of Directors
Michael Cohen, Executive Director
Nate Stein, Associate Executive Director
Nancy Johnson, Chief Financial Officer
Ana Kozlowski, Director of Development
Dan Shapiro, Director of Marketing
Kylee Hobbs, Box Office Manager
Joyce Grant, Creative Director
Angela Coleman, Graphic Designer
Mick Sliwicki, Facilities Manager
Darrell Lee, Maintenance Manager
CJC MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, Lawrence Family Jewish
Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS is to expand and enrich cultural life in San Diego
by presenting the finest in Jewish artistic expressions, encouraging the preservation
of Jewish culture and heritage, and nurturing new creativity in the arts.
This program is funded in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
and the Gary & Jerri-Ann Jacobs Youth Endowment Fund.
Special Thanks to Chairman Ron Roberts and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
BROADWAY’S BEST AND SAN DIEGO’S FINEST
Working
The First
Wives Club
Working
The First Wives Club
A Broadway-Bound Musical
The World Premiere Broadway-Bound Musical
MARCH 7 - APRIL 12, 2009
From the book by Studs Terkel
Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
Directed by Gordon Greenberg | Old Globe Theatre
Illustration by Tracy Sabin.
Stephen Schwartz, the man behind the curtain of the global sensation
Wicked, has recreated his musical vision of the American dream for the 21st
Century. WORKING is an unforgettable musical that creates a vivid tapestry
of how we work in America - woven from the funny and poignant stories
of twenty-six everyday Americans - a fireman, a housewife, a publicist, a
business executive, a stone mason, and more. Contains strong language.
STEPHEN
SA CHWARTZ
ND FRIENDS
OLD GLOBE BONUS EVENT: ONE NIGHT ONLY!
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009 AT 7:30PM
JULY 15 - AUGUST 23, 2009
Music & Lyrics by Holland-Dozier-Holland
Book by Rupert Holmes
Directed by Francesca Zambello | Old Globe Theatre
A world premiere, Broadway-Bound musical, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB is a
funny, moving and empowering story based on the smash-hit movie
comedy and Olivia Goldsmith's bestselling novel. Former college friends
reunite at middle-age and soon discover they share the same unhappy
story - their ungrateful husbands careened into midlife by dumping
them for younger women. After drowning their sorrows, they decide to
put their long dormant talents to use, band together, and stylishly,
systematically and hilariously get even with their exes! With new music
by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends, Holland-Dozier-Holland (Stop!
In the Name of Love, It's The Same Old Song, Baby Love, and many more),
book by Tony Award-winner Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood,
Curtains!) and direction by Franscesca Zambello (Disney on Broadway's
The Little Mermaid, The Guthrie Theatre's Little House on The Prairie
The Musical), this glitzy new musical is destined to be the theatrical
event of 2009!
TICKETS ON SALE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT 12NOON.
(619) 23-GLOBE (234-5623) www.TheOldGlobe.org
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Thank You to our Corporate Sponsors . . .
February 4–15, 2009
Tickets & Information:
www.lfjcc.org/sdjff
JCC Box Office:
(858) 362-1348
AMC LA JOLLA 12 THEATRES
JOY F. KNAPP PRESENTATIONS
UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center
Media sponsors — Connecting San Diegans to the Arts
Reading Cinemas Carmel Mountain 12
David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre
at the Lawrence Family JCC, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS
Encintas Library
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center
4126 Executive Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037-1338
NON-PROFIT
ORG
US POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT 58
SAN DIEGO CA

19th annual san diego jewish film festival

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