Farewell Mister Haffmann
JEW SH
January 18 – 28 , 2024
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Farewell Mister Haffmann
Written and Directed by Fred Cavayé
France , Belgium | Narrative | 2022 | 115 Min .
Thursday , January 18 at 7:00 PM | Weinstein JCC
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Occupied Paris , 1941 : all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities . Dedicated jeweller Joseph Haffmann , fearing the worst , arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides . But his own attempts to escape are thwarted , and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant ’ s protection .