Presented by Weinstein Properties
15th Annual Israeli & International Jewish Film Festival
January 18 – 28 , 2024
Presented by Weinstein Properties
Tickets : $ 12 member I $ 15 nonmember I Included in Arts + Ideas Subscription All Films Pass : $ 60 member I $ 75 nonmember
Farewell Mister Haffmann
Thursday , January 18 at 7:00 PM
Weinstein JCC , 5403 Monument Avenue • Sponsored by the Horwitz Family
Written and directed by Fred Cavayé France , Belgium , 2022 Drama • French • 115 Minutes
Occupied Paris , 1941 : all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities . Dedicated jeweler Joseph Haffmann ( Daniel Auteuil ), fearing the worst , arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier ( Gilles Lellouche ) 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 .
Remembering Gene Wilder
Sunday , January 21 at 2:00pm Virginia Museum of History & Culture , 428 N . Arthur Ashe Blvd .
Directed by Ron Frank United States , 2023 Documentary • English • 115 Minutes
He was born Jerome Silberman to an assimilated Milwaukee Jewish family , and his childhood buddies called him Jerry — but the world would come to know Gene Wilder ( 1933 – 2016 ) as an endearing comic genius through an extraordinary string of film roles that seem to grow deeper , funnier and more humane with time : from the timid Leo Bloom in Mel Brooks ’ The Producers to the strange and magical title role in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , from his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak to the comedy classics of Blazing Saddles , The Frisco Kid and Young Frankenstein . Now , in Ron Frank ’ s affectionate and touching biographical documentary , the full measure of Wilder ’ s gifts is on display , not only as a comedic actor but as a writer , director , and a mensch .
Matchmaking
Tuesday , January 23 at 7:00 PM Weinstein JCC , 5403 Monument Avenue
Directed by Erez Tadmor Israel , 2022 Comedy • Hebrew with English subtitles • 98 Minutes
When Moti Bernstein , an Ashkenazi from a “ good family ”, handsome and smart , reaches the right age , he begins to hear that he is the ultimate match . However , Moti wants the one he can never have .
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