Paris Boutique
Saturday , January 27 at 7:30 PM Weinstein JCC , 5403 Monument Avenue
Irena ’ s Vow
In Honor of International Holocoaust Rememberance Day Wednesday , January 24 at 7:00 PM Weinstein JCC , 5403 Monument Avenue Co-hosted with Virginia Holocaust Museum
Directed by Dan Gordon Canada-Poland , 2023 Drama • English • 121 Minutes
In her early 20s , Irene Gut Opdyke was hired by Wehrmacht Major Eduard Rügemer to work as the housekeeper in the Polish villa he had requisitioned . Risking her life , Irene hid 12 Jews in the cellar … and when Rügemer found out , she bought his complicity by agreeing to become his mistress . Opdyke later won the Nations Medal for her immense courage , and her story became a Broadway play by Dan Gordon in 2008 , and now a film , directed by Louise Archibault ( And the Birds Rained Down ; Gabrielle ).
Former child actress Sophie Nélisse ( The Book Thief ; Yellowjackets ) truly comes of age , here , with her heartrending portrait of a young woman whose moral conscience compels her to risk everything to thwart the evils of fascism . Dougray Scott ( Ever After : A Cinderella Story ; Mission : Impossible II ) portrays the German officer .
Directed by Marco Carmel Israel - France , 2022 Romantic Comedy • Hebrew , English , French with English subtitles • 82 Minutes
Nominated for six Israeli Academy Awards ( Ophirs ) and starring Nelly Tagar ( MJFF films Zero Motivation and The Art of Waiting ), Paris Boutique is a delightful romantic comedy about love and friendship . French- Jewish lawyer Louise takes a break from planning her lavish wedding in Paris to go on a short business trip to Jerusalem , where she hopes to seal a multimillion-euro property deal . Landing in Israel , she has the misfortune of being met at the airport by Neta , a broke ( and heartbroken ) cab driver , who tries to swindle her wealthy client out of just enough money to cover her debts . What starts as a hellish visit , serendipitously ends with both women becoming not only fast friends but also head over heels in love – this time , with the right men .
Exodus 91
Sunday , January 28 at 2:00 PM
University of Richmond , Jepson Alumni Center , 442 Westhampton Way
Directed by Micah Smith Israel , 2022
Documentary • Hebrew , Amharic , English , English subtitles • 90 Minutes
A hybrid docudrama film that follows Israeli diplomat , Asher Naim , on a seemingly insurmountable mission to bring 15,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel . As Asher learns more about these African Jews , he finds himself between worlds and facing a crisis of faith in himself and his country .
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