All About The Lefkoviches
Israel Swings for Gold
999 : The Forgotten Girls
All About The Lefkoviches
Wednesday , January 22 at 7:00 PM
Weinstein JCC , 5403 Monument Ave
Told with delightfully mordant humor and a genuine warmth , this appealing domestic story from Hungarian filmmaker Adam Breier follows a Jewish family on the winding path toward reconciliation . Tamas is an aging boxing coach in present-day Budapest whose relationship with his son , Ivan , has frayed to the point of estrangement . After converting to Orthodox Judaism , Ivan moved to Israel , where he had a son , Ariel , whom Tamas has never met . Now , Ivan and Ariel have come back to Budapest for the funeral of Tamas ’ s wife , forcing father and son to face one another . Breier ’ s film is masterfully acted and directed , maintaining a perfectly balanced tone between comedy and pathos . Tickets :
$ 12 JCC member I $ 15 nonmember I Included in Arts + Ideas Subscription
Tickets : $ 12 JCC member I $ 15 nonmember I Included in Arts + Ideas Subscription
Israel Swings for Gold
Sunday , January 26 at 2:00 PM
Jepson Alumni Center at University of Richmond , 442 Westhampton Way In partnership with University of Richmond Hillel
Directed by Adam Breier Hungary , 2024 | Drama Hungarian and Hebrew with English subtitles | 85 minutes
In 2021 , Israel ’ s baseball team competed in the Olympics for the first time . With no media allowed in Tokyo ’ s Olympic Village , the players record their own experiences . Mostly newly minted Israelis , they log unexpected battles against anti-Semitism and anti -Zionism . Victory for Israel comes on the playing field , even if not on the podium . Israel Swings for Gold follows the 2018 hit Heading Home : The Tale of Team Israel , about Israel ’ s Cinderella run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic .
Post-screening discussion with Nate Mulberg , Coach ( University of Richmond , Team Israel ) and Jonathan De Marte , former UR and Team Israel player .
Directed by Seth Kramer , Daniel A . Miller , and Jeremy Newberger United States , 2023 Documentary | English 77 Minutes
Tickets : $ 12 JCC member I $ 15 nonmember I Included in Arts + Ideas Subscription Free for U of R Students – Pre-registration is required .
999 : The Forgotten Girls
Sunday , January 26 at 7:00 PM
Weinstein JCC , 5403 Monument Ave Co-presented by Virginia Holocaust Museum
In March 1942 , nearly 1,000 young Slovak Jewish women , mostly teenagers , told by their government that they were embarking on a volunteer work assignment , were instead illegally deported to Auschwitz on what was the first Jewish transport to the Nazi death camp . Rather than strictly focus on the suffering and death experienced by most of the girls , Macadam tells stories of a small group who survived against all odds , even under unimaginable conditions that lasted more than three grueling years . A film of deep research and vivid detail , 999 : The Forgotten Girls ensures that these women will no longer be a historical footnote . Note : some images may be disturbing .
Post-screening discussion with Heather Dune Macadam , director , author and historian . Her acclaimed book 999 was adapted into this powerful documentary that sheds light on a wrenching true story .
Tickets : $ 12 JCC & VHM member | $ 15 nonmember | Included in the Arts + Ideas Subscription
38 Weinstein JCC • 2025 Winter Activity Guide
Directed by Heather Dune Macadam United States , 2023 Documentary | English 86 Minutes