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BEHIND THE LENS: A Mirror for the Sun
Film Screening and Conversation with Neta Ariel Presented by Cleveland Israel Arts Connection
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Sunday, April 10 @ 11:00 am
Hybrid Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building 25701 Science Park Drive
Screen “A Mirror for the Sun” followed by a Live Zoom conversation with Neta Ariel, the film’s director and aunt of Tamar Ariel. The documentary shares the inspirational story of Tamar Ariel who grew up in a religious home. Encouraged to follow her dreams, she joined the IDF air force, where she served as the first-ever Jewish Orthodox combat navigator. In 2014, she traveled to Nepal, where she found herself in a life and death struggle against the elements. Neta Ariel joined Ma’aleh as assistant director and academic director in 1995 and has been serving as the school’s director since 2001. She graduated in political science and theater studies at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. She also studied communications at Hebrew University and directing and producing through the Open University program. Named Woman of the Year for 2015 by Emunah, Mrs. Ariel is mother to 5 children and many wonderful grandchildren. • To register visit jewishcleveland.org/arts
Presented by the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland
COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change. Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.
46TH CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
March 30 – April 9
In Person @ Playhouse Square CIFF46 Streams April 10 – 17
Virtual
CIFF46 will take place in-person followed by CIFF46 Streams, which will take place online The Festival will once again present their Jewish and Israeli Visions sidebar. These films from – or about– Israel and the Jewish diaspora enlighten and entertain with their unique cultural perspective. • CIFF46 program details will be announced in March at clevelandfilm.org
ISRAEL IN SHORTS
Presented by @akiva
Three Weeks of Film Celebration February 1 – 22
Virtual and Watch Parties
Curated films for teens focusing on themes of Israel and Jewish Identity. All participating groups and institutions will receive a discussion guide and an interactive film festival experience, including opportunities for Zoom watch-a-longs, popcorn bars, lesson plans for teen audiences, and ShinShin (Israeli teens) reflection/commentary on the films. Israel in Shorts: During Jewish Time February 21 – May 31
Virtual
Educators from across the country will be provided access to screen one to two films to their students. @akiva will provide educators with lesson plans for each film. All screenings will be free.
• For information visit akivacleveland.org/israelinshorts/
Jewish-themed cultural event
THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING
A film by Bianca Stigter Presented by Mandel JCC
Coming Soon!
The three minutes of footage explored in this extraordinary film are the only moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk, Poland before the Holocaust. Director Bianca Stigter inhabits and examines every frame of the home movie Glenn Kurtz found in his parents’ home in Florida, transforming the rare color footage shot in 1938 Poland into a riveting and haunting essay film narrated by actress Helena Bonham Carter that unravels the stories hidden in the celluloid. • For information visit mandeljcc.org
AULCIE
A film by Dani Menkin Presented by Mandel JCC
Coming Soon!
The story of a remarkable athlete who captured the spirit of a nation, and how he ultimately triumphed despite the odds. In the summer of 1976, Aulcie Perry was spotted by a scout for Maccabi Tel Aviv while playing basketball in Harlem and was signed immediately. Just a year later, Perry, who took the Israeli basketball team to their first European championship, started dating supermodel Tami Ben Ami, converted to Judaism, and became one of Israel’s biggest athletes. But not all was well behind the scenes. • For information visit mandeljcc.org
COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change. Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.
Photo: Howard Romero
CONTEMPORARY WRITING IN ISRAEL: CAN YOU AVOID POLITICS?
with Assaf Gavron
Presented by Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at CWRU
Tuesday, February 15 @ 12:30 pm
Virtual
Join Assaf Gavron, Israeli writer and translator, to explore the role of politics within contemporary Israeli fiction. Does life in such a politically charged environment influence the kind of fiction, and other art forms, created within it? What is the role of authors in such an environment? Are they expected to deal with political situations – possibly even have an obligation to do so? Or perhaps politics is a burden, a topic that they cannot escape from?
Virtual
Acclaimed Israeli writer, Assaf Gavron, has published six novels, a collection of short stories, and a non-fiction collection of Jerusalem falafel-joint reviews, “Eating Standing Up.” His fiction has been translated into 12 languages, adapted for the stage at Israel’s national theater, and optioned for movies. He is the recipient of awards in Israel, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. • For information visit case.edu/lifelonglearning or call 216-368-2091.
This lecture is supported by the Herbert and Marianna Luxenberg Siegal College Israel Lecture Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and is offered in partnership with the Cleveland Israel Arts Connection of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Jewish-themed cultural event
CLEVELAND JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL: LAST CHAPTER
Presented by Mandel JCC
FOOD AMERICANA: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America’s Favorite Dishes
by David Page Thursday, March 3 @ 7:30 pm
In Person @ Mandel JCC
PROOF OF LIFE: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East
by Daniel Levin Monday, March 7 @ 11 am
