Sponsored by the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation
Thank you to ourSponsors The Jewish Film Series is made possible by the generous support of the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation.
With appreciation to the following additional sponsors for their generous support: Michael and Lori York Nancy Spielberg Meet and Greet Reception Sponsor Wallach’s Farm Market and Deli Series Snack Sponsor
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Film Sponsors Belkoff Goldstein Funeral Chapel Howard and Jane Butensky Cardiology Consultants of Toms River Deli King of Clark Mark and Penny Estomin Exquisite Caterers Good Friend Electric – The Rosen Family Neuropsychology and Counseling Associates – The Gordon Family Drs. Jeffery and Beatrice Lipper Dr. Dennis H. Lyons, OD and Ellyn Lyons Mohel, Elliot, Bauer & Gass CPAs PA
Dr. Allen and Mrs. Hagit Morgan in honor of Dr. Harold Morgan Dennis and Shelly Newman Premiere Surgical and Vein Center – The Kaufman Family Dr. Martin and Harriet Riss Fred and Muriel Rosenfeld Ronen Rotem, DDS Dr. William and Barbara Schulman and family Toms River Fitness and Aquatic Center World Zionist Organization
Friends of the Film Series (At Time of Printing) Ruth and Herman Adler Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, Toms River Coastal Gastroenterology Associates, PA Cantors Daniel and Ruth Green Sydney Krupnick Realty, Inc.
Annabel and Manny Lindenbaum Ocean Pulmonary Associates Arlene and Fred Schragger Harriet Selinger Sherry and Arthur Stein
Mission The Jewish Federation of Ocean County Jewish Film Series is dedicated to entertaining, educating and inspiring audiences by presenting a selection of the finest cinema from around the world celebrating Jewish identity, history and culture. Funds raised from the Series support the programs and services of the Jewish Federation of Ocean County, strengthening Jewish life here at home, in Israel and around the world.
Co-Chairs Lauren Gordon
Ellyn Lyons
Committee Herman Adler Ruth Adler Lynn Berkowitz Rosalie Donadio Jonathan Fields Shelly Newman
Lauren Rosen Rabbi Robert Rubin Arlene Schragger Fred Schragger Mona Sternbach
Schedule: Sunday, October 18 11:00am Movie Information: 2012 Israel Not Rated 65 minutes English subtitles Director: Haim Hect
The Return of the Violin Told through the eyes of Holocaust survivor Sigmund Rolat, Return of the Violin is the story of Bronislaw Huberman, a Jewish boy from Czestochowa, Poland, who plays the violin with such virtuosity that a nobleman presents him with the gift of a priceless Stradivarius, which he uses to dazzle the composer Johannes Brahms. Years later, after becoming one of the great classical musicians of his day, the violin is stolen. Unbroken, Huberman flees to Palestine before World War II, creates an orchestra that would become the Israel Philharmonic, rescues hundreds of Jewish musicians from certain death in Nazi Europe, and is hailed as a hero before he dies. Fifty years later, his beloved violin surfaces when the man who stole it makes a deathbed confession. The instrument is sold twice and finally acquired by world-renowned violinist, Joshua Bell, for a jaw-dropping $4 million. A “Reel Conversation” follows with narrator, Sigmund Rolat, the New York-based Jewish philanthropist and Holocaust survivor who made this movie possible. This film is sponsored by Good Friend Electric – The Rosen Family, Neuropsychology and Counseling Associates – The Gordon Family, and Toms River Fitness and Aquatic Center.
Schedule: Sunday, October 18 4:30pm Movie Information: 2014 USA Not Rated 90 minutes English Director: Roberta Grossman Producer: Nancy Spielberg
Above and Beyond In 1948, just three years after the liberation of Nazi death camps, a group of Jewish American pilots smuggled planes out of the U.S., trained behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia and flew for Israel in its War of Independence. This band of brothers not only turned the tide of the war preventing the possible annihilation of Israel at the very moment of its birth; they also laid the groundwork for today’s Israeli Air Force. Above and Beyond presents a little-known story filled with heart, heroism and high-flying chutzpa. A “Reel Conversation” follows with Nancy Spielberg, producer. This film is sponsored by Exquisite Caterers, Dr. Allen and Mrs. Hagit Morgan in honor of Dr. Harold Morgan, Dennis and Shelly Newman, Premiere Surgical and Vein Center – The Kaufman Family, and Ronen Rotem, DDS.
Special Meet & Greet Reception at 3:00pm Nancy Spielberg grew up surrounded by the film industry, where she worked on her brother Steven’s early films. An accomplished businesswoman, fundraiser and philanthropist, Nancy has in recent years turned her energy and talents to producing documentary films. She served as consultant on the Oscar-winning documentary Chernobyl Heart, and is executive producer of Elusive Justice: The Search for Nazi War Criminals, which aired nationally on PBS, and the forthcoming documentary Mimi and Dona. She is also executive producing Who Will Write Our History, with director Roberta Grossman. Location: Upstairs Theater Gallery Reception sponsored by Michael and Lori York. Catering by Exquisite Caterers.
Schedule: Sunday, October 25 1:30pm Movie Information: 2014 USA PG-13 90 minutes English Producer/Director: Erik Greenberg-Anjou
Deli Man The story of the American deli is the story of Jews – their immigration, migration, upward mobility, and western assimilation. Deli Man will satisfy cravings for nostalgia with oversize helpings of culinary memories served up by comedians, connoisseurs and celebrities. Matzo ball-size cameos by Alan Dershowitz, Larry King, Jerry Stiller, and Fyvush Finkel spice up this film steeped in the tastes of Hungary, Poland, Russia, Romania and the Lower East Side. A “Reel Conversation” follows with Marc and Michael Brummer, owners, Hobby Deli, Newark, New Jersey. This film is sponsored by Belkoff Goldstein Funeral Chapel, Deli King of Clark, and Mohel, Elliot, Bauer & Gass CPAs PA.
Schedule: Sunday, October 25 7:00pm Movie Information: 2013 France/Germany Not Rated 108 minutes English subtitles Producer/Director: Pepe Danquart
Run Boy Run A compelling saga of courage and compassion, Run Boy Run tells the extraordinary true story of eight-year-old Yoram “Srulik” Friedman who escaped the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943 and lived in the woods, hunted by the Nazis. Taken in from the harsh winter by a kindhearted farmer’s wife, he is given shelter and a new identity: Jurek, a Christian war orphan. The innocent yet intrepid boy escapes from village to village, working odd jobs while danger lurks everywhere. Some will help him survive and others will betray him in his solitary struggle to outlast the Nazi occupation and keep alive his Jewish faith. A “Reel Conversation” follows with Dr. Marcia Sachs Littell, internationally recognized Holocaust scholar and educator, and Professor Emeritus of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the Richard Stockton University of New Jersey. This film is sponsored by Drs. Jeffrey and Beatrice Lipper, Dr. Martin and Harriet Riss, and Fred and Muriel Rosenfeld.
Schedule: Sunday, November 1 1:30pm & 7:00pm Movie Information: 2014 France/Germany/Israel Not Rated 115 minutes English subtitles Directors: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem An Israeli woman seeking to finalize a divorce (gett) from her estranged husband finds herself effectively put on trial by her country’s religious marriage laws. In Israel, there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce; only Orthodox rabbis can legalize a union or its dissolution, which is only possible with the husband’s full consent. Trapped in a loveless marriage, Viviane Amsalem has been applying for a divorce for three years, but her religiously devout husband, Elisha, continually refuses. His cold intransigence, Viviane’s determination to fight for her freedom, and the ambiguous role of the rabbinical judges shape a procedure where tragedy vies with absurdity and everything is brought out into the open for judgment. A “Reel Conversation” follows the 1:30pm screening with Keshet Starr, Director of Advocacy and Legal Strategy, Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA). Rabbi Jeremy Stern, Executive Director, ORA, will facilitate the conversation following the 7:00pm screening. This film is sponsored by Cardiology Consultants of Toms River, Dr. Dennis H. Lyons, OD and Ellyn Lyons, and Howard and Jane Butensky.
Schedule: Monday, November 9 1:30pm & 7:00pm Movie Information: 2014 Israel/USA Not Rated 80 minutes English subtitles Director: Wayne Kopping
Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front A coming-of-age story which follows the journey of five Israeli high school graduates who are drafted into the army to defend their country. At the age of 18, away from their homes, families and friends, these young individuals undergo a demanding, inspiring journey, revealing the core of who they are and who they want to be. Beneath the Helmet illustrates how these young men and women are defending not only their homes, but also the values of peace, equality, opportunity, democracy, religious tolerance and women’s rights. A “Reel Conversation” follows both screenings with an Israel Defense Force veteran. This film is sponsored by Mark and Penny Estomin, Dr. William and Barbara Schulman and family, and The World Zionist Organization.
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Special Meet and Greet Reception with Above and Beyond producer, Nancy Spielberg October 18 at 3:00pm $54/ticket (film ticket sold separately)
Tickets will be mailed upon receipt of payment. Mail-in orders received after Monday, October 12 will be held at Registration Tables during the Series. All orders are final and non-refundable. General seating for all films will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. Tickets at door based on availability. All films will be screened at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts – Building 12 Ocean County College College Drive Toms River, New Jersey 08754 Use Parking Lot 2
Discount Package – $54 for all six films (One ticket to one screening of each film)
Become a “Friend of the Film Series” for $360 and receive: • 2 tickets to all six films • 2 tickets to the Meet & Greet Reception with Nancy Spielberg • Name listed in the Jewish Journal and E-Journal distributed to 5,000 homes each month, August– December 2015 • Name listed on the JFOC website, August–December 2015 • Name listed in Film Series Program Booklet
To purchase tickets online, go to www.jewishoceancounty.org
Friend of the Film Series – $360 $ Special Meet & Greet Reception on October 18 – $54 (Film ticket sold separately)
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Film Series Discount Package – $54 # $ (One ticket to one screening of each film) Please indicate screening time for Gett: Beneath the Helmet:
Individual Film Date & Time #Tickets $ Screenings ($10 each) Return of the Violin 10/18 – 11:00am Above and Beyond 10/18 – 4:30pm Deli Man 10/25 – 1:30pm Run Boy Run 10/25 – 7:00pm Gett: The Trial 11/1 – 1:30pm of Viviane Amsalem 11/1 – 7:00pm Beneath the Helmet 11/9 – 1:30pm 11/9 – 7:00pm Total Amount Enclosed: $
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