Nisan/Iyar 5776 • May 2016
Yom HaShoah Community-wide Observance In observance of Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Day, The Ruth Fajerman Markowicz Holocaust Resource Center of Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo presents May 1, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. Temple Shomer Emunim 6453 Sylvania Ave. I Never Saw Another Butterfly, by Celeste Raspanti, is a one-act play based on the true story of a Holocaust survivor from Terezin and the children she taught who lived in Theresienstadt, a concentration camp established by the Nazi SS during World War II. The original book is named after a poem by Pavel Friedman, a young man born in 1921 who was incarcerated at Theresienstadt and was later killed at Auschwitz. The play will include performances by Religious School students.
Rosenwald Q&A with writer/director Aviva Kempner Monday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
Maumee Indoor Theater Running time: 100 minutes | English $5 per person Director Aviva Kempner will join us at this screening of her film, Rosenwald, An incredible and uplifting story of how Julius Rosenwald partnered with Booker T. Washington and African-American communities to build more than 5,400 schools in the Jim Crow south. Inspired by the Jewish ideals of tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) and a deep concern over racial inequality in America, Julius Rosenwald used his wealth to become one of America’s most effective philanthropists. Aviva Kempner Director, Writer, Producer Aviva Kempner films celebrate the untold stories of Jewish heroes. She conceived of and produced Partisans of Vilna, a documentary on Jewish resistance against the Nazis, produced and directed Peabody-winning and Emmy nominated The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, about the Jewish slugger who fought anti-Semitism in the 1930’s and 40’s, and produced and directed Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, a humorous and eye-opening story of television pioneer Gertrude Berg. See additional Festival information on page 8
Sponsored in part by:
Yom HaZikaron
Ruth Fajerman
Markowicz
Holocaust Resource Center of Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo
Yom Ha'atzmaut
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Food, friends and fun!
YOM HA'ATZMAUT CELEBRATION
(celebration beings at 6:30 p.m., film at 7 p.m.)
Monday, May 9 In Search of Israeli Cuisine
Sponsored by:
Maumee Indoor Theater Running time: 97 minutes | English $10 per person (includes noshes of savory Israeli snacks and Israeli-flavored ice cream specially created by Rachel’s Handmade Ice Cream) In Search of Israeli Cuisine is a portrait of the Israeli people told through food. It puts a literal face on the culture of Israel, profiling chefs, home cooks, farmers, vintners, and cheese makers drawn from the more than 100 cultures that make up Israel today. From these Jewish, Arab, Muslim, Christian and Druze profiles, a rich, complex and human story emerges. Through scenes that are mostly in the cinema verité style – interviews, farms, markets, restaurants, kitchens, landscapes and history – audiences will discover that this hot, multi-cultural cuisine has developed only in the last 30 years. In that short time, Israel went from being one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the most advanced. Its sophistication mirrors the current state of the Israeli people and their food: secular, outward looking and innovative. Chef/Guide Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook's book Zahav: A World of Israeli Cuisine was just nominated for a 2016 James Beard Foundation Book Award for International Cookbooks!
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