We are highlighting some of our favorite films from past seasons along with filmmaker interviews and other special programming.
Our current selection is from our Seventh Season, RAISE THE ROOF. This is the inspiring story of artists Rick and Laura Brown who set out to rebuild Gwodziec, a magnificent wooden eighteenth century synagogue in Poland that was later destroyed by the Nazis. Their vision inspired hundreds of people to join them, using their hands, old tools and techniques to bring Gwodziec’s history, culture, science, and art back to life.
On June 17, Taube Heritage Tours is presenting a special webinar with Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblet, director of the Polin Museum where reconstructed roof is housed. Kirshenblatt-Gimblett will be speaking about RESILIENCE: JEWISH MUSEUMS IN UNCERTAIN TIMES.
RAISE THE ROOF can be streamed on Amazon. To join the webinar, register here.
Did you know that half of Israel’s Jewish population came from Arab countries? FROM CAIRO TO BAGHDAD explores the history, culture and religious dimension of the Jews from Arab lands in a series of films, talks, a trip to Israel and more. The series opens with the award-winning film THE UNORTHODOX which is the story of the rise of the political party (Shas) that gave voice to Israel’s Mizrahi/Sephardic Jews. Other highlights include a trip to Israel focusing on the history and contributions of the Jews from Arab countries, a two-part class (“Jews in Arab Lands”) at Renesan with Professor Ron Duncan Hart, National Book Critics Circle Award winner Ariel Sabar discussing his book My Father’s Paradise.
Israel turns 70 this year, and the Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival is celebrating all year long! ISRAEL INSIDE OUT – A CINEMATIC JOURNEY. is a unique perspective on the successes, challenges and maturing of a young nation as seen through the lens of film.
Join us with a “stop” along the way at the early kibbutzim and a “visit” to the Israel Museum, experience first-hand the quality of Israeli contemporary Israeli cinema and learn more about its early history, hear David Ben Gurion’s reflections on the country he helped create in a newly discovered archival interview, and much, much more.
