Upcoming Events

July 30 2007 - Aquarius Theatre

Ulmer's 1943 slapstick farce showcases boxer "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom and Roscoe Karns as a con man impressing his war hero son. Preceded by Max Baer's Last Right Hook.

2:00pm
Ticket code: MYSO30A

Five hundred years after the Spanish Inquisition, descendants of crypto-Jews in South America attempt to affirm their Jewish faith against all odds.

4:30pm
Ticket code: LONG30A

A tale of three beautiful triplets from Egypt, told over 60 years, as they come to terms with long-buried secrets and passions.

6:30pm
Ticket code: THRE30A

A filmmaker travels across the Middle East in search of the roots of classical Arabic music while uncovering a hidden aspect of her own heritage.

8:45pm
Ticket code: BETW30A

July 30 2007 - The Roda Theatre

Yasmin Levy, an electrifying Israeli singer, is trying to preserve the musical culture of Ladino, the ancient language of the Jews of Spain, now in danger of disappearing.

2:15pm
Ticket code: LADI30B

The quintessential boxing classic. A Jewish boxer (John Garfield) fights his way out of poverty but nearly sells his soul on the way to the top.

4:15pm
Ticket code: BODY30B

A fascinating journey into the two worlds of Dmitriy Salita, a strictly Orthodox young Russian immigrant in Brooklyn who is also an undefeated professional prizefighter.

6:30pm
Ticket code: ORTH30B

Wendla Nolle travels to Manhattan in search of the face of young Jewish music and serves up a sampler of this hip new generation.

8:15pm
Ticket code: CHOS30B
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