Yoel, Israel and the Pashkevils
Directed by: Lina Chaplin
Language: English, Hebrew, English subtitles, Yiddish
2006 | Israel | Beta SP | Color | United States Premier | 54 min
Topics: Spirituality & Religion
Part of special program Israeli Documentaries
A portrait of a zealous man and his equally zealous nemesis: Israel Kletzkin owns a printing press and has written and printed thousands of pashkevils - protest posters pasted on walls, which take the place of television and radio in the ultra-Orthodox community. Yoel Krause has been collecting pashkevils for 20 years and is a proud member of Neturei Karta, the radical Orthodox sect that rejects Zionism and the State of Israel. Yoel and Israel are both stubborn, observant, charismatic people who think the other is not living a right life; their strange and consuming rivalry is skillfully captured in this fascinating documentary.
Presented with Film Fanatic
Co-presented by East Bay Media Center and Berkeley Video and Film Festivals, and Peninsula Temple Sholom