Wednesdays
“Fascinating Sephardic Communities: A Film Series”
FREE to members of the ADJLC and the Sephardi Federation of Palm Beach County
Meeting in the Temple Shaarei Shalom Sanctuary. Please note – no refreshments.
Back by popular demand, this film series examines the places in the world where wandering communities of Sephardic Jewry took root. Discussion about the films spans the broadest understanding of what constitutes Sephardic and Mizrahi culture. Each film viewing will be preceded by a short introduction and followed by a question and answer period, as time allows. Presented by Rose Pappo Allen.
~ Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 1:30-3:00 pm – “The Last Jews of Libya”
Narrated by Isabella Rossellini, this film tells the story of the North African Jewish Community from Ottoman rule to Italian colonization and 20th century displacement. Written by Vivienne Roumani-Denn and based on the family memoir of Elise Tamman Roumani with interviews and archival footage.
Libya, 2007, 50 minutes – Arabic, Italian, Hebrew, English subtitles – Directed by Vivienne Roumani-Denn
~ Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 1:30-3:00pm – Double Feature
Girona, The Mother of Israel: The Jews of Catalonia: About Jews from northeast Spain, one of only few world
sites considered Jewish spiritual resting places and the home of Nahmanides, a Kabbalah scholar.
USA, 1989, 30 minutes – English, Italian, English subtitles – Directed by Patricia Giniger Snyder
Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin: Story of an Israeli artist returning to Mumbai, India to rediscover her Bene Israel Jewish background and the effects of the 2008 terror attacks on the community.
USA, 2015, 28 minutes – English – Directed by Hal Rifken
~Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 1:30-3:00PM – “Rhodes Forever”
