Film Guide - The Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival
The 10th Annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival April 12-26, 2015 Film Guide Thank you to our 2015 sponsors PRODUCING SPONSOR PRESENTING SPONSOR MEDIA SPONSORS GRANT SPONSOR Springfield JCC Local Cultural Councils of Amherst, Chicopee, Greenfield, Longmeadow, Northampton, Shelburne, Springfield, South Hadley and West Springfield SUPPORTING/COLLABORATING PARTNERS 5 STAR SPONSORS REEL SPONSOR SUPPORTING SPONSORS EVENT SPONSORS Women’s Philanthropy A DIVISION OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS Up-to-the-minute times,venues & details. Jewish Family Service German Consulate General in Boston Diane Troderman Amherst Cinema Amherst College Basketball Hall of Fame Circles for Jewish Living Elms College Glenmeadow Retirement Greenfield Garden Cinemas Lander-Grinspoon Academy Longmeadow High School Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival Mount Holyoke College Pothole Pictures Rave Cinemas Smith College Springfield College Yiddish Book Center The 10th Annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival April 12-26, 2015 Welcome to the 10th Annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival. For 10 years, the festival has presented award-winning, Jewishthemed films from around the world, plus a broad range of programming and special events. What an honor it is to be a part of the festival’s journey. Our continued collaboration with educational institutions, cultural organizations and local businesses enables the film festival to offer a multifaceted exploration of Jewish culture, secular and religious life, history and politics. The PVJFF is a shared effort among volunteers and professional staff from organizations across the Pioneer Valley. I want to thank all of our sponsors, donors, volunteers and professionals that make our festival so special. This year, our line-up includes 20 fantastic films, conversations with four filmmakers, two anniversary receptions and a special teen philanthropy event. As always, we continue to bring a meaningful, fun and thought-provoking festival to our community — a place to gather and celebrate Jewish culture and connections. As we mark this milestone anniversary, I want to take the time to appreciate our community screening partners for their ongoing support. Most especially, I want to acknowledge you, our audience, for such loyal support over the last 10 years. Thank you and see you at the movies! Carlin Preisick Trietsch Festival Director Film Screeners and Festival Volunteers Mari Adams Silvia Berger Andrea & David Brinnel Mark Brumberg Ruby Chase Solomon Chase Sherry Dickerman Amanda Doster Steve Finer Norma Friedman Betsy & Richard Gaberman Jonna Gaberman Valerie Gintis Bernie Gotlib Samra Gotlib Evan Greenberg Jake Greenberg Madlynn Haber Stanley Habib Arthur Haselkorn Shira Hillel Amy Horowitz Ted & Judy Ingis Joan Kalus Janet Kaplan Bucciarelli Yahara Katzeff Anne Knauf Zahava Koren Marilyn & Joseph Kushick Myra Lenburg Debbie Levy Henia Lewin Judy Mazel Rachel & Ralph Melnick Rana Morrissey Katie Olmstead Alison Ozer Naomi Peleg Jody Rosenbloom Tamar Shadur Phoebe Shaw Margie Sobil Tor Smith Sara Weinberger Abbie Weiss Dyan Wiley Judi Wisch Bruce Wintman Talya & Soshi Wintman Betty Wolfson Lilith Wolinsky Daniel Yalowitz Moti Zemelman PVJFF Steering Committee Carlin Trietsch, Festival Director Jeff Rembrandt, JCC, Programming & Fiscal Pearl-Anne Margalit, WDevelopment Consultant Fran Eisenberg, JCC Administration Deb Krivoy, Festival Consultant Founders Howard Polonsky Dee DeGeiso Michael Paysnick 1 Films by Category DRAMATIC COMEDY GENERATION-Y HOLOCAUST & WORLD WAR II ERA MUSIC, ART AND YIDDISHKEIT A Matter of Size ...................3 Cupcakes ..........................5 Mamele ...........................8 Self Made ....................... 10 Zero Motivation .................. 12 24 Days ...........................3 Beneath the Helmet ................4 Bethlehem .........................5 Little White Lie ....................7 Self Made ....................... 10 Berlin Calling ......................4 Eichmann’s Fate ...................6 Gloomy Sunday ....................6 My Italian Secret ...................9 Run Boy Run .......................9 Cupcakes ..........................5 Mamele ...........................8 When Comedy Went to School .... 12 CONTEMPORARY EUROPE HISTORY & LEGACY INTERFAITH & INTERCULTURAL ISSUES 24 Days ...........................3 Berlin Calling ......................4 Stateless ........................ 10 The Return ...................... 11 Berlin Calling ......................4 Eichmann’s Fate ...................6 Gloomy Sunday ....................6 Live and Become ...................8 My Italian Secret ..................9 Run Boy Run .......................9 Stateless ........................ 10 Waltz with Bashir ................ 11 Little White Lie ....................7 Live and Become ...................8 Run Boy Run .......................9 Self Made ....................... 10 The Return ...................... 11 FAMILY & IDENTITY 2 24 Days ...........................3 Berlin Calling ......................4 Little White Lie ....................7 Live and Become ...................8 Mamele ...........................8 Run Boy Run .......................9 Stateless ........................ 10 The Return ...................... 11 Up-to-the-minute times,venues & details. ISRAEL & THE MIDDLE EAST Beneath the Helmet ................4 Bethlehem .........................5 Cupcakes ..........................5 Live and Become ...................8 Self Made ....................... 10 Waltz with Bashir ................ 11 Zero Motivation .................. 12 REPAIRING THE WORLD (TIKKUN OLAM) Havana Curveball ..................7 My Italian Secret ..................9 Run Boy Run .......................9 TEENS, BUT NOT JUST TEENS Beneath the Helmet ................4 Havana Curveball ..................7 Live and Become ...................8 WOMEN’S INTEREST Cupcakes ..........................5 Little White Lie ....................7 Self Made ....................... 10 The Return ...................... 11 Zero Motivation .................. 12 Pioneer Valley Premiere 24 Days ★★★ LIA AWARD WINNER JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 7:00 PM WEINSTEIN AUDITORIUM, WRIGHT HALL, SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON The kidnapping and torture of a young French-Moroccan Jew, and the harrowing ordeal of his family, are given a searing dramatization in this white-knuckle thriller. Abducted in 2006 on the outskirts of Paris by a multiracial gang, Ilan Halimi was held for ransom under ghastly conditions for more than three weeks on the theory that since he was Jewish, he must be rich. Faithfully reenacting events from the view of various characters, the story tracks the massive but futile investigation doomed by near-misses and a failure to recognize the case as a hate crime. Meantime, a parallel drama unfolds as powerless loved ones have no choice but to put their trust in the hands of authorities, even as they are tormented by invective-laced phone calls from the captors. 24 Days raises troubling questions about the state of anti-Semitism and race relations in contemporary France. Post-screening discussion with Robert Trestan, New England Regional Director, AntiDefamation League Co-sponsored by Smith College Jewish Studies and Film Studies Program and by the French Consulate DRAMA | 2014 | 108 MINUTES FRANCE | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY ALEXANDRE ARCADY Mature audiences (subject matter) 10th Anniversary Opening A Matter of Size ★★★ 3 ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY AWARDS SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2:00 PM JCC GOLDSTEIN AUDITORIUM SPRINGFIELD Poor Herzl (Itzik Cohen) is a big fish out of water. A 340-pound chef living with his mother, he’s been gamely diving into a sea of perpetual diet groups and fitness regimes, and belly flopping. He’s fired from a restaurant salad bar because of his “unpresentable” image; then his rigid weight-loss class dumps him because he keeps gaining pounds instead of shedding them. The relentless pursuit of slim is frustrating for him and for his three seriously overweight buddies in the working-class town of Ramle, Israel. But all that starts to change when Herzl discovers the one place where fat guys can be rock stars: the world of sumo wrestling. In this endearing and poignant comedy, co-directors Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor find both wit and soul in their four big guys’ efforts to master an ancient sport and accept themselves for the (large) people they are. With echoes of The Full Monty in both its blue-collar setting and its themes, A Matter of Size follows its own tender and funny (and Jewish) path from body shame to body celebration, and from loneliness to love. A snack reception will precede the screening. COMEDY | 2010 | 90 MINUTES ISRAEL | HEBREW AND JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY SHARON MAYMON AND EREZ TADMOR 3 P P TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 7:00 PM GLENBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL LONGMEADOW THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 7:00 PM FULLER ARTS BUILDING, SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE SPRINGFIELD Beneath the Helmet Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front is a coming of age story that highlights five young Israeli high school graduates, who are drafted into the army to defend their country. At the age of 18 – away from their houses, family and friends – these young individuals undergo a demanding journey, revealing the core of who they are and who they want to be. From the creators of the PBS-featured documentary Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference, this film illustrates how a group of young men and women are protecting not only their homes, but also the shared values of peace, equality, opportunity, democracy, religious tolerance and women’s rights. The lessons they learn along the way are lessons that can be adapted, understood and appreciated by everyone. In an effort to confront her family’s dark past, a punk-chick from California traces her father’s roots back to pre-war Berlin. Her journey takes her to Houston, Paris, Berlin, Prague and Theresientadt. During this voyage she discovers not only how she and her entire family were affected by Hitler’s Final Solution, but also that her family is larger than anyone imagined. She is finally able to leave a tribute to her family on the streets of Berlin and watch while her father is welcomed back to the city by the Mayor of Berlin. Told through the eyes of a second-generation Holocaust survivor, this amazing true account of one family in the big shadow of one of history’s most harrowing times, reveals the emotional impact that is handed down through generations. Post-screening Q&A with Lt. (res) Aviv Regev, Israel Defense Forces Post-screening Skype Q&A with producer/director Nigel Dick and cast member Kastle Waserman Co-sponsored by Diane Troderman DOCUMENTARY | 2014 | 80 MINUTES ISRAEL | HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY WAYNE KOPPING 4 Berlin Calling ★★★ GOLD REMI, WORLDFEST HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS Co-sponsored by Springfield College Holocaust Committee and Spiritual Life Center DOCUMENTARY | 2014 | 81 MINUTES USA | ENGLISH DIRECTED BY NIGEL DICK Pioneer Valley Premiere Bethlehem ★★★ 6 ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY AWARDS LOWER VALLEY SCREENING UPPER VALLEY SCREENING MONDAY, APRIL 13, 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 7:00 PM GARDEN CINEMAS, GREENFIELD RAVE CINEMAS, WEST SPRINGFIELD Israel’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and winner of six Israeli Ofir Awards, Bethlehem is an intricate, tick-tock cliffhanger centered on the tragic relationship between an Israeli intelligence officer and his Palestinian informant. Shadi Mar’i gives an award-winning performance as Sanfur, a hot-headed Palestinian teenager who feels overshadowed by older brother Ibrahim (Hisham Suleiman), a militant local hero wanted for orchestrating suicide bombings in Israel. Conflicted and vulnerable, young Sanfur is exploited by Israel’s Shin Bet security service and fatherly intel agent Razi (Tsahi Halevy) who establishes a fragile bond with him. As an Israeli plot to assassinate Ibrahim heats up, and conflict erupts among Palestinian factions, loyalties are tested and pressure mounts, leading to a gut-wrenching climax. Shuttling back and forth between conflicting points of view, the film is a raw portrayal of characters torn apart by competing loyalties and impossible moral dilemmas, giving an unparalleled glimpse into the dark and fascinating world of human intelligence. DRAMA | 2013 | 99 MINUTES ISRAEL | HEBREW AND ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY YUVAL ADLER P Cupcakes MONDAY, APRIL 20 7:00 PM GREENFIELD GARDEN CINEMAS GREENFIELD When a group of best friends in Tel Aviv gather to watch UniverSong, they are less than impressed by the official Israeli entry. Believing that they can do better, they spontaneously create and record their own song on a mobile phone. Little do they know their performance is seen by the UniverSong judges, and soon they are reluctantly thrown into the spotlight as Israel’s next official entry. After initial reservations about their newfound celebrity status, the friends decide to go for it and find themselves on a flamboyant journey toward international stardom. From acclaimed Israeli writer/ director Eytan Fox comes this extravagant and unashamedly entertaining Eurovision parody, featuring a feel-good soundtrack provided by Babydaddy from the Scissor Sisters. With bright styling, irresistibly catchy tunes and a gloriously uplifting storyline, this laugh-out-loud comedy is a refreshing ode to music, friendship and romance. COMEDY | 2013 | 92 MINUTES ISRAEL | HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY EYTAN FOX Mature audiences (language and subject matter) 5 Free Screenings 10th Anniversary Closing THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 4:00 PM & 7:30 PM STIRN AUDITORIUM, MEAD ART MUSEUM, AMHERST COLLEGE AMHERST SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 4:00 PM JCC GOLDSTEIN AUDITORIUM SPRINGFIELD Eichmann’s Fate Eichmann’s Fate (Eichmanns Ende) is based on the true story of Lothar Hermann, a concentration camp survivor living in 1950s Argentina who accidentally discovers a trail leading to the notorious Nazi Adolf Eichmann by way of Hermann’s daughter’s romantic relationship with a young man. Hermann notifies Fritz Bauer, the state public prosecutor in Frankfurt, who in turn contacts Mossad, Israel’s secret service agency. A carefully choreographed plot by intelligence agents leads to the spectacular capture of Hitler’s right-hand man in 1960. Award-winning director Richmond Ley crafted this docu-drama using historical footage and interviews conducted with Eichmann in Argentina by a former Dutch member of the SS, Willem Sassen. Introduction by Christian Rogowski, Professor of German, Amherst College Co-sponsored by Amherst College Department of German and Office of the Jewish Religious Advisor DOCUDRAMA | 2010 | 90 MINUTES GERMANY | GERMAN AND SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY RAYMOND LEY 6 Gloomy Sunday ★★★ 6 INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS Gloomy Sunday was an audience favorite in the early days of the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival, so it is only fitting to repeat its showing during our 10th anniversary year! A hit song during the 1930s, “Gloomy Sunday” was notorious for allegedly driving people to suicide. Now it is the inspiration for this marvelous feature film – a love story with a twist. The film flashes back from the 1990s to the early 1930s in Budapest, where three people are caught in a love triangle. Lászlò, a successful Jewish restaurant owner, loves his gorgeous assistant, Ilona. She loves him and the young piantist András, who composes “Gloomy Sunday” for her. Their situation becomes increasingly perilous when a German restaurant patron returns to Budapest as a member of the SS. The German actor Joachim Król stands out as Lászlò; Erika Marozsán shines as Ilona. A snack reception will precede the screening. DRAMA | 1999 | 112 MIN GERMANY | GERMAN AND HUNGARIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY ROLF SCHÜBEL Mature audiences (violence, nudity) Family-Friendly Film Havana Curveball Pioneer Valley Premiere Little White Lie ★★★ BEST DOCUMENTARY INTERNATIONAL KIDS FILM FESTIVAL SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 12:30 PM WEINSTEIN AUDITORIUM, WRIGHT HALL, SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON Mica is a classic young teen. Enthusiastic. Idealistic. Dreaming baseball. At 13, he is studying for his Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish coming-of-age rite. An earnest kid, he takes to heart his Rabbi’s requirement to help “heal the world.” Imagining himself a savior of sorts, he launches a grand plan to send baseballs to Cuba, a country with a mysterious pull. He knows only that Cubans are poor and love baseball – and that Cuba saved his grandpa’s life. On a hunch, his award-winning filmmaker parents pick up their camera. They know the U.S. embargo with Cuba – and the complications of growing up – will throw their son a curveball. Part travelogue and part coming-of-age story, Havana Curveball is a marvelously crafted tale that provides insights into the bizarre state of relations between the U.S. and Cuba as well as the idealism of youth. ★★★ TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE CREATIVE PROMISE AWARD SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 8:15 PM STODDARD HALL AUDITORIUM, SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON Daring to ask questions about her true identity, around which her parents had kept a careful silence through her entire childhood, filmmaker Lacey Schwartz gently but firmly pulls back the curtain on matters of race and family secrets in her deeply personal and fascinating documentary. Growing up unselfconsciously Jewish and Caucasian in the leafy, largely white town of Woodstock, NY, Lacey and her extended family explained away her tawny complexion by pointing to a picture of her father’s swarthy Sicilian Jewish grandfather. But her parents’ fraying marriage and her own nagging doubts compelled Schwartz to begin tugging at the threads of her identity. Little White Lie raises questions for us all: What factors—race, religion, family, upbringing—make us who we are? And what happens when we are forced to redefine ourselves? Post-screening Q&A with director Lacey Schwartz Recommended for ages 10 and up. Pizza lunch included. Please join us for a post-screening discussion and Youth Activism Showcase, celebrating local young people involved in powerful Co-sponsored by Women’s Philanthropy, a division of the Jewish Federation of service projects that are changing our community and our world. Western Massachusetts, and by Smith College Jewish Studies Program and Film Co-sponsored by Circles for Jewish Living and Lander-Grinspoon Academy DOCUMENTARY | 2014 | 60 MINUTES USA | ENGLISH AND SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY MARCIA JARMEL AND KEN SCHNEIDER Studies Program DOCUMENTARY | 2014 | 65 MINUTES USA | ENGLISH DIRECTED BY LACEY SCHWARTZ 7 Retrospective Screening Live and Become THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 6:30 PM GLENMEADOW RETIREMENT LONGMEADOW ★★★ WINNER OF 10 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST SCREENPLAY WINNER AT CESAR (FRENCH ACADEMY AWARDS) The magnificent, epic story of an Ethiopian boy who is airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel in 1984 during Operation Moses. Shlomo is plagued by two big secrets: He is neither a Jew nor an orphan, just an African boy who survived and wants, somehow, to fulfill his Ethiopian mother’s parting request that he “go, live, and become.” Buoyed by a profound and unfaltering motherly love – both in his memory and in the arms of his adoptive mother – he ultimately finds an identity and a happiness all his own. Winner of 10 international film festival awards, including Best Screenplay winner at CESAR (French Academy Awards). Co-sponsored by Glenmeadow Retirement, JCC Community Partner DRAMA | 2005 | 140 MINUTES FRANCE, BELGIUM, ITALY, ISRAEL | HEBREW, FRENCH & AMHARIC WITH ENGLISH DIRECTED BY RADU MIHAILEANU 8 Pioneer Valley Premiere (Restored Print) Mamele SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2:00 PM YIDDISH BOOK CENTER AMHERST In this early Yiddish “talkie,” musical queen Molly Picon shines as Mamele (little mother), the dutiful daughter keeping her family intact after the death of their mother. She’s so busy cooking, cleaning and matchmaking for her brothers and sisters that she has little time for herself, until she discovers a handsome violinist across the courtyard! Set in Lodz, this musical comedy drama, which features Picon’s trademark song “Abi Gezunt,” embraces the diverse gamut of Jewish life in interwar Poland, from holiday celebrations to nightclubs and gangsters. Digital film restoration and new English subtitles by the National Center for Jewish Film. DRAMATIC COMEDY | 1938 | 97 MINUTES POLAND | YIDDISH WITH NEW ENGLISH SUBTITLES | B&W DIRECTED BY JOSEPH GREEN AND KONRAD TOM New England Premiere My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 7:00 PM GAMBLE AUDITORIUM, ART BUILDING, MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE SOUTH HADLEY My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes reveals a clandestine Italian resistance movement that helped save much of the country’s Jewish population during the Shoah. An estimated 80 percent of Italy’s Jews survived WWII thanks to Italian citizens who risked their own lives to defy the Nazis. Among the figures spotlighted is Tour de France cycling champion Gino Bartali. Hiding a family of Jews in his own home, Bartali also smuggled fake identify documents in the frame of his bicycle for monasteries and convents that were sheltering Jewish exiles. Isabella Rossellini narrates this valuable addition to the ever-growing canon of largely unknown Holocaust stories. Post-screening discussion with Lawrence Fine, Professor of Religion and Jewish Studies, and Ombretta Frau, Chair of Italian Studies, Mount Holyoke College. Light refreshments to follow. Co-sponsored by Mount Holyoke College Jewish Studies Program, Film Studies Program and the Italian Studies Department DOCUMENTARY | 2014 | 93 MINUTES USA | ENGLISH AND ITALIAN WITH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY OREN JACOBY Pioneer Valley Premiere Run Boy Run UPPER VALLEY SCREENING TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 7:00 PM AMHERST CINEMA AMHERST LOWER VALLEY SCREENING SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 8:15 PM BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME AUDITORIUM, SPRINGFIELD A superlative saga of courage and compassion, Run Boy Run tells the extraordinary true story of a Polish boy who seeks the kindness of others in his solitary struggle to outlast the Nazi occupation and keep alive his Jewish faith. Escaping the Warsaw ghetto at the behest of his father, nine-year old Srulik (movingly portrayed by twin child actors Andrzej and Kamil Tkacz) flees to the woods. There, he learns to hide from SS patrols and scour for food, until loneliness and the harsh onset of winter drive him back to civilization. Taken in by a kindhearted farmer’s wife (Elisabeth Duda), he is given shelter and a new identity. Passing himself off as Jurek, a Christian war orphan, the intrepid boy traverses the countryside from village to village, working as a farmhand under an ever-present threat of persecution. Some will help him survive and others will betray him. Just when it seems his childhood memories and identity could be lost forever, Jurek’s harrowing journey culminates in a powerhouse conclusion and postscript. Based on the bestselling Holocaust novel by Israeli author Uri Orlev. Co-sponsored by the German Consulate General in Boston DRAMA | 2013 | 107 MINUTES GERMANY, FRANCE | POLISH, GERMAN, RUSSIAN AND YIDDISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY PEPE DANQUART Mature audiences (subject matter) 9 New England Premiere / Free Screening Self Made ★★★ AFI FEST WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 7:30 PM FLAVIN AUDITORIUM, ISENBERG 137, UMASS AMHERST Idiosyncratic and dripping with black humor, Self Made tells the story of two women – one Israeli, the other Palestinian – who are trapped within their respective worlds. After a mix-up at a checkpoint, they find themselves living the life of the other on the opposite side of the border. Michal is a renowned Jerusalem artist. One morning, her bed breaks, she falls off and consequently loses her memory. She orders a new bed and discovers that a screw is missing. She complains to the furniture factory, leading to the dismissal of Nadine, a young Palestinian woman, who works packing screws in plastic bags. This event is a point of no return for both women until their fates cross again at a border checkpoint. A soldier’s mistake sends Michal to Nadine’s refugee camp and Nadine to Michal’s home in Jerusalem. The swap leads them to discover their hidden desires, inaccessible in their previous lives. Nominated for the Critics Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Introduction by Robin Blaetz, Professor of Film Studies, Mount Holyoke College Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival and the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies, UMass Amherst DRAMATIC COMEDY | 2014 | 91 MINUTES ISRAEL | HEBREW AND ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY SHIRA GEFFEN 10 P Stateless SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2:00 PM JCC GOLDSTEIN AUDITORIUM SPRINGFIELD In the late 1980s, on the brink of the collapse of the Soviet Union, tens of thousands of Soviet Jews were finally allowed to leave the USSR. What these people did not expect was that their final destination, America, no longer welcomed them with open arms. Unlike their “refusenik” predecessors, those coming to the U.S. were now burdened with having to prove “reasonable fear of persecution,” a concept simply not understood by those born into maltreatment. Because of this, thousands had their applications for refugee status denied, leaving them in Italy – stateless. This documentary captures that unique slice of history from the point of view of the émigrés as well as expert accounts of the situation from influential Jewish leaders including David Harris of the AJC, Mark Handelman of NYANA and Mark Hetfield of HIAS, among others. Post-screening panel discussion with director Michael Drob, Yana Powers and Alex Kogan. Moderated by Bob Marmor, President & CEO, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts Co-sponsored by Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts and the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts DOCUMENTARY | 2014 | 86 MINUTES USA | RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY MICHAEL DROB Pioneer Valley Premiere The Return MONDAY, APRIL 20, 7:00 PM LIBRARY THEATER, ELMS COLLEGE CHICOPEE Before World War II, Poland’s 3.5 million Jews made the country the epicenter of the Jewish world. Today, less than 20,000 Jews live there. Due to the Holocaust and ensuing Soviet era, Poland’s remaining Jews hid their identity from their children. With the fall of Communism in 1989, a young generation of Jews began learning their longburied ancestry. The Return focuses on four women in their 20s who face the unique challenge of trying to create an identity in a vacuum, with little knowledge of their heritage. This documentary depicts their valiant efforts at creating a new, authentic Jewish community in a country still regarded in the United States as the “Jewish graveyard.” Post-screening Q&A with director Adam Zucker Co-sponsored by Elms College Office of Diversity Support Services DOCUMENTARY | 2014 | 83 MINUTES USA | ENGLISH DIRECTED BY ADAM ZUCKER P Waltz with Bashir ★★★ GOLDEN GLOBE BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST FILM SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 8:00 PM POTHOLE PICTURES, MEMORIAL HALL SHELBURNE FALLS One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early 1980s. Ari is surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, Ari decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images. With a mix of animation and real footage, the film re-creates the disconnect of war as it plays out its collective past in order to find a way towards the truth. Waltz with Bashir premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and subsequently won 6 Ophir (Israeli Academy) Awards, a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and an Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. Live music by Daniel Hales and the Frost Heaves (indie rock) at 7:30 PM. ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY | 2008 | 90 MINUTES ISRAEL | HEBREW, ARABIC AND GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY ARI FOLMAN 11 P When Comedy Went to School TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1:30 PM JCC GOLDSTEIN AUDITORIUM SPRINGFIELD Why are there so many Jewish comedians? When Comedy Went to School answers this question with an entertaining portrait of this country’s greatest generation of comics – the generation that includes the likes of Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl and Jerry Stiller, all of whom make appearances in the film, telling jokes and telling their stories. The answer is also found in upstate New York’s Catskill Mountains, aka the Borscht Belt, where Jewish immigrants transformed lush farmland into the 20th century’s largest resort complex. Those Catskill hotels and bungalow colonies provided the setting for a remarkable group of young Jewish-American comedians to hone their craft and become worldwide legends. It was truly When Comedy Went to School. Co-sponsored by JCC Arts in the Afternoon DOCUMENTARY | 2013 | 83 MINUTES USA | ENGLISH DIRECTED BY MEVLUT AKKAYA & RON FRANK Pioneer Valley Premiere Zero Motivation SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 8:15 PM STODDARD HALL AUDITORIUM, SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON 6 ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY AWARDS Winning the top prize at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, first-time director Talya Lavie steps into the spotlight with a zany, dark comedic portrait of everyday life for a unit of young, female Israeli soldiers. The human resources office at a remote desert base serves as the setting for this cast of characters who bide their time pushing paper and playing computer games, counting down the minutes until they can return to civilian life. Amidst their boredom and clashing personalities, issues of commitment – to friendship, love, and country – are handled with humor and sharp-edged wit. Their biggest battles are against their commanders or the guys who treat them badly. The only guns they fire are staple guns—at each other in a hilarious, knock-down, drag-out fight. Post-screening discussion with Justin Cammy, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature, Smith College Co-sponsored by Smith College Program in Jewish Studies and the Film Studies Program DRAMATIC COMEDY | 2014 | 100 MINUTES ISRAEL | HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY TALYA LAVIE Mature audiences (language, nudity, sexual references) 12 ★★★ TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE & THE NORA EPHRON PRIZE THE 10TH ANNUAL PIONEER VALLEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE APRIL 12-26, 2015 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 12 13 14 15 16 A Matter of Size Bethlehem Beneath the Helmet Self Made Berlin Calling 2:00 PM - JCC GOLDSTEIN AUDITORIUM 24 Days 7:00 PM - GREENFIELD GARDEN CINEMAS 7:00 PM - LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL 7:30 PM - UMASS 7:00 PM - SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE FR SHABBAT SUNDAY SATURDAY 18 Waltz with Bashir 8:00 PM - POTHOLE PICTURES Little White Lie 8:15 PM - SMITH COLLEGE, STODDARD AUDITORIUM 7:00 PM - SMITH COLLEGE, WEINSTEIN AUDITORIUM 19 20 21 22 23 25 Mamele Cupcakes When Comedy Went to School Bethlehem Eichmann’s Fate Zero Motivation 2:00 PM - YIDDISH BOOK CENTER Stateless 2:00 PM - JCC GOLDSTEIN AUDITORIUM 7:00 PM - GREENFIELD GARDEN CINEMAS The Return 7:00 PM - ELMS COLLEGE 7:00 PM - RAVE CINEMAS 1:30 PM - JCC GOLDSTEIN AUDITORIUM Live and Become 6:30 PM - GLENMEADOW RETIREMENT Run Boy Run 7:00 PM - AMHERST CINEMA My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes 4:00 PM - AMHERST COLLEGE Eichmann’s Fate 8:15 PM - SMITH COLLEGE, STODDARD AUDITORIUM Run Boy Run 8:15 PM - BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME AUDITORIUM 7:30 PM - AMHERST COLLEGE 7:00 PM - MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE 26 Havana Curveball 12:30 PM - SMITH COLLEGE, WEINSTEIN AUDITORIUM ZERO MOTIVATION, 2014 Gloomy Sunday 4:00 PM - JCC GOLDSTEIN AUDITORIUM THE RETURN, 2014 RUN BOY RUN, 2013 A MATTER OF SIZE, 2010 BENEATH THE HELMET, 2014 Up-to-the-minute times,venues & details. 13 Venues AMHERST Amherst Cinema Arts Center 28 Amity Street (413) 253-2547 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: When the banks are closed, Bank of America and the PeoplesBank lots located on the west side of the theater allow free parking for Amherst Cinema patrons. Please do not park in bank lots during banking hours. Parking is also available in the town lot to the west of the cinema, in the lot behind CVS and in the town parking garage, accessible from Kellogg Avenue and Main Street. Amherst College Stirn Auditorium 41 Quadrangle Drive (413) 542-2000 University of Massachusetts Flavin Auditorium - 137 Isenberg School of Management (413) 545-3659 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Free parking is available off Massachusetts Avenue in University lots 32, 34, 62, 71 and the Robsham Visitor’s Center lot after 5:00 PM. Yiddish Book Center Hampshire College Campus 1021 West Street (413) 256-4900 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: From Route 116 South, turn right into the Hampshire College entrance, then turn left at the first intersection. The Yiddish Book Center is the first building on your left. CHICOPEE Elms College Alumnae Library Theater 291 Springfield Street (413) 594-2761 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Park in Visitor’s Lot on campus. LONGMEADOW Glenmeadow Retirement 24 Tabor Crossing (413) 567-3951 Glenbrook Middle School 110 Cambridge Circle (413) 565-4220 GREENFIELD Greenfield Garden Cinemas 361 Main Street (413) 774-4881 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Free parking is available on Main Street and along side streets after 6:00 PM. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Stirn Auditorium is adjacent to the Mead Art Museum. After 4:30 PM, visitors may park in any space on campus. Prior to 4:30 PM, parking is available in the the Alumni Lot and the Tennis Court Lot. 24 DAYS, 2014 14 NORTHAMPTON Smith College (413) 584-2700 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Free parking is available on Elm Street and Green Street after 6:00 PM. Parking is also available in the Smith College parking garage, located next to the Office of College Relations on West Street/Route 66. * Check the Film Schedule to know which of the two Smith College locations your film is screening in. Stoddard Hall Auditorium 23 Elm Street, next to Alumnae House Weinstein Auditorium Wright Hall, near Neilson Library SHELBURNE FALLS SPRINGFIELD Pothole Pictures, Memorial Hall 51 Bridge Street (413) 625-3052 Basketball Hall of Fame 1000 West Columbus Avenue (413) 781-6500 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Parking is free throughout the town of Shelburne Falls. Following the Parking signs along Bridge Street for the public parking lots. Springfield College Fuller Arts Building (413) 748-3000 SOUTH HADLEY Mount Holyoke College Gamble Auditorium, Art Building 50 College Street (413) 538-2000 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: From Route 116, turn right onto Church Street, then take the second right onto Lower Lake Road. The art building is on the right, adjacent to the greenhouse. After 5:00 PM, you may park in any faculty or staff parking space. WEST SPRINGFIELD Rave Cinemas West Springfield 15 864 Riverdale Street (413) 733-5134 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Marsh Chapel is near the intersection of Hickory Street and Wilbraham Avenue. Springfield JCC Goldstein Auditorium Neal Webber Building 1160 Dickinson Street (413) 739-4715 DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Directions/Parking: From Route 5, turn onto Converse Street and proceed 1.2 miles. The JCC will be on your left. ZERO MOTIVATION, 2014 15 Donors Thank you to all those who gave generously, including those who gave after our Film Guide went to print. For an up-to-date list, please visit PVJFF.org. STAR Dr. Malcolm & Betsey Freedman MOVIE MAVEN Pearl-Anne & Nathan Margalit Ann & Herb Berezin George Dickstein Amanda Doster & Moti Zemelman Kenneth Dym Marcy Eisenberg Betsy & Richard Gaberman Candy & Stanley Glazer Jan Hackman Mark & Ronda Jackowitz Kaplan Bucciarelli Family Stanley Light Susan Mosler & Alan Peterfreund David Neigher Robyn Newhouse Michael & Beth Paysnick Howard Polonsky Joan Rosenbaum Deborah J. Slavitt Carol & David Tivoli Howard & Carlin Trietsch REEL FRIEND Betsy & Joel Bertuzzi Judith Sinder Cohen Saul Finestone Ed & Sue Kline Marilyn & Michael Levine V. Miller & C. Dash Lydia Kann Nettler Rona Rothenberg David Sloviter Bruce & Barbara Winer FAN Leonard & Amy Cohen Ron Ackerman & Cleo Gorman Iris & David Berkman Jeff & Marilyn Blaustein Marcia Burick 16 David & Doris Cohen Bonnie Diamond Rabbi Efraim & Rosalie Eisen Fran Eisenberg & Arthur Haselkorn Ellen Freyman Andrew & Rachel Goldberg Seymour Frankel Thelma Goldberg Joe & Barbara Goldstein Betty H. Herman Judy & Ted Ingis Nora Israeloff Aaron & Gail Lansky Henia Lewin Deborah Levy Kathleen Lovell Regina H. Nash Katie Olmstead Adam Peck Naomi Schoenberg Pamela Schwartz & Joel Feldman Susan Shepherd Kim Starkman Wendy & Freeman Stein Rich & Bobi Steingart Sam & Cathy Topal Bob & Janet Winston Springfield JCC Community Partners A Special Thank You Baystate Health Systems WHealth New England J.D. Rivet Bolduc’s Apparel Harry Grodsky & Co. Inc. Fathers & Sons F.L. Roberts Glenmeadow Retirement Hampden Bank Horizon Sheet Metal Kittredge Foodservice WEquipment & Supplies Mansfield Paper Meyers Brothers Kalicka New England Orthopedic Surgeons PeoplesBank Weiss Consulting To those who go the Lawrence Fine extra mile to make Elaine Geha the PVJFF a success! George Gohl Ed Hague Kent Alexander Hartford Jewish Film Josh Belliveau Festival Sarah Bleichfeld Arthur Haselkorn Fred Brownstein Carol Johnson Justin Cammy Janet Kaplan Gabriel Chicoine Bucciarelli Sherry Dickerman Alexandra Keller George Dickstein JoAnn Lawrence Harriet Dobin Mandell JCC Amanda Doster David McMahon Paul Dunkerly George Myers Linda Edwards Lisa Newman Alison Morse Beverly Nadler Michael Paysnick Martin Pion Howard Polonsky Cathy Portuges Christian Rogowski Tani & Jon Sapirstein Rachel Siegel Shawn Shimpach Cara Silverberg Sheri Sochrin Springfield JCC Staff Corrie Trattner Abbie Weiss Dyan Wiley MY ITALIAN SECRET: THE FORGOTTEN HEROES, 2014 17 Tickets General InformationWTickets to all screenings are available at the door for as long as seating is available. Advance ticket purchase is strongly encouraged, as films do sell out. Tickets to some screenings may be purchased in advance at the Springfield JCC, while some screenings require separate ticketing. See details below. How to Order TicketsWTickets to the following PVJFF screenings are available for purchase in person at the Springfield JCC by cash, check or credit card. Tickets can also be purchased by phone at (413) 739-4715 with a credit card. Phone orders are mailed up to 5 days before the requested screening or can picked up at the door (“will call”). A handling fee of $1.50 applies to mail orders. 24 Days A Matter of Size Beneath the Helmet Berlin Calling Bethlehem @ RAVE CINEMAS Gloomy Sunday Havana Curveball Little White Lie Live and Become 18 Mamele My Italian Secret Run Boy Run @ BASKETBALL WHALL OF FAME Stateless The Return When Comedy WWent to School Zero Motivation Ticket Prices General Admission - $9 General Admission 4 Pack - $32 Students/Seniors (65+) - $7 Separate TicketingWTickets to the following screenings can only be purchased from the venues listed below. PVJFF tickets will not be honored at these venues. Ticket prices may be different, but are comparable. Amherst Cinema Run Boy Run @ AMHERST Tickets available at the Amherst Cinema box office or online at amherstcinema.org Greenfield Garden Cinemas Bethlehem @ GREENFIELD Cupcakes Tickets at the Greenfield Garden Cinemas box office or online at gardencinemas.net Pothole Pictures/Memorial Hall Waltz with Bashir Tickets at the door. Pre-purchased Pothole Pictures tickets will also be accepted. Advance tickets can be purchased at the rate of 5 for $20 by sending a check to Pothole Pictures, P.O. Box 368, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370. For more information, please call (413) 625-2896 or visit shelburnefallsmemorialhall.org/pothole-pictures Special Free ScreeningWThese screenings are FREE for everyone: Self Made Wednesday, April 15 Flavin Auditorium, Isenberg 137, UMass Amherst Eichmann’s Fate Thursday, April 23 Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum, Amherst College College Students & FacultyWScreenings at these campus locations are free for students and faculty/staff of the host college. Valid ID is required. Amherst College Elms College Mount Holyoke College Smith College Springfield College UMass Amherst At the DoorWAs noted above, tickets can be purchased at the door for as long as seating is available. Cash and checks are accepted for PVJFF screenings. Credit cards may be used at Amherst Cinema and Greenfield Garden Cinemas. SeatingWAll screenings are general seating. As seating may be limited, guests are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the film program. Tickets may be purchased at the door starting 30 minutes before the screening, unless otherwise noted. RUN BOY RUN, 2013 RefundsWRefunds are available only for cancelled or rescheduled programs. Due to circumstances beyond the PVJFF’s control, film programs are subject to change without prior notice. Additional InformationWFilms are not rated. Parental discretion is strongly advised. Films designated “mature audiences” may contain explicit language, sexual content and/or violence. 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And over the past two years, we are especially grateful to those who have donated to ensure the festival’s smooth transition to the JCC. Ticket sales cover only 10% of the cost of the festival, making sponsorship and other donations vital. Your support ensures that the PVJFF will thrive in the years to come. We invite you to partner with the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival and help us grow! Your tax-deductible contribution will help us sustain a world-class film festival that celebrates Jewish heritage, engages diverse audiences and builds bridges to understanding. Visit PVJFF.org to donate online or call the JCC at (413) 739-4715 to make a gift. Alternatively, you may send a check made out to “PVJFF” to: Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival c/o Springfield JCC Neal Webber Building 1160 Dickinson Street Springfield, MA 01108 CUPCAKES, 2013 Thank you for your support! Up-to-the-minute times,venues & details. 29 Financial Planning & Investment Management Brian K. Case, CFP | Craig A. Roncaioli, ChFC bradwayfinancial.com DISCOVER a lebedike velt, a lively world of Yiddish culture at the Yiddish Book Center Exhibits ■ Performances Educational Programs ■ & more Yidstock 2015: July 16–19 The Festival of New Yiddish Music Amherst, MA ■ Sun–Fri 10–4 yiddishbookcenter.org 30 Solving Problems. Helping Families. • • • • • • • Resources&Information Counseling&SocialWork ServicesforElders&Caregivers VolunteerOpportunities Refugee&ImmigrationServices CommunityPrograms SupportGroups Because Community Matters. www.jfswm.org 413.737.2601 All these folks have something very special in common. Bette and Dick, Chaim, Joanne, Becky and Debbie have all made a legacy gift to help sustain the future of an organization they love. Becky Lederman Lander-Grinspoon Academy 31 2015 Featuring the Dearing Volleyball Camp, Road Rulz Teen Road Trip and the Circus of the Kids! To learn more, visit our J-Camp website at SpringfieldJCC.org. facebook.com/jccsummercamp LIVE AND BECOME, 2005 32 Maybe Lathrop is for you Call to schedule a tour 413-529-1110 or learn more by visiting our website lathrop.kendal.org A not for profit community serving older adults in the Quaker tradition. 33 Turn-of-the-century estate with 9 guest rooms on 3½ private, beautifully landscaped acres. Zen Garden, wrap around porches, facilities for corporate retreats, weddings and showers. 3 miles from Historic Deerfield Greenfield, MA • 800-235-3329 We’re proud to support the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival. A division of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts As a strong supporter of German-Jewish dialogue in New England, the German Consulate Boston is pleased to note that the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival presents films focusing on German-Jewish topics. 34 Special Events More than just a night at the movies! GUEST SPEAKERS/LOCAL SCHOLARS April 12 - 24 Days Post-screening discussion with Robert Trestan, New England Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League April 14 - Beneath the Helmet Post-screening Q&A with Lt. (res) Aviv Regev, Israel Defense Forces April 15 - Self Made April 18 - Little White Lie Post-screening Q&A with director Lacey Schwartz April 19 - Stateless Post-screening panel discussion with director Michael Drob, Yana Powers and Alex Kogan. Moderated by Bob Marmor, President & CEO, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts. April 19 - My Italian Secret Introduction by Robin Blaetz, Professor of Film Studies, Mount Holyoke College. Free screening. Post-screening discussion with Lawrence Fine, Professor of Religion and Jewish Studies, Mount Holyoke College. Light refreshments to follow. April 16 - Berlin Calling April 20 - The Return Post-screening Skype Q&A with producer/director Nigel Dick and cast member Kastle Waserman April 23 - Eichmann’s Fate Introduction by Christian Rogowski, Professor of German, Amherst College. Free screenings. April 25 - Zero Motivation Post-screening discussion with Justin Cammy, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature, Smith College 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Opening Reception April 12 A Matter of Size 2:00 PM Snack reception, 2:30 PM Film Closing Reception April 26 Gloomy Sunday 3:30 PM Snack Reception, 4:00 PM Film April 26 - Havana Curveball Recommended for ages 10 and up. Pizza lunch included. Post-screening discussion and Youth Activism Showcase, celebrating local young people involved in service projects that are changing our community and our world. Post-screening Q&A with director Adam Zucker WHEN COMEDY WENT TO SCHOOL, 2013 35 Providing Quality Care Since 1912. Come Discover Our Difference The Leavitt Family Jewish Home Specialized,CommunityBased Women’s Healthcare Ruth’s House - An Assisted Living Residence Spectrum - Home Health & Hospice Care Wernick - Adult Day Health Care Center Genesis House - Apartment Community • • • • • • • Minimally invasive surgical program Permanent birth control without an incision Cryoablation for heavy menstrual periods Incontinence treatment Menopause management Physician, nurse midwife, and nurse practitioner provider options Convenient office locations www.bogg.com (413) 794-8484 770 Converse St. Longmeadow, MA • 413-567-6211 • jewishgeriatric.org 36 Springfield • South Hadley • East Longmeadow • West Springfield In Memory of Shefford S. and Helen Goldband Donna & Steve Feldman – Jane & Barry Shulman BENEATH THE HELMET, 2014 37 SPONSORED BY Additional sponsorship support provided by the following organizations: Announcing a special book: “Our Stories: The Jews of Western Massachusetts” gives readers a glimpse into the diverse, rich and colorful lives of Jews who have settled in the towns and cities of the lush hills and valleys of this part of New England. 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Some examples include: • Attorney Fees • Car & Repairs • Funeral Expenses • Living Expenses • Medical/Dental Exenses • Moving Expenses • Rent/Mortgage Payments • Israel Trips • Debt consolidation • Education expenses • Business start-ups • Auto/home purchases HELP US KEEP THE LOANS FLOWING Your donation will help our Jewish friends in need today. The Hebrew Free Loan Association of Greater Springfield Contact: Elaine Geha 413-736-6573 • www.hflaspringfield.org Guys & Dolls THURSDAY, MAY 21 - GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE The National Ballet & Symphony Orchestra of China Life Lessons upcoming day trips. For more information and all program listings, visit springfieldjcc.org The Peony Pavilion WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 - SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER COSPONSORED BY GLENMEADOW RETIREMENT La Cage Aux Folles WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 - GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE Billy Elliot The Musical WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 - NORTHSHORE MUSIC THEATER 413.588.8011 markbrumberg@ boomerangbooksellers.com 139 Federal Street Northampton, MA 01062 The Honeymooners THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 - GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE Mark Brumberg www. BOOMERANG BOOKSELLERS. com Used and rare books bought and sold Antiquarian book and library appraisals BOOMERANG 39 CONNECTING WITH THe arTs The Jewish Federation and The Jewish Endowment Foundation help people in need and sustain vibrant Jewish life in western Massachusetts, Israel and around the globe. Find out how you can make a difference: www.jewishwesternmass.org www.jefwesternmass.org 40 SubScribe today PriNt • Web • MobiLe 586•1925 gazettenet.com We are pleased to support the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival! Jonathan C. Sapirstein Tani E. Sapirstein ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA • 1350 MAIN STREET • SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103 • (413) 827-7500 • WWW.SANDSLAW.COM FRESH GRIPPING ENDEARING COMPELLING INFORMATIVE PROVOCATIVE INSPIRATIONAL RESPLENDENT CAPTIVATING AMBITIOUS POIGNANT RIVETING MOVING BOLD PVJFF c/o Springfield JCC Neal Webber Building 1160 Dickinson Street Springfield, MA 01108 BERLIN CALLING, 2014 Up-to-the-minute times,venues & details. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID SPRINGFIELD, MA PERMIT #91
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