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August 2018
“Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story”
Part of summer film festival, telling the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese Consul General stationed in Bordeaux, France, during World War II who defies orders from his government and issues more than 30,000 visas to people fleeing the Holocaust. Free, $180 sponsorships are available. Register at TorahCenter.org or contact info@torahcenter.org or 908-789-5252.
Find out more »September 2018
Milestones and meanings
The Jewish community at the Seabrook retirement community in Tinton Falls begins “Israel’s Milestones and Their Meanings: The Legacy of the Past and the Challenge of the Future.” Seabrook pastoral associate Abby Cahn Anton will present the free series at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evenings through Oct. 31 (except for Sept. 19) at Seabrook’s Town Square Atrium. The video lecture series from the Shalom Hartman Institute explores the events of 1947 and 1967 as pivotal moments in the Zionist endeavor.…
Find out more »Screening of “Wonder”
Adult Forum of Congregation B’nai Israel, Millburn, 12:30 p.m. Starring Julia Roberts. Cost is $12, $10 Adult Forum members. RSVP to Lois at 973-533-1809 with lunch order.
Find out more »Welcome Back Event
YM-YWHA of Union County, Union, noon-3 p.m. Screening of the film “1945” at 1, Fun Bus for children, and pony rides. Light refreshments will be served. Call 908-289-8112.
Find out more »Special Showing: Only A Number
Writer/Producer/Director Steven Besserman writes, "Over 35 years ago, my Mother Aranka documented the horrors she endured at the hands of the Nazis and how she met my father, Josef, in a concentration camp, separated by barbed wire, physically and psychologically ravaged by starvation and brutality. And yet, they fell in love, giving each other the strength and will to survive." Only A Number is a different kind of Holocaust story, told from the perspective of a child who wants to…
Find out more »October 2018
Screening of “RBG”
Adult Forum of Congregation B’nai Israel, Millburn, 12:30 p.m. Documentary on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Cost is $12, $10 Adult Forum members. RSVP with lunch order to Lois at 973-533-1809.
Find out more »Jewish film series
Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth will begin its 17th annual Jewish film series on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. with the comedy “Frank vs. God.” The screening will be followed with remarks via Skype by the film’s director, Stewart Schill. The screening and talk are open to the public at no charge (an $8 donation is suggested). Upcoming films in the series include “The Midnight Orchestra” (Dec. 15), “Holy Air” (Jan. 12), “Commandments” (Jan. 26), “Humor Me” (Feb.…
Find out more »Screening of Escalation, One Love’s award winning film
A dialogue and Q & A will immediately follow the screening to discuss how to talk to adolescents and young adults about healthy and unhealthy relationships. Appropriate for teens 16+ and their parents Founded in 2010 to honor the memory of Yeardley Love, One Love's mission is to end relationship abuse by educating young people about healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors and empowering them to be leaders driving change in their communities. For more information, visit joinonelove.org. JFS MetroWest is…
Find out more »“Fauda” writer
Moshe Zonder, the Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artist-in-Residence at Rutgers University’s Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life and former head writer for the Israeli series “Fauda,” will speak on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. at JCC of Middlesex County, Edison. A dessert reception will follow. The event is cosponsored by the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival. RSVP by Oct. 4 to 732-494-3232 or Esther at 732-593-5969.
Find out more »Fighting Fear Through Film: Newark’s Dore Schary
Dore Schary, the Newark-born film director, writer, producer, playwright and head of MGM Studios in its 1950’s heyday, was the Hollywood mogul responsible for films such as “An American in Paris” and “Crossfire,” and the playwright of classics like “Sunrise at Campobello.” Not just a leader in his industry, Schary was also outspoken about his Jewish heritage, and a strong believer in using film as a weapon to fight prejudice. Film scholar and adjunct professor of cinema at Yeshiva University,…
Find out more »Documentary film about Al Jolson
Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell, 7:45 p.m. Register at agudath.org/events or contact caioffice@agudath.org or 973-226-3600.
Find out more »‘Ghost Army’
East Brunswick Hadassah and the East Brunswick Public Library will screen the documentary “The Ghost Army” on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 6:45 p.m. at the library. The program includes a question-and-answer session with a veteran who was part of the 603rd engineer camouflage battalion during World War II.
Find out more »Hollywood Yiddishkeit: Jewish Images in American Film
Visit Temple Sholom of Scotch Plains on October 21, 7 pm, for an evening with author John Kenrick. Free and open the public, the evening's program is entitled "Hollywood Yiddishkeit: Jewish Images in American Film." It is a fascinating look at how an industry dominated by Jewish executives and creative talents has depicted Jews, from the silent era to the present. John Kenrick gives talks on theater and film history, has appeared in numerous documentaries, and is the author of…
Find out more »Women and the Holocaust
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights, and Genocide Education Center (Chhange) and Center for World War II Studies at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, will host documentarian Marisa Fox for a discussion of her film, centered on her mother’s survival during the Holocaust, at 7 p.m. at BCC’s Monmouth Battleground. Fox’s film, “By A Thread,” focuses on slave labor and sexual violence at the Gabersdorf Labor Camp. Cost is $19, free to Chhange members and Brookdale students. Register at chhange.org.
Find out more »Second Annual Film Shorts Festival
$8 members, $10 non-members
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