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WV Jewish Film Festival June 18, 2017 Caperton Planetarium and Theater, Clay Center Free and open to the public Sponsored by The Federated Jewish Charities of Charleston 5:30-7pm Hummus Tasting Competition in lobby for best Hummus in Charleston, WV! 7-9 pm "Jews in Short" Short films related to Jewish Culture, Israel, and Jewish History ========================================== The "Best Hummus" in the Valley event prior to the screening of Life and Hummus will include: Olive Tree, South Charleston Kabob King, South Charleston Alladin's, Kanawha City The Block, Downtown South Hills Market, South Hills Sahara, Downtown Short Films "Life and Hummus": A fascinating documentary of a Jewish American filmmaker as he travels through picturesque Israel and the West Bank in hopes of finding 'the worlds best' hummus. "Chika, The Dog in the Ghetto": The heroic wartime tale of a Jewish boy and his dog, set in a Polish ghetto, told through amazing stop-action animation. "The Chop": Comedy about Yossi, a charismatic Kosher butcher in England who loses his job, cannot find work at other Kosher butchers, and pretend to be Muslim in order to get work at a Halal butchers. "Arrival": Notions of collective historic memory arise during an Israeli mother's increasingly uneasy encounter with an elderly German woman on a Berlin-bound train. "Joe's Violin": A Polish survivor of the Holocaust drops off his 70-year old violin during a local instrument drive and it is acquired by a 12-year-old girl from the Bronx. The experience changes both of their lives. Academy Award nominee for best documentary short! |
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