movie mondays

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MOVIE MONDAYSis looking diferent this season

adults, zoomers and beyond

MOVIEMONDAYS 

at the Prosserman JCC

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Coejoinusinacofyand

casualsettingtoviewanddiscuss

wonderfulJewishandIsraelifils.

SusanJackson,AliceNusbau,

CyrelTrosterandMikeSlodovnick

willfacilitatethefils,givingyou

avarietyoffacilitatorsaswellasavarietyoffils.

12:45 pm -Filmintroductionandrefreshments

1:00 pm-Filmviewing,followedbyacasualdiscussion

Series:

MemberValuefee$50+HSTRegularfee$70+HST

Payatthedoor:

MeberValuefee$6

Regularfee$8

ROOM205

FACILITATORS

Susan JacksonisoneofCanada’sostexeriencedoutreachandcounitydeveloentrofessionals.SheseaksacrossNorthAericaandisartoftheUnitedJewishCounitiesSeaker’s

Registry.

Alice NusbaumisafirsuorterofTheTorontoJewishFil

FestivalwithastronginterestinIsraelifils.Aretiredteacherfro

theTDSB,shecurrentlyteachesToleranceEducationattheFriendsof

SionWiesenthalCenterforHolocaustStudies.

Michael Slodovnickisasei-retirededucationalconsultant,focussingonconflictresolutionandtheteachingofethics.Heenjoys

ovies,booksandeole.Heisresentlyworkingonhisthirdbook,this

oneonsocietalissuesrelatedtolawandolitics.

Cyrel Trosterisaretiredartteacherwhonowlovestogotofilfestivals.SheconductstoursofdowntownJewishTorontoforthe

OntarioJewishArchivesandisaeberofawoen’sotterystudio.

CyrelstillteachesatOISEinthesuer.

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October17,2011

Walk on Water2004|103inDirector:EytanFox

Writer:GalUchovsky,

Stars:LiorAshkenazi,KnutBergerandCarolinePeters

English subtitles

Eyal,anIsraeliMossadagent,isgiventheissiontotrack

downandkilltheveryoldAlfredHielan,anex-Nazi

officer,whoightstillbealive.Pretendingtobeatourist

guide,hebefriendshisgrandsonAxel,inIsraeltovisithis

sisterPia.Thetwoensetoutonatourofthecountry

duringwhichAxelchallengesEyal’svalues.

November14,2011

Hester Street1975|90inDirector:JoanMicklinSilver

Writers:AbrahaCahan(story),JoanMicklinSilver

Stars:StevenKeats,CarolKaneandMelHoward

NoinatedforanOscar.HesterStreettellsthestoryof

JewishiigrantswhocoetotheLowerEastsideof

NewYorkCityin1896froEuroeandwholiveonHester

StreetinManhattan.WhenYeklfirstcoestotheU.S.,

hequicklyassiilatesintoAericancultureandbecoes

Jake.HealsobeginstohaveanaffairwithMaie,adancer.Hiswife,Gitle,whoarriveslaterwiththeirson,

Yossele,cannotassiilateandtensionarisesinthearriage.

January23,2012

Three Mothers2006|106inDirector:DinaZvi-Riklis

Writers:DinaZvi-Riklis,AlaGanihar

Stars:MiriMesika,GilaAlagorandRivkaRaz

English subtitles

Rose,FloraandYasin,JewishtriletsborninEgytin

the1940’sandthenexelledfrothecountry,ending

uinIsrael.Oneaftertheother,thethreesisterscoe

to“Thisisyourlife,”alacewhereeolerecounttheir

eoirsandtalkabouttheirsybioticrelationshi..

Hiddenghostswillslowlyaear,forcingthethreesisters

toconfrontthesecretsandlies,andseekforgiveness.

February13,2012

The Impossible Spy1987|96inDirector:JiGoddard

Writers:DouglasLivingstone,MartyRoss

Stars:JohnShea,EliWallachandSassonGabai

YoungIsraelihusbandEliCohenisrecruitedbythe

Mossadintheearly1960’sandsenttoSyria.Tellinghis

wifehehasanewjobthatrequiresextensivebusiness

travel,hetakesuresidenceinSyria,wherehebefriends

ahigh-rankingSyriangovernentofficialandrovides

invaluableinforationtoIsrael.Onavisithoe,hiswife

leadswithhitoleavehisjobsohecanbehoeore,

andhishandlertellshihehasaccolishedenough,but

hedecidestoreturntoSyriaonelasttie.Onedayhe

learnsofanattackonakibbutzscheduledforthatnight;

heabandonsnoralrecautionsinordertowarnIsraelas

quicklyasossible,andiscaught.

March26,2012

The Syrian Bride2004|97inDirector:EranRiklis

Writers:EranRiklis,SuhaArraf

Stars:HiaAbbass,MakraKhouryandClaraKhouryEnglish subtitles

InMajdalShas,thelargestDruzevillageinGolan

HeightsontheIsraeli-Syrianborder,theDruzebride

MonaisengagedtogetarriedwithTallel,atelevision

coedianthatworksintheRevolutionStudiosin

Daascus,Syria.Theyhavenevereteachother

becauseoftheoccuationoftheareabyIsraelsince1967;

whenMonaovestoSyria,shewillloseherundefined

nationalityandwillneverbeallowedtoreturnhoe.

WhenthefailygathersforMona’swedding,aninsanebureaucracyjeoardizesthecereony.

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April23,2012

Aviva, My Love2006|107inDirector:SheiZarhin

Writer:SheiZarhin

Stars:AssiLevy,RoteAbuhabandLevanaFinkelstein

English subtitles

Aviva,ahard-workinghotelcookinthesallnorthern

IsraelitownofTiberias,isonthebrinkoffinallyfulfilling

herlifelongdrea.Foryearssheketherrearkable

writingabilitiesunderwras,untilhersister,Anita,

introduceshertoOded,anaccolishednovelist.

IediatelyrecognizingAviva’stalent,Odedtakesher

underhiswing,roisingtohelherachievegreatness.

Butthejourneytogreatnesseffectsherlifeandthelives

ofherfaily-heruneloyedhusband,hertroubled

children,herunstableother,andriarilyhersister,a

funnyandsensitivewoanwhohasherowndreas.

May14,2012

Munich2005|164in

Director:StevenSielberg

Writers:TonyKushner(screenlay),EricRoth(screenlay)

Stars:EricBana,DanielCraigandMarie-JoséeCroze

Setintheafterathoftheassacreof11Israeliathletesatthe1972MunichOlyics,thestoryfollowsasecretIsraeli

squadassignedtotrackdownandkillthe11Palestinians

susectedtohavelannedtheMunichattackandthe

ersonaltollthisissionofrevengetakesontheteaand

theanwholedit.Noinatedfor5Oscars.

June25,2012

Waltz with Bashir2008|90in

Director:AriFolan

Writer:AriFolan

Stars:AriFolan,RonBen-YishaiandRonnyDayag

English subtitles

Autobiograhicalfilfollowsthedirectorashetriesto

recoverblacked-outeoriesofhisexeriencesfighti

inthe1982Israel-Lebanonwar.Theovie’stitlecoes

froakeyoentwhenasoldierinFolan’slatoon

entersakindoftrancestate,firinghisgunwhiledancing

inthestreetinfrontofabillboardofforerLebanese

rieinisterBashirGeayel.NoinatedforOscar,w

5AwardoftheIsraeliFilAcadeyandwonthegolde

globeaward.

July23,2012

The Jazz Singer,1980|115inDirector:RichardFleischer

Writers:SasonRahaelson(lay),HerbertBaker(screen

Stars:LaurenceOlivier,NeilDiaondandLucieArnaz

NeilDiaondstarsasYusselinthistaleofayoungJew

cantorwhostrivestoakeacareerinusic.Againstth

wishesofhisrigidfatherandhislovingwife,YusseltravtoCaliforniatolayhisusic.Swetubytheexcite

heeetsawoanwhoshareshisdrea.Hegrowsaa

frohisfaily,andbecoesconfusedaboutwhathe

shouldultiatelydowithhislife.

August20,2012

Arranged2007|89inutes

Directors:DianeCreso,StefanC.SchaeferWriters:StefanC.SchaeferandYutaSilveran

Stars:ZoeListerJones,FrancisBenhaouandMiiLieb

ArrangedcentersonthefriendshibetweenanOrthod

JewishwoanandaMusliwoanwhoeetasfirst-y

teachersataublicschoolinBrooklyn.Overthecourse

oftheyear,theylearnthattheyshareuchincoon

notleastofwhichisthattheyarebothgoingthroughth

rocessofarrangedarriages.

FormoreinformationaboutMovieMondays,pleasecontactJanetKleinSlavin,

Coordinator,AdultPrograms,416.638.1881x4259or janet@prossermanjcc.com

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