LAUTENBERG FAMILY CENTER | WHIPPANY
SEASONAL FILM SERIES For more information, please contact Sharon Rogovin, 973-929-2917 (srogovin@jccmetrowest.org). To register, contact Sarah Diamond, 973-929-2938 or sdiamond@jccmetrowest.org.
INFORMATION All films will begin promptly at 10:30am and are held at the Lautenberg Family Center in Whippany.
Summer Film Series AFTER THE WAR Mondays, July 7, 14 & 21, 10:30am
Never Forget A Holocaust survivor is offered the chance to prove that the Holocaust happened. He risks losing his wife, his job and his life to keep a promise.
The Quarrel
At Leisure/Margulies or Fitness Member: FREE Guest: $8 per movie, $20 for series
A miraculous reunion of two Holocaust survivors. One, deeply religious; the other has turned his back on God. They have one afternoon to reconcile and renew their faith and friendship.
Coffee and refreshments provided at each film.
The Pawnbroker
Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
A survivor who is hopeless runs a pawnshop. When his idealistic assistant sacrifices his life, the pawnbroker is confronted with the goodness of the human spirit.
Spring Film Series MCCARTHYISM ON THE BIG SCREEN Mondays, May 5, 12 & 19, 10:30am
Fall Film Series
Goodnight and Good Luck
JEWISH-ARAB RELATIONS ON THE BIG SCREEN
Co-written and directed by George Clooney and starring David Strathairn, Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson and Jeff Daniels. The movie portrays the conflict between veteran radio and television journalist Murrow and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, relating to the anti-Communist Senator’s actions.
Mondays, November 10, 17 & 24, 10:30am
A Summer in LaGoulette A comedy about 3 friends (a Jew, an Arab, and a Catholic) whose daughters set their sights on boys of different religions. Simultaneously, the 6-Day War breaks out, dividing Jews and Arabs the world over.
Daniel
Nadia
Based on E.L. Doctorow’s novel, “Daniel” examines the importance of confronting the past, shows the political environment and quietly indicts American antisemitism. Directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Timothy Hutton and Mandy Patinkin.
An Arab girl living in Israel decides to enroll in a Jewish boarding school to increase her chances of being accepted into medical school. She is confronted by the apprehension, resistance, and prejudice of both her Arab friends and her Jewish classmates.
The Way We Were
Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles.
The story of the attraction of opposites, the love that binds two people together and the differences that tear them apart. This 1973 American romantic drama film, stars Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, and is directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay by Arthur Laurents was based on his college days at Cornell University and his experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Hamsin
14
The problem of Jewish-Arab relations is portrayed in this powerful story of a Jewish landowner and his Arab worker. They work side by side to until they learn that some Arab lands in the area are to be taken by the government. Tensions flare up between Jews and Arabs. Hebrew with English subtitles.
JCC MetroWest Fifty plus | Living & Learning 2014