San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 2007

Concert Yiddish Soul

Tuesday, July 24th at 1:45 pm
Castro Theatre, San Francisco
Sunday, July 29th at 4:45 pm
Aquarius Theatre, Palo Alto
Saturday, August 4th at 12:30 pm
Roda Theatre at the Berkeley Rep

It takes a global village to preserve the musical traditions of Jewish shtetl life. This two-part concert film and documentary showcases the fans, scholars and stars of Europe’s new Yiddish and klezmer music revival, a diverse and intergenerational assortment of music lovers. Hailing from points throughout the continent, these gifted musicians share a passion for the world of Yiddish storytelling and song rescued from the brink extinction.

Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture. Co-presented by the Holocaust Center of Northern California, Jewish Music Festival, a program of JCC East Bay and the Judah L. Magnes Museum

Call (925) 275-9490 or visit the SFJFF website: www.sfjff.org.
For further information about the films, contact the Community Outreach Coordinator at myra@sfjff.org or call (415) 621-0556 x313

The Cemetery Club

Saturday, July 28th at 12:30 pm
Aquarius Theatre, Palo Alto
Tuesday, July 31st at 4:15 pm
Roda Theatre at the Berkeley Rep

Meet a vital group of octogenarians who gather weekly in the Mount Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem. For over two decades, the group has engaged in deliberations on art, politics, philosophy, the foundation of the state of Israel, contemporary politics, the conflict, poetry and love. Tali Shemesh’s mesmerizing documentary provides an unforgettable view of a generation that survived the worst and dreamed of a new beginning for themselves and the generations to come.

Co-presented by the Holocaust Center of Nothern California and Temple Sinai of Oakland.

Call (925) 275-9490 or visit the SFJFF website: www.sfjff.org.
For further information about the films, contact the Community Outreach Coordinator at myra@sfjff.org or call (415) 621-0556 x313