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Closing Event

Lenin in October

Saturday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Adath Jeshurun Synagogue

In this off-beat Israeli comedy, Grisha has almost given up on his dream of opening a restaurant, when a rich uncle in Russia leaves all his money to him for this purpose. The catch is that his uncle stipulates that the restaurant must be dedicated to the sacred values of Communism. His search for a statue of Lenin to place in the restaurant has hilarious results. Israel, 50 minutes

Shown with

Half Ton of Bronze

Since 1938, the bronze equestrian statue of Alexander Zaid, a legendary Zionist, stood guard in Beit Shearim in Israel. In 2007, thieves toppled the statue, presumably to sell it for scrap. This funny comedy, inspired by that incident, depicts the efforts of Zaid’s grandson to recover the statue after it was stolen by Israeli Arabs and later sold to a sleazy scrap metal dealer.
Israel, 60 minutes

Dessert reception following films.

Vaad approved options available upon request.