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Opening Event

The Constant Fire (Short)

Saturday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Adath Jeshurun Synagogue

Stuart Weinstock, the filmmaker, will be present at the opening. A teacher of film at NYU, Stuart has an MFA in film from Columbia University. The Constant Fire is the story of a husband and wife who are forced to evacuate their home in Israel when it becomes unsafe. Tensions mount when they are stuck in a bomb shelter with two strangers.
English, 10 minutes

Shown with

The Human Resource Manager

Selected as winner of 5 Israeli Academy Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenwriter and Best Sound.
Jerusalem’s largest bakery makes headlines when a Romanian foreign worker is killed in a suicide bombing. When the bakery fails to claim her body, the media accuses the owner of the bakery of inhumanity and indifference. The owner responds by sending the HR manager on a journey to return the victim’s remains to her family. In this darkly comic journey, the HR manager finds himself leading a quirky convoy from Jerusalem to Romania. This movie is based on A. B. Yehoshua’s novel, A Woman in Jerusalem.
Israel, 103 minutes, Hebrew and Romanian

Dessert reception following films.

Vaad approved options available upon request.