Join Cantor Cooperman & Allan Staples for a Jewish Film Class at home!
Wednesday, June 8 at 8:00 pm - Cantor Cooperman and Allan Staples will lead a discussion on the Academy award winning film Jojo Rabbit. Watch in advance and we'll discuss together. Click here for rental options.
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A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
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CSR Film Class
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Every other month, Cantor Melanie Cooperman and Allan Staples
will screen a Jewish film. Congregant Julie Schuster will host a special screening of Director Brad Rothchild's new documentary, "They Ain't Ready for Me." Brad and star Tamar Manasseh will be in house for a Q&A session after the movie has finished. Postponed Everyone is welcome! Interested in attending? RSVP to clergyassistant@comsynrye.org. Past films include: Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016) Barton Fink (1991) Two Lovers (2008) Annie Hall (1977) The Producers (1967) The Big Lebowski (1998) Network (1976) Fill the Void (2012) Defending Your Life (1991) |
They Ain't Ready For Me (2020) Directed by Brad Rothschild
They Ain't Ready For Me is the story of Tamar Manasseh, the black rabbinical student who leads the fight against gun violence on the south side of Chicago. Tamar's identity and personality combine to make her a force to be reckoned with. 
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