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Winner: Jewish Experience Award, Jerusalem Film Festival

The hands-down sensation of this year's New York Jewish Film Festival is a fascinating and provocative exploration of almost 200 years of French-Jewish history. The first European nation to give Jews full citizenship rights, France has provided a platform for Jews to prosper and reach the heights of almost every conceivable walk of life, from the arts to science, academia to politics. That same France also experienced the corrosive effects of the Dreyfus Affair in the 1890s, while the sad collusion of French citizens in the deportation and murder of Jews during the Holocaust has already been extensively documented. In recent years, despite the fact that France continues to have the largest Jewish community in Western Europe, a number of anti-Semitic attacks have once again raised questions about French-Jewish identity. Director Yves Jeuland gives a vibrant human dimension to his examination of the Jewish life in France by bringing together an extraordinary constellation of French-Jewish voices and experiences. Never opting for cheap shots or easy answers, his film offers a complex and thoughtful approach to a subject that continues to spark controversy.

Thanks to Sharon and Lisa Rivo of the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University for making these screenings possible.

Being Jewish in France / Comme un Juif en France
Yves Jeuland, France, 2007; 185m (one intermission)

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WED MAY 13: 3 & 7

THU MAY 14: 3 & 7

FRI MAY 15: 7

SAT MAY 16: 1PM, 4:45PM & 8:15PM

SUN MAY 17: 1PM, 4:45PM & 8:15PM

MON MAY 18: 1

TUE MAY 19: 3 & 7

Admission:
$11 public
$8 senior (62+)
$7 Film Society members & students (with ID); children (6-12, accompanied by an adult)
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