A Return to Chelm
Monday, June 18 at 7:30 PM – 9 PM
JCC Buffalo
2640 N Forest Rd , Getzville, New York 1406
Tickets: $10.00/general $5.00/student
Author Arlene Burrows paternal grandparents’ families were residents of Chelm, Poland for generations. Seventy-two of them were murdered in the Holocaust. This book is a record of Burrows’ journey when she returned to Chelm in 2014, to research the archives in Poland and say Kaddish, an ancient Jewish prayer recited for the dead, at the camps. In the process, she found many remarkable stories as well as survivors and descendants around the world.
Book sale/signing and reception to follow.
Sponsored by the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo and the People of the Book Fund at the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies
Tickets may be purchased at the door, or prior to the events at either JCC Member Services Desks as well as www.jccbuffalo.org
Keep the Change
Tuesday, June 19 at 7:30 PM – 9 PM
JCC Buffalo
2640 N Forest Rd , Getzville, New York 1406
Tickets: $10.00/general $5.00/student
Tribeca Film Festival Favorite, Keep the Change, is a romantic comedy set in a world where no character is typical. When David who is obsessed with being perceived as “normal” is forced to attend an autism support group, he wants nothing to do with the other members, until he meets Sarah. But when David brings Sarah home to meet his family, their romance is challenged. Cast includes actors on the autism spectrum.
Director Rachel Israel; Narrative, 2017, USA, 94 min, English
Sponsored by Susan Goldberg Schwartz and Steve Schwartz, and Shira and Rob Goldberg, in memory of Judy Goldberg
Tickets may be purchased at the door, or prior to the events at either JCC Member Services Desks as well as www.jccbuffalo.org
Harmonia
Wednesday, June 20 at 1 PM – 2:30 PM
JCC Buffalo
2640 N Forest Rd , Getzville, New York 1406
Tickets: $10.00/general $5.00/student
Back for an encore screening after a sold-out, opening night event, at this year’s Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival!
An Israeli musical couple seeks to form a family in HARMONIA, a contemporary adaptation of the biblical tale of Abraham and Sarah set inside the inner sanctum of a symphony hall. The beautiful harpist Sarah is married to Abraham, the charismatic conductor of the Jerusalem Philharmonic Orchestra.
With no children, their melancholy life revolves around their music. Enter Hagar, a young horn player of French-Arab descent joins the orchestra, forms a close personal relationship and offers to carry the couple’s baby. Two rival prodigies are born–one Jewish, one Arab–leading to a metaphoric and multi-generational clash of cultures that can ultimately be reconciled only through music.
Nominated for five Israeli Academy Awards, and winner of the Best Cinematography and Lia Van Leer Jewish Heritage awards at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
Director: Ori Sivan Country: Israel Year: 2016 Duration: 97 minutes Languages: Hebrew, Arabic
Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13
Tickets may be purchased at the door, or prior to the events at either JCC Member Services Desks as well as www.jccbuffalo.org
Becoming Elmwood; Buffalo’s Olmsted Parkway Neighborhood
Thursday, June 21 at 7:30 PM – 9 PM
Temple Beth Zion
805 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, New York 14209
Tickets: $10.00/general $5.00/student
Architecture, tells the story of the Historic Elmwood District in Becoming Elmwood: Buffalo’s Olmsted Parkway Neighborhood. The book details the arrival of Joseph Ellicott, Fredrick Law Olmsted’s role in the parks, and steps into the modern era. This beautiful book educates readers to the history and origins of Elmwood Village’s enduring character.
Book sale/signing and reception to follow.
Sponsored by Temple Beth Zion and the Samuel and Sophie Weinstein Book Fair Endowment Fund at the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies
Tickets may be purchased at the door, or prior to the events at either JCC Member Services Desks as well as www.jccbuffalo.org