A hybrid of memoir docudrama and narrative fantasy, A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff tells the story of Madoff and the system that allowed him to function for decades through the eyes of musician/poet Alicia Jo Rabins, who watches the financial crash from her 9th floor studio in an abandoned office building on Wall Street. Fueled […]
A docu-narrative film that tells the story of Asher Naim, an Israeli diplomat caught between worlds and facing a crisis of faith in himself and his country. Asher, a North-African Jew himself, is sent to Ethiopia to negotiate the escape of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews from a country collapsing under famine and civil war. Working with […]
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When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances […]
Warsaw, 1968. Students protesting against the illegal expulsion of their colleagues from university and in defence of play Dziady, directed by Kazimierz Dejmek and performed at the National Theatre, which has been taken off the bill. Among the protesting young people are also Hania and Janek. Their families are on both sides of the March […]
Join us as acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher's latest hit closes out our 29th festival, followed by a wrap party upstairs. A once successful novelist tries to revive his fading career by launching a highly inventive scam. He recruits a reckless actress and trains her to assume the somber identity of a lit Masters student. […]
The Minnesota JCC Show Choir presents their Fall Revue, celebrating show tunes and pop music by Jewish Broadway composers and lyricists in song and dance. Members from both Capp and Sabes Centers, along with community members will be performing the solos, duets, and choir numbers that they’ve been rehearsing for weeks! FREE/SUGGESTED DONATION: $15/ PERSON […]
The Minnesota JCC Show Choir presents their Fall Revue, celebrating show tunes and pop music by Jewish Broadway composers and lyricists in song and dance. Members from both Capp and Sabes Centers, along with community members will be performing the solos, duets, and choir numbers that they’ve been rehearsing for weeks! FREE/SUGGESTED DONATION: $15/ PERSON […]
Join us for the annual day-after-Thanksgiving workout, led by Personal Trainer, Will! All fitness levels are welcome in this fun Group Coaching class. Followed by refreshments and prize drawings. FREE • OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY For questions, contact Will Halloran at willh@minnesotajcc.org.
Join us for the annual day-after-Thanksgiving workout, led by Personal Trainer, Will! All fitness levels are welcome in this fun Group Coaching class. Followed by refreshments and prize drawings. FREE • OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY For questions, contact Will Halloran at willh@minnesotajcc.org.
Celebrating the talent, artistic diversity, and new works created by our Art Studio participants. Join us as we celebrate our Art Studio class participants and instructor, Lou Kotlarz. Snacks and treats will be served. “We have students from beginner to advanced skill levels in this class, and it’s truly exciting to see their work and […]
Don’t miss our Winter Concert, filled with beautiful landscapes, holiday melodies, and jazz. Under the direction of conductor Chi-Chi Lin Bestmann. THE HEBRIDES OVERTURE by MENDELSSOHN SYMPHONY No. 8 (Unfinished) by SCHUBERT DODI LI with CANTOR BEN TISSER; Steven Sher/arr. by Charles Watt OCHO KANDALIKAS with CANTOR BEN TISSER; Flory Jagoda/arr. by Charles Watt DUKE […]
