At a time when divisiveness continues to repel communities apart, the Weinstein JCC is continuing to put on programming to build awareness of Israeli and Jewish culture through a shared cultural language: the arts.
Weinstein JCC will be hosting its 14th Annual Israeli & Jewish Film Festival from Jan. 19-29, 2023, as part of the 2022-2023 Arts + Ideas programming. This popular film festival is dedicated to fostering an understanding of Israeli and Jewish culture as well as introducing viewers to Israel’s young, but thriving, film industry.
There will be five films that can be screened in person, and two will have virtual screenings.
A highlight of the festival is the Jan. 22 screening of “The Levys of Monticello,” a documentary film directed and produced by Steven Pressman. The film focuses on the story of the Levy family’s 89-year ownership and preservation of Monticello and also tells a broader story about anti-Semitism that runs throughout the course of American history, right up to the present day.
Screening Details
Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen
Date: Thurs., Jan. 19 at 6 p.m.
Location: Weinstein JCC, 5403 Monument Ave.
Price: $30 member/$35 non-member includes pre-show dinner reception
Perfect Strangers
Date: Sat., Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Weinstein JCC, 5403 Monument Ave.
Price: $10 member/$12 non-member
The Levys of Monticello
Date: Sun., Jan. 22 at 2 p.m.
Location: Virginia Museum of History and Culture 428 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Price: $10 Weinstein JCC and VMHC member/ $12 non-member
Cinema Sabaya
Date: Tues., Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: The Byrd Theatre, 2908 W. Cary St.
Price: $10 member/$12 non-member
Valiant Hearts (in partnership with the Virginia Holocaust Museum)
Date: Sun., Jan. 29 at 2 p.m.
Location: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Price: $10 Weinstein JCC, VHM and VMFA member/$12 non-member
Berenshtein (VIRTUAL)
Film Viewing Window: Jan. 19-29
Price per household: $10 member/$12 non-member
America (VIRTUAL)
Film Viewing Window: Jan. 19-29
Price per household: $10 member/$12 non-member
For more information about Weinstein JCC’s Arts + Ideas programs and to purchase subscription or individual tickets, click here or contact Leslie McGuigan, lmcguigan@weinsteinjcc.org.
Featured image: The poster for, “The Levys of Monticello,” a documentary film directed and produced by Steven Pressman
