Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Summer Edition!
SAVE THE DATE! Join us for three great documentaries with Michigan connections, followed by a panel discussion featuring: Catherine Cangany, PhD, CEO, Jewish Historical Society of Michigan Elyssa Schmier, Regional Director, ADL Michigan Carolyn Manley, Co-Director/Co-Writer/Producer, Only Twice A Year
Only Twice A Year About the Beth Olem cemetery, inside the GM Poletown plant in Hamtramck. (Documentary; English; 35 minutes) https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhsmichigan.org%2Fcalendar%2F2026%2Ftour-of-beth-olem-cemetery.html&data=05%7C02%7Cljohnson%40jccdet.org%7Cea625e6f8d7440066b0608dec6fc84af%7C2e534144cfa745bd925d2fe86e174861%7C0%7C0%7C639166985020335600%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jzlIZe1LCfeLCz4cB2N0j%2BHZGpXkHsO0O13byVaB6Vk%3D&reserved=0]
Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford Jewish lawyer, Aaron Sapiro takes on automobile magnate Henry Ford, challenging Ford’s antisemitic attacks with an unprecedented libel suit in a Detroit federal court that riveted the nation. (Documentary; English; 69 minutes)
Wallenberg A 93 year-old professor recounts how he and nearly 100,000 Jews in German- occupied Hungary were saved by Raoul Wallenberg, who was once a student at the University of Michigan. (Documentary; English; 18 minutes)
Silver Film Sponsor: SAJE; The Zekelman Holocaust Center Bronze Film Sponsor: ADL Michigan; CHAIM Children of Holocaust Survivors Association of Michigan; David Horodoker Organization; Temple Israel Brotherhood; The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive
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