Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Torn

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

Documentary / USA / English / 75 minutes After the October 7 attacks, artists Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid launched the “Kidnapped from Israel” grassroots poster campaign in NY to raise awareness about the hostages taken by Hamas. Torn explores the motivations of activists putting up and tearing down the posters, revealing the complexities of ...

JGrand: Bubbies, Zaydies, and Grandbabies! April -June 2025

The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

The popular series Bubbies, Zaydies, and Grandbabies is ready for our next series! At Bubbies, Zaydies and Grandbabies, grandparents and grandkids play and create art together, sing songs, enjoy an interactive story time, and meet new friends. This series is taught by former West Bloomfield early elementary teacher, Sarah Sherman. **_Recommended for children ages 2 ...

The Hearts Prayer, Exploring The Book Of Psalms with Rabbi Michele Faudem

THE HEARTS PRAYER, EXPLORING THE BOOK OF PSALMS with Rabbi Michele Faudem ZOOM THURSDAYS, 10:45 – 11:45 AM Jan. 23, 30; Feb. 6, 13; Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 24; May 1, 8  Through the ages, Psalms have played a tremendous role in the lives of the Jewish people. It is part ...

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Colleyville

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

Documentary / USA / English / 80 minutes On January 15, 2022, an ordinary Shabbat morning at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, turned into a harrowing hostage crisis involving Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three others. Colleyville is a gripping real-life drama showcasing the resilience of the hostages and community while highlighting the complexities of ...

Reading The Prophets with Rabbi Joseph Klein

READING THE PROPHETS with Rabbi Joseph Klein ZOOM FRIDAYS, 11:30 AM – 1 PM May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 6 We know their names and many of their quotations . This course will examine the best known of the Biblical Prophets, their histories, the context of their messages and who in fact they ...

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: The Ancient Law-Silent Film with Live Klezmer Music

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

Silent Film/Drama / Germany / German with English subtitles / 128 minutes This beautifully restored 1923 silent masterpiece tells the poignant story of a rabbi’s son who leaves his Polish shtetl to pursue acting in Vienna. The film is accompanied by a live musical score composed and performed by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent ...

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Matchmaking 2

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

Romantic Comedy / Israel / Hebrew with English Subtitles / 110 minutes Israel’s biggest box office hit of the year, Matchmaking 2 , is the feel- good, long-awaited sequel to the beloved 2022 rom-com starring some of Israel’s brightest young talents. This tender, side-splitting celebration of clashing traditions and big-hearted characters follows a love-struck bachelor ...

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: For the Living

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

Documentary / USA /English / 117 minutes In 1945, 10-year-old Holocaust survivor Marcel Zielinski made a 60-mile journey by foot from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Krakow in search of his family. Decades later, 250 cyclists retrace his path in a mission called Ride for the Living. This powerful documentary draws parallels between his experience and the cyclists’ ...

JGrand: Bubbies, Zaydies, and Grandbabies! April -June 2025

The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

The popular series Bubbies, Zaydies, and Grandbabies is ready for our next series! At Bubbies, Zaydies and Grandbabies, grandparents and grandkids play and create art together, sing songs, enjoy an interactive story time, and meet new friends. This series is taught by former West Bloomfield early elementary teacher, Sarah Sherman. **_Recommended for children ages 2 ...