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NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL FILMS

This event is sponsored by the New York Jewish Film Festival of the New York Jewish Museum, presented annually at the Lincoln Center. Curator Aviva Weintraub will be present. This partnership is made possible through support of Lee and Susan Berk. Congregation Beit Tikvah will host a reception between the screenings on Tuesday night and Temple Beth Shalom will host a reception on Wednesday.

THE LONGING: THE FORGOTTEN JEWS OF SOUTH AMERICA

A moving documentary portrait of South Americans who, after discovering that their Jewish ancestors converted to Catholicism during the Spanish Inquisition, undertake profound, personal journeys of faith. Running Time: 75 min. Selection from the New York Jewish Film Festival

TUES 11/27 FILM CENTER 6:00 PM

FRI 11/29 NM FILM MUSEUM 10:45 AM

MY MEXICAN SHIVAH

Family and friends sit shiva in Mexico City for Moishe Tartakovsky, a much beloved patriarch. Mourners include a Catholic ex-lover, an Orthodox ex-convict grandson, and a troupe of mariachi musicians. Running Time: 102 min. Selection from the New York Jewish Film Festival

TUES 11/27 FILM CENTER 8:15 PM

SUN 12/2 NM FILM MUSEUM 1:15 PM

TOOTS

Father, brother, gambler, bum. Toots Shor was the owner of the legendary saloon on West 51st Street. Directed by his granddaughter, Toots is a provocative, loving, and unmistakably authentic portrait. Running Time:85 min. Selection from the New York Jewish Film Festival

WED 11/28 FILM CENTER 3:00 PM

THURS 11/29 NM FILM MUSEUM 10:45 PM

WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE

Set in a troubled border town in the Negev, WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE interweaves an ensemble of characters in a multi-layered narrative concerning foreign workers in post-Intifada Israel. Winner of four Israeli Academy Awards. Running Time: 104 min. Selection from the New York Jewish Film Festival

WED 11/28 FILM CENTER 6:00 PM

SUN 12/2 NM FILM MUSEUM 3:45 PM