Revealing the widening schism in America’s Jewish Community
The GRALTA Foundation screens Israelism, a 2023 documentary directed and written by two first-time Jewish filmmakers who share a similar story to the film’s protagonists. Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/bondvm3hvGM Two screenings in Lincoln, MA—a weekday evening and a Sunday afternoon. * Thursday, January 2 at 7 PM at Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Road * Sunday, January 5 at 2 PM at the Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Road *Dual Award Winner* San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Best Feature Documentary Audience Award (Feature Documentary) *Winner* Brooklyn International Film Festival Board of Director’s Spirit Award Why all the controversy? Sample the media attention given to this film. Then see it for yourself! * ‘Students do not like being censored’: ‘Israelism,’ a new doc with New England roots, is film flashpoint BOSTON GLOBE By Erin Trahan Since Oct. 7, screenings across the country have been canceled, postponed, and cited in a federal lawsuit. * “Israelism” on Tour: New Film Examines American Jews’ Growing Rejection of Israel’s Occupation DEMOCRACY NOW The new documentary Israelism examines the growing generational divide among Jewish Americans on the question of Palestine, with many younger Jews increasingly critical of Israel and less supportive of Zionism. * The Jewish Community Rupture Over Israel–Palestine THE INTERCEPT Ryan Grim speaks to the filmmakers of “Israelism,” a documentary on the unique relationship between American Jews and an idealized version of Israel. * Jewish UPenn Students Could Face Discipline For Screening Film Critical Of Israel HUFFPOST By Matt Shuham University of Pennsylvania administrators told a student group it could lose funding and organizers could face consequences for screening "Israelism." * Hunter College Pulls Screening of Film Critical of IsraeL NEW YORK TIMES By Jennifer Schuessler Hunter College this week abruptly pulled a screening of a documentary film critical of Israel, creating a backlash from faculty members and students who have charged the New York school’s administration with undermining academic freedom. * The Backlash to Anti-Israel Protests Threatens Free Speech NEW YORK TIMES By Michelle Goldberg If you want to understand the wrenching generational rift over Israel among many left-leaning American Jews, the documentary “Israelism,” which came out this year, is a good place to start. * Israelism Is a Powerful Indictment of Pro-Apartheid Indoctrination JACOBIN By Ben Burgis A new documentary called Israelism tells the story of young American Jews coming to question the narrative they were taught about “the only democracy in the Middle East.” * Were young American Jews lied to about Israel? A new documentary says yes THE [JEWISH DAILY] FORWARD By Mira Fox February 24, 2023 I was no`t raised attending a Jewish day school, or Hebrew school on the weekends, or even a Jewish summer camp. Apparently, if I had been, I might have been subjected to heavy propaganda about Israel. That’s the thesis of Israelism, a provocative and professionally edited documentary that premiered this week at the Big Sky Film Festival, criticizing American Jews’ loyalty to Israel. * What if a quarter of Jews really do think Israel is a genocidal, apartheid state? THE [JEWISH DAILY] FORWARD By Arno Rosenfeld July 15, 2021 The questions were tucked toward the end of a lengthy poll of American Jewish voters: do you agree, the Jewish Electorate Institute asked respondents, “that Israel is an apartheid state?” Do you agree that “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians?’’ * Cancel culture comes for a documentary about Jews critical of Israel THE [JEWISH DAILY] FORWARD By Mira Fox ‘Israelism’ exposes attempts to control the narrative about Israel. Now those same forces are coming for the film. Regards, Steve Low
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