Anyone know more events like this? - Huxley Paige On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM Stephen R. Low < steve....@gordianconcepts.com> wrote:
> *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 > <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 DocumentaryAudience 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 flashpointBOSTON 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 OccupationDEMOCRACY 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–PalestineTHE 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 IsraelHUFFPOST* > 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 IsraeLNEW 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 IndoctrinationJACOBIN*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 > yesTHE [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 IsraelTHE > [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* > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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