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Long métrage en français avec sous-titres anglais,
" Un amour à taire " Film réalisé par Christian Faure

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10:00 a.m.
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal
Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshop

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8:00 P.M.
Israeli Film Festival Premiere I - Hebrew with English subtitles,
"Love and Dance" (2006) - A film by Eitan Anner

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7:30 P.M.
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Lecture Meeting
Annette Colton on her Experiences and Observations while visiting her Family's Shtetls in the Ukraine

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Description of Events

Long métrage en français avec sous-titres anglais, 102 min.
" Un amour à taire " Film réalisé par Christian Faure (Interdit au moins de 13 ans)
Samedi, 1er decembre 2007 à 20 h 00

Ce film a obtenu plusieurs récompenses au Festival du film de Luchon en 2005
La déportation des homosexuels est un sujet méconnu. Sarah, Jean et Philippe ont entre vingt et trente ans, en ce printemps 1942. Sarah est juive et elle aime Jean. Mais Jean est homosexuel et il est amoureux de Philippe. En cette période d'occupation où toutes les règles sont abolies, tous trois sont habités par le même désir de vivre jusqu'au jour où Jean,
accusé à tort d'être l'amant d'un officier nazi, est déporté. C'est le début de sa descente aux enfers sous le signe du triangle rose...

Avec un scénario bien écrit, une mise en scène sobre et des comédiens chaleureux, Un amour à taire est à la fois une histoire de famille et un film historique. C'est aussi une histoire d'amour avec des rivalités, des interdits et des choix impossibles.

Présenté par Donald Boisvert du Département de sciences de la Réligion à l'Université Concordia. Un débat suivra le film.
En collaboration avec l'Alliance Israélite Universelle.

Bibliothèque publique juive, 5151 chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine
5$ membres et étudiants, $10 autres
Info : (514) 345-2617, poste 3017

Cliquez ici pour voir l'annonce

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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal
Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshop
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007, 10:00 A.M. TO NOON

The popular Sunday Morning Family Tree workshops are an opportunity for beginners to get "one-on-one" help with family history questions. Jewish family history does not have to be a mystery. We all leave a paper trail that can unravel the story of our families for many generations, across the ocean and into the smallest of "shtetls". Join with other Montrealers in the fascinating quest for your roots.
Visit the JGS website at www.jgs-montreal.org. For further information, please call: Stanley Diamond, President (514) 484-0100; Merle Kastner, Programming (514) 735-4739; Jerry Zell, Membership (514) 486-2171.

Jewish Public Library, 1 Cummings Square, Greenberg Boardroom (lower level)
Admission: Free. For information, please call the JGS of Montreal Hotline at (514) 484-0969 at anytime.

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ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL - Schedule and Information for 3 movies

Israeli Film Premiere I - Hebrew with English subtitles, 95 min.
"Love and Dance" (2006) - A film by Eitan Anner
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2007 AT 8:00 P.M.

Young Chen is caught between his parents' conflicting wishes. His cultured, Russian-born mother wants him to appreciate the finer things in life like theater and haute cuisine. His Israeli father, sweet on the inside but gruff outside, wants his son to grow up as a "real man". Then one day, Chen stumbles into a ballroom dance class for young people and sees Natalie, a Russian girl who immediately steals his heart. Find out if the Cha Cha and Tango turn out to be the right steps for Chen to take in bridging the gap with his beloved and with the cultural divide in his own family.

Introduced by Miri Flakowicz, Member of the Hebrew Cultural Committee and cinephile.

Israeli Film Premiere II - Hebrew with English subtitles, 99 min.
"The Galilee Eskimos" (2006) - A film by Jonathan Paz. Script by Joshua Sobol
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2008 AT 8:00 p.m.

An old, debt-ridden Galilee Hills kibbutz faces bankruptcy at the hands of its bankers. The evening before the bailiffs arrive, the settlers abandon their homes, leaving nothing and no one behind...or so it seems. The next morning, the kibbutz's senior-home residents discover they've been left to fend for themselves. Depressed at first, they begin to organize themselves and rebuild their kibbutz. Of course, the bank-financed contractor who eventually shows up may have other ideas...ones which surely don't
include them.

The Galilee Eskimos is a film about older people who discover an inner strength that their families and society - maybe even
themselves - didn't think they had.

Introduced by Hannah Eliashiv, Assistant Director of Education, Judaic Studies, Bialik High School.

Israeli Film Premiere III - Hebrew with English subtitles, 131 min.
"Year Zero" (2006) A film by Joseph Pitchhadze
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2008, AT 8:00 P.M

Past and present circumstances bring together several seemingly different Tel Aviv residents. Forty-something radio producer Michal and her partner Reuben, a landlord, argue over an unexpected pregnancy. Angered and put-on Reuben accidentally runs over a seeing-eye dog - and his guilty feelings propel him into a complicated relationship with Eddie, the dog's owner. It may be a coincidence - or not - that young single mother Anna and her 10-year old son are thrown out of their rented apartment. In
despair, she briefly resorts to prostitution. Her main client is the boss of Michal and Kagan, a solitary, introverted radio engineer developing an oral history of Israeli punk rock who meets Robinson, his father's former bandmate who might have some old scores to settle; just like Matti, an arms dealer trying to escape his recent past. When the future always seems
uncertain...it always takes place in Year Zero.

Introduced by Dov Okouneff, Montreal filmmaker.

The Leanor and Alvin Segal Centre for the Performing Arts at the Saidye, 5170, ch. de la Côte-Ste-Catherine
Admission per movie: $7 members/students, $12 non-members
Movie Pass (3 movies): $18 members/students, $30 non-members
Info: (514) 345-2627, ext. 3017

Click here to view the flyer (English)
Click here to view the flyer (Hebrew)

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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Lecture Meeting with Annette Colton on her Experiences and Observations while visiting her Family's Shtetls in the Ukraine
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007 AT 7:30 P.M.

Jewish Public Library, 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine
Admission: Free
Info: (514) 484-0969

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