ABOUT
Welcome to Reel Jewish, the Tyler Jewish Film Night. This program is simple enough - bring Jewish movies to the big screen at Congregation Beth El. In addition to our relgious activities at the Temple, Beth El is looking to add cultural programming to our calendar starting with this ongoing series of Jewish films. From comedies to Yiddish stories, and from documentaries to Israeli films, Jewish movies are cultural identifiers. The Reel Jewish program hopes to create a series of fun and educational community events around these films. If you have any questions, please contact Rabbi Katz by clicking here.

There is no cost for these programs, and there will be free popcorn and drinks. Most movies will be shown in the Beth El Social Hall unless otherwise noted. Even though Beth El is hosting this program, it is open for the entire Tyler community - Jewish and non-Jewish. So please bring a friend and enjoy the show!

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CURRENT MOVIE INFO

Eytan Fox's follow-up to his acclaimed YOSSI & JAGGER is a profound, multilayered drama hidden in the guise of a genre picture. Eyal (Lior Ashkenazi of LATE MARRIAGE) is a successful Mossad special agent whose heartlessness makes him an exceptional hit man. It also hinders his ability to connect with those closest to him. When his wife commits suicide, Eyal is thrown into a mental tailspin. His latest assignment finds him playing tour guide for two German siblings whose Nazi grandfather may or may not still be alive. Pia (Carolina Peters) has left her homeland and family out of shame for what her grandfather did, while Alex (Knut Berger) is an easygoing liberal whose open-mindedness bothers Eyal. Without realizing it, Eyal finds himself forming a close bond with Pia and Alex, until he realizes that Alex is gay. After a bitter farewell, Eyal manages to swallow his pride and visit Alex in Berlin, where he confronts his family's own awful past. In the process, the mystery surrounding Alex's criminal grandfather is revealed. WALK ON WATER is a difficult film to categorize, addressing several major issues at once (homophobia, guilt, reconciliation with the past, politics, and more). Despite its complexity, Gal Uchovsky's assured script and Fox's sure-handed direction keep it together. Ashkenazi, Peters, and Berger also add greatly to the film, effortlessly inhabiting their characters and making them heartbreakingly three-dimensional figures.

This film was nominated for 8 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy - including Best Picture in 2004. It was also nominated in other Film Festivals and recevied the 2004 Audience Award at the Washington Jewish Film Festival.

Rated R - we will have a kid-friendly movie playing in another room

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LINKS

The National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University

Jewishfilm.com - The Jewish Film Archive online

The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive at the Hebrew Univerity of Jerusalem
- a website that features hundreds of movies about Israeli history

Jewish Film and Video Directory
- a list of hundreds of Jewish films with information

Jewish Film Festival Links

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ARCHIVES

Below is a list of movies we have seen at the Tyler Jewish Film Nights. Click on a link to learn more about the films and/or purchase the titles from Amazon.com.

September 11, 2004	October 16, 2004	December 24, 2004
February 5, 2005	April 9, 2005	May 14, 2005 Shalom Y'all
September 10 , 2005	December 25, 2005	January 28, 2006
April 8, 2006	May 13 , 2006	June 17, 2006
September 9, 2006	December 24 , 2006	February 17, 2007
April 7, 2007	May 12, 2007	August 25 , 2007
December 24, 2007	Febrary 9, 2008	May 10 , 2008

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