Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival

Opening Event

NICKY’S FAMILY

Sunday, May 13, 7:00pm | JCC

“Nicky’s Family”  tells the nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II.

Guest Speakers: Alice Masters and Hanna Slome,  two of the rescued children featured in the documentary.

Reception to follow film.

Book Club Event

SHOLEM ALEICHEM

Wednesday, May 16, 5:30pm  |  State Museum of Pennsylvania

Professor Helen Khanzhina will lead a Book Club discussion following the film

A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of a rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature.

Closing Event

DAVID

Sunday, May 20, 6:30pm  |  State Museum of Pennsylvania

A young Muslim boy is befriended by a group of Orthodox Jewish peers in this story of youthful longing and the best of intentions.

Guest Speakers: Executive Producer Stephanie Levy and lead actor Muatasem Mishal (David).