FILM
January 9-13, 2019
Per Film: $10 General Admission/ $7 JCC Members • All Films Pass (4 Films): $35/ $25 JCC Members
The Weinstein JCC is proud to offer a full line-up of thought-provoking,
educational and entertaining Israeli films for the Richmond community.
Festival Concessions Sponsored by Risa and Jay Levine
An Israeli Love Story
Wednesday, January 9 at 7PM
A film by Dan Wolman l 93 minutes l Fiction
Hebrew with English subtitles
Based on the true story of theatre director and actress Pnina Gary, multi-
award winning director Dan Wolman tells a passionate story of love and inde-
pendence. Set in pre-state Palenstine, Eli and Margalit are torn between their
love for one another and where they see their own futures in the Jewish state.
In the budding theatre world of Tel Aviv and the kibbutzim, Margalit finds her
place in the spotlight. Eli, while planning to marry Margalit, is drawn deeper
into the armed struggle for Jewish independence from the British.
The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel
Thursday, January 10 at 7PM
A film by Yonatan Nir l 71 minutes l Documentary
English, Arabic, Hebrew
This film sheds light on an oft-forgotten wealthy
German Jew who—through a combination of wily
negotiations with the Nazis, large sums of his own
money and a long series of selfless acts—saved
thousands of Jews in the 1930s and 1940s. Wilfrid
Israel, the owner of a department store, was one of the great saviors of Jews and played a key role in
the Kindertransport operation. The story of one extraordinary man becomes very personal as filmmaker
Yonatan Nir takes us on a journey from a kibbutz in northern Israel to Germany in the 1930's. Nir, who
was born on the kibbutz where Wilfrid's name was known but his story was kept secret, takes us on an
adventure as he searches for the mysterious hero, and for the reasons for his disappearance from history.