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At Gail Borden Library | 270 North Grove, Elgin
Defiant Requiem (2012 - 87 minutes) In 1944, in the concentration camp Terezin, conductor Rafael Schächter led 150 fellow prisoners in a performance of Verdi’s Requiem for the Nazi commanders, a performance that testified to the defiance and survival of the human spirit. Artists and musicians were allowed to create and perform as part of Nazi propaganda, but instead, a lively underground cultural scene flourished. 70 years after WWII, a choir returns to the site of the concentration camp to perform Verdi’s Requiem in memory of all who were lost. Following the film will be a special musical discussion presented by Chamber Music on the Fox artistic director Sara Sitzer. She will share a preview of Lost Voices: Music of Terezín, to be performed live at Congregation Kneseth Israel on Monday, April 27, at 7:30pm. |
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At Gail Borden Library | 270 North Grove, Elgin
Wendy's Shabbat (2018 - 14 minutes) In this charming, heartwarming short film, a group of Jewish seniors in Palm Desert, FL find community every Friday night celebrating the ancient rituals and prayers of the Jewish faith - but with burgers and fries! FOLLOWED BY: Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel (2018 - 1hr 27min) In 2017, Israel’s national baseball team competed for the first time in the World Baseball Classic. Heading Home tells the extraordinary true story of this underdog team, a lineup that included several Jewish-American major league players, most of whom had never stepped foot in Israel, much less explored their heritage. Cheer them on as they don yarmulkes underneath their baseball caps to take on the world! |