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SUMMARY:3/12 FILM | Sephardic Spotlight at Seattle Jewish Film Festival: "Alegría" (Happiness)
DESCRIPTION:Film: ALEGRÍA\nVioleta Salama | Narrative Comedy/Drama | Spain | 2021 | Spanish\, Chelja w/English subtitles | 104m | PG \nThe North African city of Melilla—where Jews\, Muslims\, and Christians converge—is the unique backdrop for this moving\, comedic family drama where Alegría must face her Jewish family and rejected heritage during her niece’s Orthodox wedding. \nShowing with short film SONGS OF THE SEPHARDIM IN IZMIR. \nSpecial Event: Sephardic Spotlight + “Echar lashon”\nAt 12:55\, Prof. Canan Bolel of  UW Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures will briefly introduce Alegría and Songs of the Sephardim in Izmir. After the film ends around 3:10\, join us outside the theater to “echar lashon”\, the Sephardic version of schmoozing including coffee\, tea\, and biscochos! \nIn-Person Showtime: March 12 | AMC | 1 pm • Streaming Window: March 20-26 \nBuy Tickets >\n\nShort Film: SONGS OF THE SEPHARDIM IN IZMIR\nBrooke Saias\, Anna Clare Spelman | Short Documentary | Turkey | 2022 | English and Turkish\, Ladino w/Engish subtitles | 16m \nIn Izmir\, an ancient Turkish city rich with religious history and culture\, Ceni grew up hearing Ladino at home\, but the language wasn’t passed down. Through music and song\, Ceni finds a deep connection with her heritage and works to preserve Ladino—the endangered language of Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain—for future generations. \n\nTo browse the rest of the films offered this year at SJFF\, check out the Films page. For all things SJFF\, including FAQs\, ticket procurement\, etc.\, check out the event program page and watch the event trailer here. \n\nThis screening is made possible by:\nFilm Sponsors:\nMaureen and Joel Benoliel\nCeleste and David Rind\, in memory of Bernice Rind z”l\nSamis Foundation \nCatering Sponsors: Dancing Goats Coffee\, Sholom Tea \nCommunity Partners: \n\nSeattle Sephardic Network\nSephardic Studies Program of the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington\nDepartment of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of Washington
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/3-12-film-sephardic-spotlight-at-seattle-jewish-film-festival-alegria-happiness/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine Street\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Sephardic Studies
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SUMMARY:3/22 FILM  + CONVERSATION (virtual) | "Divorce Denied" at Seattle Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Film: DIVORCE DENIED\nDavid Ofek and Mia Webb | Documentary | Israel | 2019 | Hebrew w/English subtitles | 59m | PG-13 \nIn Israel\, no Jewish divorce is complete without the man literally giving the woman back her freedom. The film follows several such “chained” women and their religious lawyer\, Batya\, as they embark on a struggle against the rabbinical courts. \nAccompanied by a Zoom webinar about the film; see below for details. Ticket and pass holders are pre-registered\, and will receive an initial confirmation and a reminder one (1) hour before the program starts. Please join us for this powerful conversation as part of both Israel@75 Birthday Series and Women’s History Month. \nPanel Conversation (March 22\, 7 pm): Dr. Smadar Ben-Natan\, affiliate faculty at UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and Israeli human rights lawyer and Rabbi Moshe Kletenik\, head of the Pacific Northwest Regional Beth Din speak with Prof. Mika Ahuvia of UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies. \nBuy Tickets > Streaming Window: March 13-26 \nTalk Sign-Up >\n\nTo learn more about the film and watch a trailer\, check out the SJFF event page. To browse the rest of the films offered this year at SJFF\, check out the Films page. For all things SJFF\, including FAQs\, ticket procurement\, etc.\, check out the event program page and watch the event trailer here. \n\nThis screening is sponsored by Jewish Family Service and the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/3-22-virtual-film-screening-discussion-divorce-denied-at-seattle-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Seattle Jewish Film Festival":MAILTO:sjff@sjcc.org
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SUMMARY:3/31 EVENT | A Workshop with Rachel Brown
DESCRIPTION:Register Now >\n\nThe Stroum Center for Jewish Studies is hosting Rachel Brown for a morning workshop\, in which she’ll discuss chapter 1 of her forthcoming paper\, titled “Land\, Reproductive Labor and Accumulation: Situating Migrant Carework in Israel/Palestine”. Jewish Studies grad fellow Jake Beckert will serve as respondent. \n\nRegister Now >\nAbout the speaker\n\n\n Rachel Brown‘s research and teaching interests include feminist and queer political theory\, settler colonialism\, Marxist feminism and questions of labor migration\, transnational feminisms\, and the politics of debt. \nShe earned her doctorate from The Graduate Center\, City University of New York in 2017. Her book manuscript\, Unsettled Labors: Migrant Caregivers in Palestine/Israel\, is under contract at Duke University Press. Her work has appeared in Feminist Theory\, Political Theory\, International Feminist Journal of Politics\, Theory & Event\, and Global Networks. Her most recent article is forthcoming in Race & Class. \n\n  \n\n\nThe University of Washington is committed to providing access and accommodation in its services\, programs\, and activities. To make a request connected to a disability or health condition contact Grace Dy at (206) 543-0138 or jewishst@uw.edu at least 10 days before the event.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/3-31-event-a-workshop-and-talk-with-rachel-brown/
LOCATION:Thomson 317\, UW Campus\, 2023 Skagit Lane\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Israel Studies,Workshop
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