Contact
Nancy Greenberg
Worcester JCC
ngreenberg@worcesterjcc.org
508-756-7109 x 232
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Locations
Worcester Senior Center: 128 Providence St., Worcester, MA 01604
St. Johns High School, Founders Hall: 378 Main St., Shrewsbury, MA 01545
The Willows at Worcester, Great Room: 101 Barry Road, Worcester, MA 01609
Worcester JCC Auditorium: 633 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609
Congregation B'nai Shalom: 117 E Main St., Westborough, MA 01581
Made possible by a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Central Mass
Central Mass International Jewish Film Festival 2020 Presented by the Worcester JCC
Presenting Sponsor
Major Sponsors
Media Partners
Community Partners
Chaverim, a Program of JFCM
Hadassah Greater Boroughs & Worcester Chapters
The Willows at Worcester
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- Purchase Tickets at the JCC: 633 Salisbury St, Worcester
- Purchase Tickets at the Door (subject to availability)
TEL AVIV ON FIRE
OPENING NIGHT FILM
Congregation B'nai Shalom - 117 E Main St, Westborough MA
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
Saturday, January 18, 7:30 pm, $15 General Admission
Director: Sameh Zoabi I Israel / Luxembourg / Belgium / France I 2018 I 100 minutes I Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles
Brimming with humor, satire, and multiple plot lines, Tel Aviv on Fire follows Salam, a winsome slacker, who gets his big break as a writer on a popular Palestinian soap opera. His daily commute from Jerusalem to the Ramallah set, through the Israeli checkpoint, leads toregular encounters with Assi, the IDF officer in charge.In order to gain his favor, Salam allows him to make storyline changes. Torn between the demands of the officer and the show’s Arab financial backers, Salam devises a final masterstroke.
Nominated for 4 Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Film, 2019
“Sharp-eyed and funny.” A. O. Scott, New York Times
*Opening Night Film, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, 2019
CRESCENDO
Worcester JCC Auditorium - 633 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
Tuesday, January 21, 7:00 PM, $12 General Admission
St. John's High School - Founders Hall, 378 Main St., Shrewsbury, MA
Saturday, January 25 @ 7:30 PM - $15 General Admission
2019 I 120 minutes I English, German (with subtitles)The true story of
Bert Trautmann, a former German POW, who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, becomes goalkeeper for Manchester City and a soccer icon. He falls in love, overcomes personal tragedy, and wins the hearts of a British public who initially refused to accept a German playing for their team. The Keeper raises tough questions about forgiveness and the power of sports to unite.
*Audience Favorite: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, 2019
Dessert reception following film co-sponsored by Chaverim, a program of JFCM, Hadassah Greater Boroughs Chapter, and Hadassah Worcester Chapter
The Willows at Worcester - Great Room
101 Barry Rd., Worcester
Sunday, January 26 @ 2:00 PM --$12 General Admission
Director: Max Lewkowicz I USA I 2019 I 90 minutes English
The new documentary, Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles, looks at the cultural history of one of the world’s most beloved musicals, Fiddler on the Roof, which opened on Broadway in 1964.
With rare archival footage and interviews with musical luminaries including Stephen Sondheim, Topol, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the film explores the impact of this iconic, long-running, award-winning musical, including the true wonder of wonders—that audiences worldwide and for the last half century all claim the story as their own.
*Opening Night Film, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, 2019
Worcester JCC Auditorium
633 Salisbury St, Worcester
Tuesday, January 28 @ 7:00 PM --$12 General Admission
Director: Avi Nesher I Israel I 2018 I 117 minutes Hebrew with English subtitles
By turns suspenseful, poignant, and humorous, The Other Story is about two rebellious young women – one fleeing the chaos of secular hedonism for the disciplined comforts of faith, the other rejecting Orthodoxy for spiritual freedom. The two cross paths unexpectedly in Jerusalem, to startling consequences.
*The latest from beloved filmmaker Avi Nesher (Turn Left at the End of the World).
Encore Showing
Sammy Davis, JR.: I've Gotta Be Me
Friday, January 17, 1:00 PM at The Senior Center - FREE
SNOW Day: Friday, January 24 @ 1:00 PM
Director: Sam Pollard I USA I 2017 I 100 minutes English
It’s hard to imagine a more talented and groundbreaking performer who led a more complicated and contradictory life than Sammy Davis, Jr. Featuring excerpts from his exhilarating performances and star-studded interviews, director Sam Pollard’s riveting documentary presents a very full and very human portrait of this complex,courageous, and con icted man.
*Opening Night and Audience Favorite, Boston Jewish Film Festival 2018