United States / United Kingdom / Germany / Poland / Israel 2024, 110 min, English and German
Entry is free and pre-registered, based on availability.
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The Zone of Interest, an Academy-Award-winning film and one of the most riveting and talked-about cinematic releases of 2023, centered on Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, who made their home in chilling proximity to the site of atrocities. The Commandant’s Shadow follows the final reckoning of Hans Jürgen Höss as he struggles with his father’s horrific legacy. Hans, now 87, meets for the first time with Auschwitz survivor and renowned cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, whose day-to-day struggle for survival eight decades ago unfolded in jarring dissonance to Höss’ happy childhood just on the other side of the barbed wire. Accompanied by their children in an intimate and fascinating encounter in Anita’s living room, the two recount their parallel stories with painful honesty, raising timeless and pertinent questions about guilt and forgiveness.
Winner of The Yad Vashem Award for an outstanding Holocaust-related documentary.
Director: Daniela Volker
Warning: This film contains content that some viewers may find distressing | Rated 18+
No assigned seating
This is an outdoor screening; warm clothing is recommended
All revenues will go towards the rehabilitation of the Nova community
Weapons are not permitted in the event area
No assigned seating
Before and after the screening of the film "Water Tower Murder ", there will be a special meeting with items from the archive of David Tidhar - the first Hebrew detective, who was the inspiration for the development of the genre of detective literature in Israel.
Under the guidance of Dr. Anat Navot, Archives Department, National Library
Prior to the screening of "King of the Sephardim" - an encounter with original materials, handwritten by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, that tell the story of his world.
Prior to the screening of "The Last Righteous Man" - a display of documents and letters by the Baba Sali and Baba Khaki relating to their public and political influence.
Guided by Dr. Chaim Neria, Curator of the Haim and Hanna Solomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel.
Calligraphy is the art of aesthetic writing, an ancient craft found across cultures, continents, and languages, with letters and words as its main means of expression. Following the screening of “The Colour of Ink,” try your hand at Hebrew calligraphy in a workshop with artists Izzy Pludwinski and David Goldstein.
✦ The workshop is roughly two hours long
✦ Admission fee: 55 NIS
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