Movie Night: "Israelism"
Tue, Oct 29
|Culture of Solidarity
When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. Their stories reveal a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.
Time & Location
Oct 29, 2024, 7:30 PM
Culture of Solidarity, Derech Jaffa 9, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
About the Event
***Event tickets are ONLY available through House of Solidarity
Join Culture of Solidarity and This is Not an Ulpan for a screening of "Israelism" (2023) at the House of Solidarity. The screening will be followed by a Zoom Q&A discussion with IfNotNow founder Simone Zimmerman and Becca from Becca Explains the Occupation.
Two young American Jews - Simone Zimmerman and Eitan - are raised to defend the state of Israel at all costs. Eitan joins the Israeli military. Simone supports Israel on ‘the other battlefield:’ America’s college campuses. When they witness Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinian people with their own eyes, they are horrified and heartbroken.
They join the movement of young American Jews battling the old guard over Israel’s centrality in American Judaism, and demanding freedom for the Palestinian people. Their stories reveal a generational divide in the American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives their…