Invited to Life: Finding Hope After the Holocaust
Join us for a meaningful night of education, storytelling, and art -- and how to carry it all forward.
Join us for a meaningful night of education, storytelling, and art -- and how to carry it all forward.
See the latest Avi Nesher film, The Monkey House, at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema! This screening is taking place on April 6th at 8:30PM. In this witty, literary-psychological caper brimming with 1980’s nostalgia, a fading novelist devises a clever scheme to revive his career and love life, kindling self-discovery and unexpected...
Watch the Nancy Spielberg and Roberta Grossman produced documentary, Vishniac, at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema!
Come watch the documentary Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre, part of the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema. The film is screening on April 7th at 2PM. “As the sun rose over the unsuspecting young revelers at the peaceful Supernova Music Festival on the morning of October 7th, 2023, the unimaginable unfolded as Hamas launched...
Join Suburban ChiTribe for a day out at the movies! The 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema is hosting a live screening of the documentary Call Me Dancer. Follow the journey of a gifted Mumbai street artist, Manish, who forms an unlikely bond with an Israeli ballet master. Manish will be IN ATTENDANCE at the...
Join us for an amazing day helping protect the ocean.
In collaboration with the Toronto Jewish Film Foundation this series showcases the finest of Israeli cinema, fostering cultural connection.
Come out for the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema’s live screening in Chicago of Elik & Jimmy! This is a dramedy you won’t want to miss! April 10th at 7PM. Watch this charming Israeli drama as it charts the romantic destiny of Elik and Jimmy, two unique individuals brought together by fate during the last...
Each year at the Passover seder, we read aloud, Kol dichfin yay-tay v’yay-chol (Let all who are hungry come and eat). As we prepare for eight days of forgoing chametz (foods with leaven) to symbolically represent our past oppression, we’re also reminded that there are those in our city who still struggle with food insecurity.
Join CFIC for a live screening of the unforgettable documentary Generation 1.5 at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema! Screening on April 13th at 8:45PM! “The massive Aliyah of over one million people from the former Soviet Union during the 1990’s has left an indelible mark on Israeli society– especially in high tech,...
Enjoy a night out at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema by seeing the live screening of Running on Sand! Screening on April 13th at 8:30PM! “In this feel-good story of resilience and belonging, a young Eritrean refugee on the brink of deportation is mistaken for a professional soccer player, bringing hope to...
Spend an afternoon at the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema! Come and see the drama film Children of Nobody on April 14th at 1PM! “For generations, altruistic surrogate mother, Margaret (Tiki Dayan), provided loving refuge to young boys– victims of neglect and violence– in a shabby house in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of...
Join the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema for a very special screening of the documentary Back in Berlin! In attendance at this live screening will be the film’s director Bobby Lax, and Q&A with him! See the in-person screening on April 14th at 3PM. “Shortly after his father Edgar’s death Tel Aviv-based filmmaker Bobby Lax...
Come out to the last live screening of the 19th annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema! Closing the festival will be the film My Daughter My Love, screening on April 14th at 5PM. “This beautiful heartfelt and quietly joyous film features a breathtaking performance by Israel’s renowned actor Sasson Gabay, who stars as Shimon, a...
We extend an invitation to an evening that explores the unexpected alliance between wine, warfare, and the battle against hate. This event will feature selections from extraordinary wineries, many of which have felt the impact of Israel's security challenges firsthand. We aim to narrate the story of a rejuvenated world, rooted deeply in its heritage and its people, through the lens of wine.
There’s never been a more important time to come together as a community as we continue to face skyrocketing antisemitism in New York, in Israel and around the world. Join us at our spring Shabbat dinner in commemoration of Yom HaShoah, where you'll connect with other young leaders, hear their families’ stories of survival, and help fulfill...
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