Stories that unite: Jewish film festival returns for 10th year bringing messages of hope, courage and resilience jccchicago
"It is stories like these that aim to unite us and renew our faith in humanity," says Hillary Wenk, co-director of the 10th annual Jewish Community Centers Chicago Jewish Film Festival, which runs Jan. 26-29.
Of the 10 films selected this year, four were shown in November during the festival's first weekend. The rest will be shown this month and in February. •"The Conference," 12:45 p.m. A drama about leading representatives of the German Nazi regime meeting on Jan. 20, 1942, when they decided on the systematic murder of European Jews. Trailer: youtu.be/FQIQETaG6JA
Tickets are $15 per person and available only online for virtual or in-person screenings; a $36 festival pass will be offered for three film screenings online or in the theater. For more information, visit jccfilmfest.org. •"Farewell Mr. Haffmann," 1 p.m. Feb. 26. In Paris 1941, François works for Mr. Haffmann, a Jewish jeweler. Under the German occupation, employer and employee are forced to strike a deal, upending the fate of all concerned. Trailer: youtu.be/5ZjGjA2lXD8.
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie will be hosting the films in its Goodman Auditorium, and the opening night concert with the violins will take place April 20 at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe.
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