Four Seasons Lodge: Survival Was Just the Beginning

A "must-see" (Newsday) screening and panel discussion.

Sunday, April 19, 2009 @ 3:00pm | Free

UCSB Campbell Hall

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From the darkness of Europe's death camps to the lush mountains of New York's Catskills, Four Seasons Lodge (Andrew Jacobs, 2008, 100 min.) captures the final season for a bungalow colony of Holocaust survivors who gather each summer to celebrate their lives. Heartrending, spiritually uplifting, and startlingly funny, Four Seasons Lodge offers indelible lessons about the challenge of aging, the comfort of old friends, the power of memory, and the importance of embracing joy even in the face of mortality.

The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies at UC Santa Barbara, a program of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, is co-sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures, Department of Religious Studies, Congregation B'Nai B'rith and Santa Barbara Hillel.  This event is made possible, in part, by a Program Award from the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara and is proudly co-sponsored by Just Communities Central Coast.

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Bridge Over the Wadi

A screening and panel discussion in partnership with the 5th Annual Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival.

Saturday, April 25, 2009 @ 4:15pm

Metro 4 Theatre, 618 State Street, Santa Barbara

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(60 min., Hebrew, subtitled).  This compelling documentary looks at the first Israeli elementary school to welcome both Jewish and Arab children.  It's tough sledding, especially for the parents and teachers, but mesmerizing viewing.  Discussion following the showing to be moderated by Jarrod Schwartz, Executive Director of Just Communities.

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Festival of Lights

Join Just Communities in a family-friendly celebration of the December holidays featuring demonstrations from a variety of faith traditions.  Festival of Lights is an enlightening celebration for people of all ages, and it is an engaging way to learn about those who believe and practive different religious traditions in the local area.

Date & Location TBD

Click here to view the Festival of Lights information from 2008.

For more information or to find out how you or your congregation can get involved, contact info@justcommunitiescc.org.

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