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Teen Group: Jewish Film Festival
November 16, 2020, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
(Teen Group Event)
Backyard Screening & Dinner
Jewish Film Festival Movie: Breaking Bread
It’s time again for the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival—this year, all films will be streamed online, paving the way for a (weather permitting) duo of socially distanced backyard screenings and dinner! Be sure to dress for the weather, bring folding chairs if you have them, and don’t forget your masks.
On Monday, November 16, at 5:30 pm, we’ll be screening Breaking Bread at the Pestka’s Backyard Theatre, 2 Elbert Court in Highland Park. Adults and teens are welcome! Tickets and an Okie Pokii Cafe dinner will be provided by Peretz, with only a $10 contribution per person. Please RSVP to Rob Pestka.
Breaking Bread. Exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu in this delightful and inspiring documentary. Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel is on a quest to effect social change through food. The first Muslim Arab to win Israel’s MasterChef, she founded the A-sham Food Festival in Haifa where Arab and Jewish chefs collaborate on local dishes. As the chefs work side-by-side to transform and preserve traditional recipes, they draw tens of thousands of food lovers into the city. Breaking Bread follows the chefs of A-Sham on their unique culinary journeys as they celebrate their respective cultural heritages and their passion for food.
If you’re not staying for the film, please plan to pick up your children at 7:30 pm.