2008
June 2008
Sunday 1 June 2008
Sun 1 Jun, 3:45 pm. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [events]
Sunday, June 1, 3:45 pm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston A Hebrew Lesson Ha'Ulpan Director: David Ofek, Ron Rotem Country: Israel, China, Russia, released 2006 Duration: 123 min., Video Language: English, Hebrew, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, German w/subtitles In person: David Ofek, Director A Chinese mother who left her daughter behind in China, a “Jewish Peruvian Princess,” a Russian divorcée—all of these, and more, are immigrants to Israel and classmates at a Hebrew language Ulpan. With heart, humor and insight, documentary filmmakers David Ofek and Ron Rotem share these immigrants’ stories, chart their progress, and throw the complexities of Israeli life into sharp relief.