MK MOSHE DAYAN SHAKING HANDS WITH MACABBI TEL AVIV BASKETBALL PLAYER MOTTI AROESTI, AS AULCI PERRY & MIKY BERKOVITZ LOOK ON AT THE YAD ELIYAHI STADIUM. (ON THE MAP)[/caption]
The 16th annual Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival will take place January 14 to 29, 2017 and will open with “On the Map,” the true story of the 1977 Israeli Maccabi Basketball team that made history by beating the Soviet Red Army team and winning their first European title. ”
Highlights of the 2017 Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival include a tribute to Kirk Douglas in honor of his 100th birthday and lifetime achievement in cinema and Jewish philanthropy. His 1953 film “The Juggler” about a Holocaust Survivor who immigrates to Israel.
Other films include “The Women’s Balcony,” and “And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead,” a new documentary film by Billy Woodberry about black, Jewish Beat poet Bob Kaufman (1925-1986).
2017 LAS VEGAS JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
“On the Map”
7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Brenden Theatres in the Palms Casino Resort
“The Juggler”
1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, Adelson Educational Campus
“The Women’s Balcony”
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, Cinemark Theatres in the South Point Hotel and Casino
“And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead”
1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, Nevada State College
7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, Adelson Educational Campus
“Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love”
1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Adelson Educational Campus
“Rock in the Red Zone”
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, UNLV, Alpha Epsilon Pi House
“Aida’s Secrets”
7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, Adelson Educational Campus
“Wrestling Jerusalem”
1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, Adelson Educational CampusON THE MAP
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2017 Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival Reveals Lineup; Opens with ON THE MAP
[caption id="attachment_17236" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] MK MOSHE DAYAN SHAKING HANDS WITH MACABBI TEL AVIV BASKETBALL PLAYER MOTTI AROESTI, AS AULCI PERRY & MIKY BERKOVITZ LOOK ON AT THE YAD ELIYAHI STADIUM. (ON THE MAP)[/caption]
The 16th annual Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival will take place January 14 to 29, 2017 and will open with “On the Map,” the true story of the 1977 Israeli Maccabi Basketball team that made history by beating the Soviet Red Army team and winning their first European title. ”
Highlights of the 2017 Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival include a tribute to Kirk Douglas in honor of his 100th birthday and lifetime achievement in cinema and Jewish philanthropy. His 1953 film “The Juggler” about a Holocaust Survivor who immigrates to Israel.
Other films include “The Women’s Balcony,” and “And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead,” a new documentary film by Billy Woodberry about black, Jewish Beat poet Bob Kaufman (1925-1986).
2017 LAS VEGAS JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
“On the Map”
7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Brenden Theatres in the Palms Casino Resort
“The Juggler”
1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, Adelson Educational Campus
“The Women’s Balcony”
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, Cinemark Theatres in the South Point Hotel and Casino
“And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead”
1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, Nevada State College
7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, Adelson Educational Campus
“Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love”
1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Adelson Educational Campus
“Rock in the Red Zone”
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, UNLV, Alpha Epsilon Pi House
“Aida’s Secrets”
7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, Adelson Educational Campus
“Wrestling Jerusalem”
1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, Adelson Educational Campus