Film: Israelism

Followed by a discussion with Sami Manausa, Communication Director for the film

Two young American Jews – Simone Zimmerman and Eitan – are raised to defend the state of Israel at all costs. Eitan joins the Israeli military. Simone supports Israel on ‘the other battlefield:’ America’s college campuses. When they witness Israel’s mistreatment of the Palestinian people with their own eyes, they are horrified and heartbroken.

They join the movement of young American Jews battling the old guard over Israel’s centrality in American Judaism, and demanding freedom for the Palestinian people. Their stories reveal a generational divide in the American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives their synagogues and Hebrew school teachers fed them as children.

The film also features voices like Jacqui, a Jewish educator who says “Judaism is Israel and Israel is Judaism”, and former Anti-Defamation League President Abe Foxman, who claims voices like Simone and Eitan’s represent a small minority. Thought leaders like Peter Beinart, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Noura Erakat, Cornel West, and Noam Chomsky also weigh in.

Sami Manausa (she/her) is the Communications Coordinator for Israelism. She also serves as the Social Media Manager for the national IfNotNow movement, and an active volunteer leader for IfNotNow Chicago.

Tickets: $12 General Admission, $9 Member, $7 child (age 14 or younger)

Doors open for admissions 30 minutes prior to screening.

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