2011
June 2011
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Wed 1 Jun, 6:30 pm. 36 Battery Park City, New York, 10280. Jamie Bowers-DeFino, 646-437-4200. Museum of Jewish Heritage - [email][events]
Limited Release Wednesday, June 1, 6:30 P.M. (2010, DigiBeta, 124 min., French and Hebrew with English subtitles) Written and directed by Rose Bosch Post-screening discussion with film scholar Stuart Liebman Paris, 1942 saw the infamous “Vel d’Hiv” roundups of 13,000 Jews, including 4,000 children. Based on extensive research and first-hand accounts, this wrenching film, a standout at the New York Jewish Film Festival, is one of the most compelling dramas of the year. Jean Reno (The Da Vinci Code) and Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) star. $12, $10 students/seniors, $7 members