JCC offers film classes in November

   The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center will be offering free film classes throughout November.

   On Sunday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m., the “Jews Around the World” series will be showing “The Other Son” (“Le fils de L’autre”) (2012). It tells how two young men — one Israeli and one Palestinian — discover that they were accidentally switched at birth, The film is in Hebrew, Arabic and French with subtitles.

   The instructor is Elana Kahn-Oren, director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. This film is co-sponsored by the Israel Center of the MJF.

   Also co-sponsored by the JCC and the Israel Center is the “Cutting Edge Israel” series that presents short Israeli films, in Hebrew with subtitles, on select Thursday nights from 7:30-9 p.m.

   The series will present “I Had a Dream” (2006) on Thursday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m., with discussion led by Ro’ee and Michal Peled, emissaries from Israel to Milwaukee.

   The film focuses on Ethiopian Yona Bugale, who was brought to Europe as a young boy, where he learned about his Jewish heritage and became a leader who helped to prevent the destruction of Ethiopian Jewry.

   Also continuing on Nov. 7, 12 and 19 at 7 p.m. is the viewing and discussion of Season 2 of “Hatufim” (“Prisoners of War”), the hit Israeli TV series on which Showtime’s “Homeland”was based. Ro’ee and Michal Peled will lead the concluding discussion on Nov. 19.

   All free film classes will be shown in the JCC’s Community Hall. For further information, contact Laurie Herman, lherman@jccmilwaukee.org or 414-964-8212.