New selection of photographs taken by Arab and Jewish high school youth in Israel, as part of Givat Haviva’s project which uses photography as a means to explore questions of identity and co-existence.

Join us at the Kane Street Synagogue for a special pre-festival event featuring ONE DAY AFTER PEACE, followed by a conversation.

“A real democracy is not universal suffrage. Unless there is an ongoing dialogue between the governors and the governed, unless the governed can make their opinions and desires understood, and unless one has accountability on the part of the governing body, there is no true democracy.” -Alice Shalvi, Israeli feminist and activist. Join a dynamic discussion moderated by J.J. Goldberg (Editor-at-large, The Forward), with Rabbi Jill Jacob (Rabbis for Human Rights, NA), Ali Haider (Sikkuy), and Yael Berda (author, human rights lawyer, doctoral candidate at Princeton University), to address the challenges facing Israeli society and Israeli democracy today. Engage in a lively conversation with the panelists about the limits of a Jewish democracy, issues of separation and segregation in Israel, the growing tensions between Jewish and Arab Israelis, and the ever-changing Israel-Diaspora relationship. Light dinner will be served.

Join us for a festive Opening Night Gala, featuring remarks by Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards winner Mandy Patinkin, and the NY Premiere of SHARQIYA, followed by an exclusive reception with filmmakers and  special guests.

In Between portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. Ibrahim Miari recalls his childhood in Acco, and of the struggle to shape and understand his multifaceted identity.

Dor Guez is a multidisciplinary artist whose work integrates his research of archives and employs photographs and video installations to engage and challenge the boundaries of nationalism, religion and ethnicity. Guez’s Christian-Palestinian heritage plays an important role in his work. Guez will discuss his latest project “40 DAYS”, which will premier a week later in his solo show at the ArtPace, TX.

PART OF OTHER ISRAEL R&R: SHABBAT AT THE JCC