Spool & Spiel Festival
Inner West Chavurah – Newtown Synagogue Joint Productions
When: 2nd Sunday of month at 6.30pm except where it falls on yom toivim.
Where: Newtown Synagogue Hall (&lstrong>t;NSH), 20 Georgina Street, Newtown or at Inner West Chavurah (IWC) private residence.
Donation: NSH $10 & $5 concession (kosher snacks and drinks provided)
IWC no cost but bring a plate & drink when at IWC venue.
Bookings: Required for catering and seating: events@newtown.shul.org.au
Committee: NS Liaison: John Cruthers. IWC Liaison: Alan Rosen,Sheree Waks. Procuring and synopses of films: International – William Szekely, Australian – Rod Freedman.
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April,2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 10 April 2011
6:30PM
9:30PM
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Part of the Spool and Spiel FestivalSun April 10th 2011: (NSH 6.30 for 7pm) TO BE OR NOT TO BE 107 mins (1983). Director: Alan Johnson; Producer: Mel Brooks; starring Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, Christopher Lloyd, José Ferrer. Synopsis: This remake was one of the first major American films to acknowledge that homosexuals were persecutedby the Third Reich, along with other Holocaust victims. This version was extremely faithful to the 1942 film on which it was based, and in many cases dialogue was taken verbatim from the earlier film. The character of the treacherous Professor Siletski, played by Jose Ferrer, was however made into more of a comic figure, and even into somewhat of a buffoon, whereas in the original he was the one completely serious character in the film. For his humorous performance as Colonel Erhardt, Charles Durning was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. Is this film just a satire on the Nazis? How does it compare with The Great Dictator? Is this film really serious? Is it a survival fantasy? Who is allowed to make fun of the Holocaust? What comparisons can be drawn with The Producers, Train de Vie, Life is Beautiful etc. Discussion led by Alan Rosen |
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Sun, 8 May 2011
6:30PM
9:30PM
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WRONG SIDE OF THE BUS56 mins (2009). Produced by Rod Freedman and Lesley Seebold. Directed and written by Rod Freedman. See the trailer at: www.wrongsideofthebus.com Synopsis: Sid Bloch, Professor of Psychiatry from Melbourne, returns to Cape Town for his medical school reunion. Sid has suffered from a troubled conscience for forty years and wants to resolve his guilt for colluding with Apartheid – but what will it take to free him from his past? He is accompanied on his quest for reconciliation by his son, Aaron, who is also his harshest critic. Narrated by Aaron, the film explores how a good person accepts racism and injustice. Screened in festivals in Australia, Israel, South Africa, Canada and USA including New York, Washington, Seattle, Atlanta, San Diego and others. Awarded ‘Best African Documentary’ International Film Festival South Africa. Discussion led by Rod Freedman. STRANGERS NO MORE 40 mins (2010). Produced and directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon. Academy Award 2011 for Best Documentary Short Subject. See trailer at: www.strangersnomoremovie.com Synopsis: In the heart of Tel Aviv, there is an exceptional school where children from forty-eight different countries and diverse backgrounds come together to learn. Many of the students arrive at Bialik-Rogozin School fleeing poverty, political adversity and even genocide. Here, no child is a stranger. Strangers No More follows several students’ struggles to adjust to life in a new land while slowly opening up to share their stories of hardship and tragedy. With tremendous effort and dedication, the school provides the support these children need to recover from their past. Together, the bond between teacher and student, and amongst the students themselves, enables them to create new lives in this exceptional community. Discussion led by Rod & Lesley Freedman. |
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Sun, 10 July 2011
6:30PM
9:30PM
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90 mins (2008). Written and directed by Ari Folman.Synopsis: This film is about memories of a war and their repression. The story line is told in the first person and in harsh, hardedged animation. Ari, a 19 year old infantry solder in the Israeli army takes part in the 1982 Lebanon campaign. Years later, he meets a friend who tells him about a recurring nightmare he has from the war and Ari then too realizes that he doesn’t remember a thing about it – the war was one of the most significant events in his life and yet he cannot recall it. To understand it all, Ari seeks out his unit friends to hear their personal experiences of the war and to better understand what has happened to himself psychologically. Some parts of the film are very surrealist and the film moves between recollections of real events to dreams and hallucinations. Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v= ylzO9vbEpPg&feature=related Discussion led by Offer Israeli (who was in the 1982 campaign) and Vered Rodriguez, a young Israeli filmmaker and animator. |
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Sun, 14 August 2011
6:30PM
9:30PM
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55 mins (2010). Written, produced and directed by Mark Radomsky.Synopsis: This film documents the 2009 football tour of Australia by an Israeli-Palestinian combined Youth Peace AFL football team coached by Australians (they will be coming again in September 2011). In an attempt to sideline decades of conflict, a joint team of Israeli and Palestinian sportsmen learn Australian Rules football together. They hope to play on the same side against 16 other countries, in the AFL International Cup. Hardly any of the aspirant players had ever heard of the game previously, and none ever imagined befriending teammates across the political/ cultural divide. But with open hostilities raging around them, will these old enemies set aside prejudice and hostility to unite into a single Peace Team? Tackling Peace is the inspirational behind-the-scenes story of these young men from the two sides of a bloody political war, as they compete together to be on the same team. AFI Nomination 2009 Best One Hour Documentary Special Mention 2009 GOLD PANDA Awards China Opening Film 2009 AICE Jerusalem Film Festival Winner Provincia Di Milano Award – Sport & Society 2010 Fed. Internazionale Cinema Sportive, Milan Discussion led by Mark Radomsky and the organizer, Tania Oziel. |
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November,2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 13 November 2011
6:30PM
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@ Sheree & Bob’s starts 6:30pm136 Louisa Rd Birchgrove
Reminder: Please bring a plate of food Until When?Set during the current Intifada, this documentary follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem. Fadi is 13 and cares for his four younger brothers. The Hammashes are a close-knit family who pass on the lessons of life with humor and passion, Sana is a single woman who endures long commutes to do community work, and Emad and Hanan are a young couple trying to shield their daughter from the harsh realities of the occupation. They talk about their past and discuss the future with humor, sorrow, frustration and hope. Until When paints an intimate in-depth portrait of Palestinian lives today. |
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December,2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 11 December 2011
6:30PM
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Newtown Synagogue is excited to present the film “Children of the Sun”,Sunday 11 December at 6:30pm @ 18 Georgina St Newtown. Members: $5 Non-members: $10 Light refreshments will be served and film will be introduced by Offer Israeli who will provide some personal reflections on growing up on a Kibbutz. Synopsis: Children of the first kibbutzim in Israel were born in the early 20 th century to youthful parents, full of hope. They have been called “Children of the Sun”, because they considered them children of the “Sun of Nations” Revolution in Israel. They were born into a eutopia and were destined to become the “New Man”. They were educated in a ideological society that aspired to replace the traditional family with the collective one, to subjugate the will of the individual in favor of the common good and a life of equality. “Children of the Sun” tells the story of the journey in search of a society’s memory and the concepts that have passed from the world. The film is a collage comprised of over eighty amateur films. The tapestry of rare materials from which the film is compiled creates both a very personal and very public story, a form of super story about one of the most fascinating myths of the Zionist movement in the Land of Israel. Written by: Ran Tal & Ron Goldman Directed by: Ran Tal Produced by: Amir Harel, Ayelet Kait, Ran Tal – Lama Films Time: 70 minutes |
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February,2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 12 February 2012
6:30PM
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The Apprencticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Canada 1974 Comedy/drama 120 minutes
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Writers : Mordecai Richler (novel), Lionel Chetwynd (adaptation)
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Micheline Lanctôt, Jack Warden, Randy Quaid
Awards: Nominated for Oscar, Best Screenplay
Golden Bear, Berlin Film Festival
Best Canadian Film of the Year.
Date:Sunday 12 February 2012, 6.30pm
Venue: upstairs at 136 Louisa Rd Birchgrove
Synopsis
The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood. The film is based on Mordechai Richler’s novel of the same name. Another adaption of a Richter novel, “Barney’s Version”, has recently screened in Australia. Director Ted Kotcheff directed the Australian classic “Wake in Fright”.
At the time of its release, it was the highest grossing Canadian film ever made, and was described as “a coming of age” for Canadian cinema.
As usual, please bring some food/drink to share for supper.
If no parking on Louisa Rd, try Grove St next to Birchgrove Oval.
Enquiries: Sheree 9555 7738 or 0419 247 265
All welcome.
Spool & Spiel is a joint venture of the Inner West Chavura and Newtown Synagogue
Spool & Spiel is a joint venture of the Inner West Chavura and Newtown Synagogue
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March,2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 11 March 2012
6:30PM
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Mr Klein
France 1976 Drama 123 minutesDirector: Joseph Losey Writers : Franco Solinas and Ferdando Morandi Stars: Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Berge, Juliet Berto, Jean Bouise Awards: Nominated for the Palme d’Or, Cannes 1976 (Lost to Taxi Driver) Cesar Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Production Design, 1977.Date: Sunday 11 March 2012, 6.30pm Venue: Community hall, 20 Georgina Street NewtownSynopsis It is 1942, the war is in full swing and France is occupied by the Nazis. To Robert Klein, however, these events are of little concern. As an art dealer, he makes a nice profit off the situation of the Jews, who are selling their possessions in a hurry to leave the country. He holds no political affinities and chooses to remain indifferent. All this changes when one day, a Jewish newspaper is accidentally delivered to his address, and Klein discovers there is another Robert Klein residing in Paris, a Jew sought by the police. When the other Klein cannot be found, authorities grow suspicious and the art dealer is forced to offer proof of his French heritage. Before long he is entangled in a quest to track down his elusive namesake and find out what happened. Eventually, Klein fails to prove his identity and becomes a victim of the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup, reunited with Jews who once were his clients.$5 members, $10 non-members. Light supper provided. Please book by emailing secretary [at] newtown [dot] shul [dot] org [dot] au Enquiries: John Cruthers 0433 020 237. All welcome. |
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Sun, 15 April 2012
6:30PM
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The Inner West Chavurah and Newtown Shul continue our series of film and discussion nights.
To commemorate YOM HASHOAH, we are screeningIRENA SENDLER : IN THE NAME OF THEIR MOTHERS For 5 years during WWII, Warsaw women outfoxed the Nazis to save thousands of Jewish children from certain death. 95 year old Irena Sendler reveals their story in this film which premiered in March 2011. For Trailer and info, see www.irenasendlerfilm.comWhen: Sunday 15 April 2012 @ 6.30pm for 7.00pmWhere: 136 Louisa Rd, Birchgrove. Phone if lost: 02 9555 7738 Home of Sheree Waks & Bob Macsimovic,Cost: Free Food: Please bring a plate and drinks to share RSVP: sheree waks – waksy1 [at] hotmail [dot] com |
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May,2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 13 May 2012
6:30PM
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The Inner West Chavurah and Newtown Shul
continue our series of film and discussion nights.“The Soul Keeper” The dramatised story of Sabina Spielrein ![]() Synopsis: In 1905 a 19-year-old Russian girl suffering from severe hysteria is admitted into a psychiatric hospital in Zurich. A young doctor, Carl Jung, takes her under his care and for the first time experiments with the psychoanalytical method of his teacher, Sigmund Freud. Based on recently exposed secret correspondence between Jung, Freud and Sabina Spielrein, this film begins with Spielrein’s healing, closely related to her passionate love affair with Jung, followed by her return to post-revolutionary Russia, where she became a psychoanalyst herself, founding the famous White School, and her sudden death in 1942, the victim of Nazi violence. The investigation of this story becomes an essential component of the film via two modern researchers who follow Sabina’s life from Zurich to Moscow to Rostow, leading to the discovery of missing portions of the original correspondence. For Trailer and info, see www.irenasendlerfilm.com When: Sunday 13 May 2012 @ 6.30pm for 7.00pm Where: 136 Louisa Rd, Birchgrove. Phone if lost: 02 9555 7738 Home of Sheree Waks & Bob Macsimovic, Cost: Free from www.imdb.com/title/tt0349995/plotsummary Plot Summary for
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June,2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 10 June 2012
5:00PM
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Sun, 8 July 2012
5:00PM
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Spool&Spiel – Yoo Hoo Mrs Goldberg flyer When: Sunday 8 July 2012 @ 6.30pm for 7.00pm Where: Newtown Shul hall, 20 Georgina Street, Newtown Cost: $5 members, $10 non-members Food: Light refreshments provided |
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Sat, 28 July 2012
7:30PM
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[wpg_thumb]We will be screening the movie “The Protocols of Zion” (click here to view the trailer ) The evening will start with a reading from the book of Lamentations which is traditionally read in all Synagogues throughout the world on this day followed by the movie. |
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August,2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 12 August 2012
5:00PM
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Sun, 9 September 2012
5:00PM
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Sun, 23 September 2012
6:30PM
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Where: 136 Louisa Rd, Birchgrove (upstairs)
Cost: No cost, instead please bring a plate of food/ drink to share RSVP: Sheree – 9555 7738 / 0419 247 265 “La Petite Jerusalem” is a sensitive film about religion, intolerance, philosophy and repressed desire, written and directed by Karin Albou. It is in French, Ara- bic and Hebrew, and has won a number of awards at European film festivals. |
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October,2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 28 October 2012
7:00PM
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The Inner West Chavurah and Newtown Synagogue continues our stimulating series of films and discussion. In Another Lifetime (Austria) (2011) Directed by Elisabeth Scharang. With Johannes Krisch, Orsolya Tóth, Ursula Strauss. Featured at the 31st San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 2011. “Set in Austria in April 1945, during the chaotic final days of World War II, the film is one of the festival’s most interesting offerings and from its opening scene, cast in the natural light of the Austrian Alps, there is no turning away. Its subject matter—an operetta performance that offers hope and healing to both Jewish prisoners and their captors— hasn’t been tackled before in Holocaust film …” (Review by Geneva Anderson) Discussion follows showing. When: 7pm, Sunday 28 October 2012 Where: Newtown Community Hall (Georgina Street, Newtown) Cost: $5 members, pensioners and students/$10 non-members Food: Light refreshments provided RSVP: John Cruthers (john [at] johncruthers [dot] com [dot] au) |
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Sun, 2 December 2012
6:30PM
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Time: 6.30pm Date: Sunday, 2 December. Location: 136 Louisa Rd Birchgrove, upstairs. Please bring food/drink to share for supper (non-Kosher is fine). Film synopsis: Aaron, a respected butcher and a family man in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, leads a conservative life of community devotion and spiritual dedication. Aaron’s life undergoes a series of emotional changes following the arrival of a young apprentice to his shop. Consumed with lust, the handsome “Yeshiva” student irreversibly transforms the intricate beliefs in the once-devoted butcher’s life – leading Aaron to question his relationships with his wife, children, community, and God. Winner of numerous awards at film festivals around the world. |
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February,2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 10 February 2013
7:00PM
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The Inner West Chavurah and Newtown Synagogue continue our series of films and discussion.My Mexican Shivah (2007) Jewish traditions through a Mexican lens Directed by Alejandro Springall. With Blanca Guerra, Martha Roth, and Sergio Kleiner. “After a free-spirited Jewish patriarch drops dead during a party, his friends and family come together to sit shivah over him but spend much of their time complaining about his roguish ways. This ribald Mexican comedy by writer-director Alejandro Springall uses the seven days of shivah to launch a series of hilariously escalating confrontations, including one in which elderly men nearly come to blows over who’s the more genuine Jew. Meanwhile angels invisible to the guests soberly calculate the dead man’s virtues and vices. Raquel Pankowsky is effectively grating as the dead man’s daughter, who’s embittered by his abandonment of the family for an alluring shiksa. In Spanish, Yiddish, and Hebrew with subtitles.” (Review by Joshua Katzman) Discussion follows showing. |
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March,2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 17 March 2013
6:00PM
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SPOOL & SPIELThe Inner West Chavurah and Newtown Synagogue continue our series of films and discussion. Cost: $5 members, pensioners and students/$10 non-members Walk on WaterWalk on Water is an Israeli film released in 2004. It stars Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger, and Caroline Peters. It was directed by New York-born Israeli director Eytan Fox. The screenplay was written by Gal Uchovsky. Wikipedia
Cast Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal’s values |
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April,2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 14 April 2013
4:30PM
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the next screening in Spool and Spiel series will be “Prisoner of her Past” at 6.30pm on Sunday 14 April at 136 Louisa Rd Birchgrove, upstairs.Please bring food/drink to share for supper. All welcome Sheree ph 9555 7738 or 0419 247 265 Synopsis:
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May,2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun, 12 May 2013
6:30PM
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The Inner West Chavurah and Newtown Shul continue our series of film and discussion nights. Please join us and our SPECIAL GUEST, ACCLAIMED FILMMAKER, YORAM GROSS
Director and Writer, Tomasz Magierski Screened in many international festivals When: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $5 members, students, seniors/$10 non-members Food: Light refreshments provided RSVP: John Cruthers: john [at] johncruthers [dot] com [dot] au |
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Mon, 15 July 2013
7:00PM
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Monday Night is the onset of the 9th of AV. The day that both Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed and a tragic day on the Jewish calendar. We refrain from eating and drinking for 24 hours as well as not wearing leather shoes.We will be hosting a reading of the book of Lamentations followed by a movie in the Hall. Start time 7:15 pm reading of Lamentations – 7:30 pm Movie. Newtown Community Hall, 18 Georgina St, Newtown 2042 |
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Sun, 4 August 2013
6:30PM
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SPOOL & SPIEL SEASON 4 The Inner West Chavurah and Newtown Shul continue our series of film and discussion nights EICHMANN 2007, 96 mins, director Robert Young
Starring Thomas Kretschmann, Troy Garity, Franka Potente, Stephen Fry For Trailer and info, see www.imdb.com/title/tt0901481/ Followed by discussion lead by Konrad Kwiet, Sunday 4 Aug 2013 @ 6.30pm for 7pm $5 members, $10 non-members RSVP – John Cruthers |