02/10/2009 - 7:00pm to 02/10/2009 - 9:30pm

Location:
Ahavath Achim Sephardic Congregation
Congregation Ahavath Achim
3225 SW Barbur Blvd.
Portland, OR 97239

Class Description:
In 1912, a group of Yemenite Jews followed their spiritual leader, Rabbi David Ben-Israel Tze’iri to the Sea of Galilee. There, they drained the swamps, built shelters, grew vegetables, and sold produce in Damascus. Then, in 1914, the land was given to a group of Ashkenazi pioneers, now celebrated as the founders of Kibbutz Kinneret. Filmmaker Ayelet Heller challenges the official narrative and gives voice to the Tze’iri clan and their decendants, who finally mourn the loss of their sacred plot and confront those who have erased from history the Yemenite presence and the injustice done.

50 minutes. Hebrew with English subtitles.

Guest Speaker: Yemenite families of Cong. Ahavath Achim


More Info:
This is part of the Sephardic Film Festival. All screenings are free, feature a guest speaker, and include group discussion afterward. Refreshments provided. For more information, please call (503) 227-0010.

*This is a free class.