Schedule of Events

January 7th, 2023

7:30 pm - iMordecai at St. John's High School

US, 2021, 102 Min., English
Director: Marvin Samel

A heartwarming movie based on the director's own life, iMordecai features terrific performances from Emmy-winning actor Judd Hirsch (TV series Taxi) as Mordecai Samels and Academy Award-nominated actress Carol Kane (Hester Street) as his wife. The two are Holocaust survivors living in Miami. When Mordecai takes the big step of getting an iPhone, the device opens him up to all kinds of novel experiences and adventures, making him feel like a kid again. An uplifting comedy and a love letter to the city of Miami, iMordecai urges us all to live life to the fullest.

Winner of the Audience Award at Miami Jewish Film Festival, 2022.

Desert reception to follow.

Cost: $18

Location: St. John's High School - Robert R. Jay Performing Arts Center, Founders Hall.

January 20th, 2023

1 pm - Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles at Worcester Senior Center

US, 2019, 90 minutes, in English
Director: Max Lewkowicz

The documentary, Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles,?looks at the cultural history of one of the world's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on the Roof, which opened on Broadway in 1964. It explores the unexpected richness of its themes as well as its vast reach across time and cultures. With rare archival footage and interviews with musical luminaries including Stephen Sondheim, Chaim Topol, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the film explores the impact of this iconic, long-running, award-winning musical, including the true wonder of wonders—that audiences worldwide and for the last half century all claim the story as their own.

Cost: free

Date: January 7 and 20, 2023

Locations:
St. John's High School, 378 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence Street, Worcester, MA 01604

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