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The annual Jewish Cultural Film Festival is just a few weeks away. Movies about notable Jewish academics, entertainers and events will be featured beginning March 22 at The Magic Lantern.
On March 24 at 7:30 p.m. a reception will be held to celebrate the festival's eighth year.
Rabbi Tamar Malino, executive director of Jewish Area Family Services, will facilitate a discussion following the final film on March 25. T
he event is sponsored by Jewish Area Family Services. Tickets for each movie are $10, or $7 for seniors and children. They can be purchased at the Lantern or online. “Ahead of Time,” 7:30 p.m., March 22 This film documents the life of Ruth Gruber, who became the world's youngest Ph.D. recipient at the age of 20. “Mahler on the Couch,” 8 p.m., March 24 This film is about the real-life marriage of Gustav Mahler and his tempestuous wife Alma Schindler Mahler. “Viva Espania: A Tale in Four Octaves,” 6:30 p.m., March 25 This film explores the life of Israeli singer Hanna Aharoni. “Degania: The World's First Kibbutz Fights its Last Battle,” following the first film. This is a documentary about the privatization of the world's first kibbutz, Degania.
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of SpokaneFāVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.
