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Spring Film Festival 2025

May 1st—"The Caine Mutiny"

May 8th—"The Young Lions"

May 15th—"Biloxi Blues"

May 22—"Saving Private Ryan"

A festive Deli buffet dinner is included with each session. 6:30pm-10:30pm.

Beth El member pricing - $40 each, total series—$140
Non-member pricing - $45 each, total series—$160

Off we’ll go into the wild blue yonder when Beth El commemorates the 80th Anniversary of Allied Victory in World War ll. Through the lens of four superb films we will explore portraits of Jewish characters in the military during the war to save the free world.

We weigh anchor on Thursday, May 1st, with The Caine Mutiny, starring Humphrey Bogart. Throughout the month of May, Thursday evening presentations will continue with The Young Lions, starring Montgomery Clft; Biloxi Blues, starring Matthew Broderick; and Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks. The films’ directors—Steven Spielberg, Mike Nichols, and Edward Dmytryk—are giants in their field.

A delightful Dinner-Theatre is the format of our Spring Festival, as each self-contained session opens with a delicious delicatessen buffet for those who are willing to trade in those succulent matzos they have been eating for a pastrami on rye. Dinner is followed with a formal introductory lecture, a complete screening, and a most stimulating (and possibly bellicose, this year) group discussion. Although our Festival has its aficionados, newcomers are immediately welcomed and made to feel at home.

Returning as Guest Lecturer for the series is Rabbi Azriel Fellner. An eloquent speaker, widely sought-after scholar-in-residence, master of Jewish text, and analyst of Jewish life in contemporary American culture, Rabbi Fellner is a veritable five-star general in his field. Elaine Katz, founding chairwoman of the Festival, will also be presenting.

Be sure to register before you are drafted!