Limmud Festival 2023

Limmud Festival 2023 – Sunday 19:00

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Evening Beit Midrash: Crossing the line: marriage and transgression

Azara 

Red 8

Who counts as a Jew? Delve into the boundaries of Jewish status and lineage through the eyes of the rabbis. What do their debates reveal about how they thought about being Jewish, and how does it change our ideas about status today? All welcome, no previous Talmud experience needed! Presented by Jessica Spencer

Representing extremists, a useful idiot? (1 of 2)

Michael Wolkind 

Red 2

The popular view is that every defendant should be fully represented. After the acquittal of an alleged Libyan terrorist, Colonel Gaddafi, for many years he kindly invited me to Tripoli, each September 1st. He missed the danger of a clash with Rosh Hashana. My mother said: "If you go, he will kill you. If he doesn't, I will for being so stupid!"

The Devil’s Confession: the lost Eichmann tapes

UK Jewish Film Festival 

Orange 13

Escaping from post-war Europe, Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann establishes a new life in Argentina, where he meets fellow Nazi Willem Sassen. Together, they record a comprehensive account of his career. (174 mins)

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