“Kishon” Post-Film Discussion with Film Producer Arik Bernstein

Classrooms Without Borders, in partnership with Rodef Shalom Congregation, is excited to offer the opportunity to watch the film “Kishon” and engage in a post-film discussion with the film’s producer, Arik Bernstein, and CWB scholar Avi Ben Hur.
This program is dedicated to the memory of Ethel Golumb, z”l.

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“I was brought up and destroyed in a hell called Nazism. I was educated and raised by the Holocaust.”(Ephraim Kishon)

Ephraim Kishon was one of the great writers who defined the Israeli essence through their work. The Hungarian immigrant eventually became the most accurate voice of the young Jewish country.

During 50 years of writing Kishon published dozens of satirical columns, books, plays and films. He sold tens of millions of books and was nominated twice for the Academy awards and won 2 golden globes. But yet he could never write his own biography. At the age of 70 he invited his college journalist Yaron London to assist him in unfolding his life story.

“KISHON” uses animation to ‘bring back to life’ Ephraim Kishon’s persona and reenact the rare dialog, alongside intimate interviews, rare footage and 8 mm’ home movies.

Arik Bernstein

Arik Bernstein has been a leading force in the Israeli film industry for the past 20 years. He has initiated and overseen numerous documentaries, drama and documentary series, as well as a multitude of international co-productions. His films and programs have been screened in major film and TV festivals worldwide, and have been awarded numerous Israeli and international prizes. In 1993, Arik established Matar Productions, later forming Alma Films in 2003. Bernstein is a graduate of the Film Program at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.