The third annual Jewish Culture Program film series and cultural events hosted by Monmouth University will feature films plus a talk about Jewish influences on the music of a contemporary composer.
The programs will be held in Wilson Auditorium in Wilson Hall on the West Long Branch campus.
All events are free and open to the public Thursday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Films: “The King’s Daughter” – 18- year-old Basya Kazinofsky finds herself trapped in a world where no one understands her. Including the young man she is about to marry.
“Be Fruitful and Multiply” – How does it feel to have been pregnant or breastfeeding for 25 of 26 years of your married life? This and other questions are posed openly and directly for the first time in this film, and they expose the consequences of the commandment “Be fruitful and multiply.”
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. Composer Mark Zuckerman on “In Search of Yiddishkeit: A Musical Odyssey of Jewish Exploration and Self-discovery.” Roosevelt composer Zuckerman will talk about the development of Jewish influences on his music. The composer will illustrate with examples from his body of choral, vocal, and instrumental music, with special emphasis on his internationally recognized collection of Yiddish choral arrangements.
Wednesday, March 12, 7:30 p.m. Film: “To Take a Wife” – The story takes place in Israel during the three days leading up to Shabbat Viviane is on the point of leaving her husband, but her brothers convince her that her place is with her husband, children and family. Worn out by an existence that denies her dreams and her rights, weary of a husband who privileges tradition to the detriment of their life together, Viviane stays. Then Albert, a man she once loved and who offered her the freedom to be herself, again turns up in her life.