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THE HANGED DOG TREE U.S.A. Premiere In this moving short feature film, Micha returns to Brussels in springtime 1945 where Zelda has been waiting for him for four years. She wants it to be perfect so she doesn't tell him that their young son is missing. Their reunion is passionate, but the child's absence and Zelda's confusion over it undermines their happiness until Zelda regains her lost memory. together with ... MINYAN IN KAIFENG Florida Premiere A fascinating documentary about our far-flung Jewish diaspora. The last rabbi of Kaifeng died over a century ago, and today's descendants of the ancient Chinese Jewish community have never celebrated Shabbat or any Jewish holiday. Now two curious families have invited a group of modern Jewish travelers from Australia, Israel, and the U.S.A. into their homes as a way to reconnect to their past. For the Chinese who still identify themselves as Jews and for the travelers, it's a reaffirmation of shared roots.
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