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Free Film Series: Israel on the Fringes: March: Women of Valor
Explore powerful stories form Israel’s diverse communities with our free film series. Each screening shines a light on unique perspectives and untold narratives, followed by engaging talkbacks led by local community groups. Join us to connect, reflect, and discuss these thought-provoking films!
Israel: Living in the Fringe – Free Film Series at the JCC
Daniel M. Soref Community Hall
Women of Valor In the Haredi community, a woman’s obligation is to marry and bear children, and serve as primary breadwinner while her husband studies religious texts. Haredi political parties in Israel forbid women to seek public office. Fed up with the status quo, Esty Shushan is fighting to change that. She co-founds a nonprofit calling for representation of Orthodox women in the Knesset, taking their case to the UN women’s rights committee and the Israeli Supreme Court. To prepare the next generation for leadership roles, her Nivcharot organization establishes a program to mentor young women and get the first female name on the ballot. But change comes with a cost, as Esty’s activism brings threats, suspicion and online harassment. Ostracized as a “fake Haredi,” she must reconcile deep-rooted frustration over ultra-Orthodox life with her efforts to bring the silent voices of women to the center of Israeli discourse.
This Screening Series is presented by the JCC Tapestry & the Arts with the Israel Center of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation—Israel: Living in the Margins
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