Jews Step Forward
“Jews Step Forward” screening Saturday, May 11, 2019, Potluck at 6:00 PM, film at 7:00
PM, in the Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham,
NY, across from Pitt Hall Road and Powell House.
Jews Step Forward is based upon interviews with 24 American Jewish activists, spanning
generations, socioeconomic divides, geographical locales, and extremely varied
experiences inside religious practice and observance. Every interviewee began as a
devoted follower of the state of Israel, investing their collective hope in the idea of
European Jews rising from the ashes of genocide to create a safe haven and utopian
society inside the Middle East. Each interviewee reflects upon his or her own journey
from that deeply socialized ‘group think’ to a ‘eureka moment,’ where they were
compelled to leave Zionist propaganda behind. Jews Step Forward is a confession by
informed Jews who deconstruct Zionism, paired with on-the-ground stills and moving
footage, which make their words undeniable.
The American media is saturated with entertainment violence. However, on the subject
of Israel, there is a blanket blackout on showing any violence perpetrated by its Jewish
citizens or military. Consequently, war crimes can remain conjecture, a ‘he said, she
said’ with no visual evidence. This film moves from the safety of intellectual abstraction
to visceral reality, and does not visually tiptoe around the institutionalized racism and
atrocities discussed.
PG-13. This is not a film appropriate for young people or people who are very sensitive
to graphic visual imagery - especially of a violent nature.
Free and open to the public. Free refreshments will be served and a moderated discussion
will follow. For more information call 518-794-3048. For directions:
www.oldchathamquakers.org
PM, in the Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham,
NY, across from Pitt Hall Road and Powell House.
Jews Step Forward is based upon interviews with 24 American Jewish activists, spanning
generations, socioeconomic divides, geographical locales, and extremely varied
experiences inside religious practice and observance. Every interviewee began as a
devoted follower of the state of Israel, investing their collective hope in the idea of
European Jews rising from the ashes of genocide to create a safe haven and utopian
society inside the Middle East. Each interviewee reflects upon his or her own journey
from that deeply socialized ‘group think’ to a ‘eureka moment,’ where they were
compelled to leave Zionist propaganda behind. Jews Step Forward is a confession by
informed Jews who deconstruct Zionism, paired with on-the-ground stills and moving
footage, which make their words undeniable.
The American media is saturated with entertainment violence. However, on the subject
of Israel, there is a blanket blackout on showing any violence perpetrated by its Jewish
citizens or military. Consequently, war crimes can remain conjecture, a ‘he said, she
said’ with no visual evidence. This film moves from the safety of intellectual abstraction
to visceral reality, and does not visually tiptoe around the institutionalized racism and
atrocities discussed.
PG-13. This is not a film appropriate for young people or people who are very sensitive
to graphic visual imagery - especially of a violent nature.
Free and open to the public. Free refreshments will be served and a moderated discussion
will follow. For more information call 518-794-3048. For directions:
www.oldchathamquakers.org