Celia Gurevitch Jewish Community Library

Summer is great for hikes, a day at the beach, or a stroll in the park. One would think that given all these lively options the library should be closed for the outdoor season. The truth is that all of these activities can be enhanced by carrying and reading a good book out in the open air. We are here to provide you with this opportunity all summer! The library will be open in June and July on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you want take refuge from the summer scorch, come in and keep cool with a great book in the heat of the day. Thinking of those who cannot make it during the day, we will also be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. After June 12 the library will stay open even later on Thursdays. Here is why: We are hoping to establish a new tradition of Thursday night movies, starting the series after Shavuot.

Here is the list of movies to be shown at 7:30 p.m., always free of charge. After the movies we will have a chance to discuss what we have seen. Free, kosher, organic popcorn will be served!

June 12: The Hebrew Hammer (2003) – An orthodox Jewish hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus’s evil son.
June 26: Miracle in Cracow (2004) – A Hungarian girl and a Polish boy in Cracow search for an ancient kabbalistic book, stolen from his grandfather’s bookstore in Hungary in WWII.
July 3: Walk on Water (2004) – Following the suicide of his wife, an Israeli intelligence agent is assigned to befriend the grandchildren of a Nazi war criminal.
July 10: The Believer (2001) – A young Jewish man (Ryan Gosling) develops a fiercely anti-Semitic worldview.
July 17: War and Love (1985) – Two teenagers (Kyra Sedgwick, Sebastian Keneas) fall in love in the midst of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. *Note: Your very own librarian, Gabor Por, was an extra in this movie.
July 24: Esther Kahn (2000) – A Jewish girl (Summer Phoenix) in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
July 31: Free Zone (2005) – Two women (including Natalie Portman) embark on a road trip in Israel and Jordan after they are brought together by chance.