Join us as the Mensch Foundation hosts a film screening Wednesday
On Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 4p.m. the Mensch International Foundation will host a special showing of “Four Winters,” one of the 144 films in consideration for the 2023 Oscar best documentary feature.
The Mensch Foundation recognizes people of integrity and honor as "mensches." The word “mensch” in Yiddish is “someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character."
At a time of increased Holocaust Denial and antisemitism it is of utmost importance to show documentary films about what actually happened at a time when most of the world kept silent and the train tracts were not bombed by the Allies.
The foundation will be honoring director, writer and producer Julia Mintz with the Mensch Award at Tristone Cinemas in Palm Desert. There will be a Q&A after the screening.
"Four Winters" is a stunning film that captures and weaves together the stories of eight of the last surviving Jewish Partisan fighters, out of more than 25,000. The film holds a wealth of never-before-seen photos and historic footage. These courageous women and men are given the stage to tell their story uninterrupted, “…allowing solely the Partisans themselves to pass forward this sacred collective history. It was a race against time which began as a passion project over a decade ago,” says Director Julia Mintz.
For reservations, contact menschfoundation@yahoo.com.
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