The York Jewish Community Center, 2000 Hollywood Drive, York Township, presents an all-day film festival April 16 to celebrate Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israel’s Independence Day. The free screenings run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the adult lounge. Visitors are welcome to take in a few or all of the films, which present a compilation of Israel’s history, culture and future.
Check out a trailer for “Let My People Go” above. Read a review of the comedy about a French Jewish family. Get more details in the JCC program guide and see the entire lineup on the jump.
(All times are approximate.)
9 a.m. — “Israel: The Promise of the Jewish People”
10 a.m. — “Jerusalem: Gates of Time”
10:30 a.m. — “Secrets of Jerusalem”
11 a.m. — “Israel: The Land and its People”
11:30 a.m. — “To Realize a Dream”
Noon — “Herzl”
12:30 p.m. — “Six Days in June”
1 p.m. — “Palestine For Victory”
2 p.m. — “Sea of Dreams”
2:30 p.m. — “Melodies of Independence”
3 p.m. — “Operation Solomon”
3:30 p.m. — “Let My People Go”
4:30 p.m. — “The Ibex of Ein-Gedi”
5 p.m. — “Nine Narrow Miles”
5:30 p.m. — “The Yom Kippur War”
6 p.m. — “Israel: The Promise of the Jewish People”
7 p.m. — “Palestine For Victory”
8 p.m. — “Let My People Go”