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Israelism

Hosted by Tikkun Olam Productions

Virtual

When

Feb 7, 7:05 PM EST

Price

Free Screening

Available in

Worldwide

ISRAELISM (In partnership with Slow Factory)

Israelism Free Virtual Screening (in partnership with Slow Factory and IfNotNow)

$1 suggested donation (Kinema, this streaming site, charges us $1 per viewer) - please donate at: bit.ly/DonateTikkunOlam

We will be holding a Free Virtual Screening of Israelism on Wednesday, February 7th, at 7pm ET, followed by a Q&A with Israelism's Co-Director Erin Axelman, Israelism's Protagonist Simone Zimmerman, IfNotNow's National Spokesperson Eva Borgwardt, and Slow Factory's Resident Researcher Josh Potash . Sign up here, and you’ll receive an email with a link to watch.

Israelism explores the quickly changing American Jewish relationship with Israel, and features interviews with Simone Zimmerman, Peter Beinart, Sami Awad, Noura Erakat, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Abe Foxman, Rebecca Pierce, and many others.

Israelism premiered at Big Sky Film Festival in Feb 2023, and has won awards at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Tallgrass Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival, and Brooklyn Film Festival. It has been covered in the pages of Jacobin, the Forward, YNet, and the NYT.

Donate to Tikkun Olam Productions, the non-profit behind Israelism, to support the film: bit.ly/DonateTikkunOlam

About the film

Two young American Jews travel to Israel seeking a deeper understanding of the country they were raised to love. What they encounter profoundly impacts them, leading them to join a growing movement to redefine their community's relationship with Israel in this challenging and emotional journey. Coming soon to an even wider audience, stay tuned.

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1h 24m

Released

2023

Director

Erin Axelman, Sam Eilertsen

Producer

Daniel Chalfen, Nadia Saah

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