Jewish Studies. The Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University is pleased to announce that the next Screen & Talk
event will be the streaming of ‘Wall’ (2017) by Moran Ifergan, Winner
of Best Israeli Film Award at the 2017 Docaviv festival. Ifergan
explores the spirituality surrounding Israel’s sacred Western Wall, her
own journey from her ultra-Orthodox upbringing to a secular life, and
the disintegration of her marriage. This film streaming was organised by Katja Stuerzenhofecker and is accompanied
by a recorded discussion with Robyn Ashworth-Steen, Principal Rabbi of
Manchester Reform Synagogue, and Cathy Gelbin, Professor of Film and
German Studies at the University of Manchester. The discussion is
chaired by Judy Ironside MBE, Founder and President of UK Jewish Film. 2-9 July 2021. Further information.
