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CHRISTCHURCH: Israeli film showing: Foxtrot, August 6

An unsettling vision of military service pervading everyday Israeli life, Samuel Maoz’s (Lebanon) visceral and startlingly unpredictable film centres on a Tel Aviv couple coping with the death of their son, a soldier stationed in the middle of nowhere.

“Maazo’s marvelous, harrowing drama about death and life in Israel marches boldly through the no-man’s-land between realism and surrealism.  It’s prize collection of paradoxes, combining an intimate, eviscerating depiction of parental grief ove ra serviceman’s death with an empathic, absurdist rendering of young Israeli Defence Force soldiers manning a remote and otherworldly roadblock…

Foxtrot carries the excitement and punch of a fearless writer-director tackling contemporary material with a bracing cocktail of potent traditional drama, wild black comedy, and serrated style.  [It all] comes together as a complex plea for honesty, openness, frankness, and forgiveness.  The movie is also, incidentally, a spectacularly effective antiwar film, focusing on the randomness and cruelty of life lived on military roads… Its final image resters like a blow to the chest.  It’s a shot that should be seen around the world.” — Michael Sragow, Film Comment

“[Foxtrot] contains some of themost striking, memorable imagery of the year…  It’s a film designed tomove you with its depiction of senseless tragedy but also to spark that part of your thinking process that only moviemaking can tap… This multitalented filmmaker has taken that darkness and turned it into something unforgettable for everyone who sees it.”  — Brian Tallerico, RobertEbert.com 

Awards:  Grand Jury Price, Venice Film Festival 2017

Hebrew, Arabic and German, with English subtitles; 113 minutes.

 

CHRISTCHURCH: Vivienne Spiegel Holocaust Survivor, August 7, 7.30 pm

Vivianne was born in Paris, France to a Jewish family. With the fall of her country to the Nazis, the German Occupiers immediately began to put their Holocaust plans into effect.  Her father was captured first and the rest of the family took steps to avoid capture.

But they became separated.

What would happen to everyone?  Would they be discovered?  Would she ever see her parents again?

You are invited to hear Vivianne’s harrowing story of how she survived the war and built a new life in its aftermath.

Although Vivianne has never written a book, copies of the powerful memoir of Holocaust survivor, Max Eisen, “By Chance Alone” will be available for purchase. Cash or cheque only.  $30 per copy.

“[An] extraordinary memoir.” (Edmonton Journal)

“An astounding narrative . . . a timely examination of the human capacity for cruelty, ignorance, and depravity. It is also a message of hope, a cri de coeur, and a reminder that small acts of kindness can have an immeasurable impact on another person’s life.” (Quill & Quire)

“Max Eisen’s important, timely memoir reminds us that horror does not happen overnight and that no one is immune to it. By Chance Alone is a testimony to the human experience of needless, senseless suffering. May we learn from it.” (Marina Nemat, author of Prisoner of Tehran)

“By Chance Alone is a story of great pathos, and told with directness and simplicity, of the sufferings and grief and fear of one boy in a terrible time and a terrible place.” (Rex Murphy)

Such were the overwhelming odds stacked against him, Max Eisen should not have survived. Chance, some good people, and not a little luck all played their part, but his dogged determination to overcome the lethal physical and mental onslaught is truly remarkable.” (Stephen D. Smith, Executive Director, USC Shoah Foundation)

Max Eisen reveals, with clarity and honesty, his personal resilience and determination to survive against impossible odds, and bear witness to the horrors of Auschwitz. His humanity and generosity shine through in this powerful and page-turning memoir.” (Barbara J. Falk, PhD, MSL Associate Professor, Department of Defence Studies Canadian Forces College/Royal Military College of Canada Barbara Falk, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Defence Studies, Canadian Forces College/Royal Military Colleg)

“A gripping, harrowing read, chock-a-block with pulse-quickening detail.” (Canadian Jewish News)

This event is a collaboration between NZFOI and the Zionist Federation of New Zealand.

 

 

AUCKLAND: Vivienne Spiegel Holocaust Survivor, July 29 6pm

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AUCKLAND: Hate speech and free speech: 11 October

In collaboration with Victoria University of Wellington & AUT – Auckland University of Technology, & supported by New Zealand Human Rights Commission the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand brings you, ‘At the Forefront – Human Rights Speaker Series’, a forum for discussion & debate on Human Rights.

Paul Moon is a New Zealand historian and a professor at the Auckland University of Technology.

He is a prolific writer of New Zealand history and biography, specialising in Māori history, the Treaty of Waitangi and the early period of Crown rule.

 

WELLINGTON: Hate speech and free speech: 10 October

In collaboration with Victoria University of Wellington & AUT – Auckland University of Technology, & supported by New Zealand Human Rights Commission the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand brings you, ‘At the Forefront – Human Rights Speaker Series’, a forum for discussion & debate on Human Rights.

Paul Moon is a New Zealand historian and a professor at the Auckland University of Technology.

He is a prolific writer of New Zealand history and biography, specialising in Māori history, the Treaty of Waitangi and the early period of Crown rule.

 

WELLINGTON: Freedom of Speech and BDS: Warnings from History: July 25

In collaboration with Victoria University of Wellington & AUT – Auckland University of Technology, & supported by New Zealand Human Rights Commission the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand brings you, ‘At the Forefront – Human Rights Speaker Series’, a forum for discussion & debate on Human Rights.

Paul Moon is a New Zealand historian and a professor at the Auckland University of Technology.

He is a prolific writer of New Zealand history and biography, specialising in Māori history, the Treaty of Waitangi and the early period of Crown rule.

 

AMIR TSARFATI: BEHOLD ISRAEL: SPEAKING TOUR

Amir Tsarfati was born in Israel and has lived there most of his life. Since fulfilling his mandatory service in the Israeli Defense Force, he has continued as a major in the IDF Reserve. Amir has been a tour guide in Israel for the last twenty years, and served as chief tour guide of Sar El Tours and CEO of Sar El Tours and Conferences.

In 2001, he became founder and president of Behold Israel – a non-profit organization which provides worldwide real-time access to reliable sources of news and information about Israel from within the powerful context of Bible history and prophecy.

Amir is married to Miriam, and together they have four children. His home overlooks the valley of Megiddo (Armageddon) which is a constant reminder of the call that the Lord has placed on him to teach from the Bible what God’s plans are for the end times.

July 24 7pm Calvary Chapel Christchurch
July 25 7pm Calvary Chapel Wellington
July 26 7pm Shoreline Church Tauranga
July 28 1.30pm Calvary Chapel Hamilton
July 29 7pm Calvary Chapel Auckland

See http://calvarychapel.org.nz/calvary-chapels-in-new-zealand/ for individual venue locations.

The Failure of the UN and Int’l Law in Syria

A young girl is taken to an aid station in Alleppo

The Failure of the

UN and International Law in Syria:

A Classical Realist Perspective

Speaker:   Jeremy Moses

Date:  Monday 13 August 2018

Time: 5pm for 5:30pm

Venue:  South Arts Lecture Theatre A4

CHRISTCHURCH: The Forgotten Refugees

You are invited to a showing of a documentary about the Jewish refugees that were expelled from North Africa and the Middle East after 1948.

The Forgotten Refugees is a 2005 documentary film directed by Michael Grynszpan and produced by The David Project and IsraTV with Ralph Avi Goldwasser as executive producer.

It is an aspect of the Middle East Conflict that is often overlooked.

Over 850,000 Jews were expelled or pushed out because of persecution after 1948.  Today these Jews are often called “Mizrahi Jews” and they and their descendents number nearly 40% of Israel’s population.

Though tinged with much sadness, it is also a heartwarming story of people who have faced much adversity but gone on to accept resettlement and rebuilt their lives.

See also

AUCKLAND: Celebrating Israel at 70: May 13

 

You’re invited to a celebration of Israel’s 70th anniversary of its establishment.

For those out of Auckland and unable to attend the event, it will be recorded and we will update you with a link when it becomes available.

 

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