The Passengers

Series/Themes: Virtual Screening

Genre: Documentaries

Film Year: 2019

Locations: United States, Ehtiopia

Film Length: 72 min.

Languages: English, Hebrew, Amharic

Subtitles: Yes

Director: Ryan S. Porush

As Ethiopian Jews, Demoz and Gezi are members of a community of 9,000 individuals who speak Hebrew, keep kosher, and have Israeli relatives. Yet, Israel continuously denies their appeals for Aliyah— the birthright of Jews worldwide to immigrate to the Jewish homeland. Director Ryan S. Porush captures a complex story of the daring journey searching for their true home, one they have never even seen before. What unfolds is a story of two men caught between the worlds of the land of their birth and the land of their faith.

Wednesday, October 21
10:00 AM
Virtual Screening
Add To Calendar 20201021 10:00 20201021 23:59 America/New_York VFF: The Passengers

As Ethiopian Jews, Demoz and Gezi are members of a community of 9,000 individuals who speak Hebrew, keep kosher, and have Israeli relatives. Yet, Israel continuously denies their appeals for Aliyah— the birthright of Jews worldwide to immigrate to the Jewish homeland. Director Ryan S. Porush captures a complex story of the daring journey searching for their true home, one they have never even seen before. What unfolds is a story of two men caught between the worlds of the land of their birth and the land of their faith.

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