The 25th annual Mandell JCC Hartford Jewish Film Festival has gone all virtual, running from Feb. 28 to April 2. If the lineup looks the same as last year’s festival, that’s because to a great degree it is. In 2020 the fest was supposed to run from March 5 to 15. But on March 12, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fest came to a sudden stop.
Historically, American Jews have leaned more liberal than conservative, especially given the anti-Semitic white nationalists and neo-Nazis that comfortably reside on the right. So what are we to make of the fact that today, the largest block of supporters of Israel are American Republicans and, in particular, Evangelical Christians?
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Til Kingdom Come investigates that seemingly illogical alliance, unearthing a union born from a combination of extreme religious faith and strategic practicality. And while Maya Zinshtein’s non-fiction exposé doesn’t quite get to the bottom of this increasingly thorny issue, it remains an eye-opening examination of a relationship that both sides believe is ordained by God, even if it involves making a deal with the devil.
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Among Israel’s most ardent supporters in the United States are evangelical Christians, who, by one estimate, comprise something like a quarter of the American electorate. Socially and politically conservative, and profoundly steeped in biblical lore, they are staunch allies of Israel’s right-wing government.
Highly supportive of the settlement project in the West Bank and dismissive of Palestinian claims to statehood, they urged the former U.S. president, Donald Trump, to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
HomeFront: 4 stars for âNomadland,â tween-friendly TV, remembering comedian Patrice OâNeal
By Marie Morris Globe Correspondent,Updated February 18, 2021, 6:57 p.m.
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Welcome back to HomeFront, where weâre listening to metal and punk covers of
âLet It Snowâ (surprisingly soothing) and thinking about a Laura Ingalls Wilder book other than âThe Long Winterâ for a change. This time itâs âFarmer Boy,â in which Almanzoâs father says, âWhen the days begin to lengthen / The cold begins to strengthen.â Yes, I
am a lot of fun at parties.
FILM: Frances McDormand stars as Fern, a prickly widow roaming the American West in a van, in
In God we trust . a scene from ’Til Kingdom Come. Photograph: Abraham Troen/BBC/‘Til Kingdom Come (2019) Film Ltd.
The documentary film-maker Maya Zinshtein unpacks the fascinating story of evangelical pastors in Kentucky who support Donald Trump. They do so by raising vast amounts of money to send to Israel, influencing Middle Eastern politics under the guise of religious support for the return of the Messiah.
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Michael and David’s relationship further deteriorates; as Georgia and Lucy grow weary of mediating – “Have you ever heard of the Bechdel test?” asks Georgia – the project is in real danger. Perhaps two potential cast members (Jim Parsons and Josh Gad) can offer a fresh perspective on these “characters”.