Hollywood Temple Beth El, The Consulate General of Poland, The Polish Film Festival and Beit Polska invite you to commemorate

The 75th year of the Liberation of Aushchwitz with the screening of

The Last Stage

7 P.M.

Monday, January 27, 2020

Hollywood Temple Beth El, in conjunction with the Consulate General of Poland-Los Angeles, the Polish Film Festival of Los Angeles, and Beit Polska (Jewish Renewal in Poland), is screening the historic Polish film, The Last Stage (Polish: Ostatni Etap), to mark United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day  on Monday, January 27, at 7:00 PM. This is a landmark film, the first feature film after the Holocaust, directed by a woman, Wanda Jakubowska, herself a former inmate at Auschwitz, and acted by former prisoners; it was based on the actual account of Mala Zimetbaum, who was executed at Auschwitz. This was a cinematic first in many ways, notable for the director’s struggle with her Communist Party supervisors in order to emphasize the Jewish victims. Many Holocaust films, such as Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, were influenced by her pioneering work. Jakubowska has been called “the grandmother of Polish cinema.”

Panel Discussion

Following the film, Rabbi Norbert Weinberg will moderate a brief panel discussion of this groundbreaking film. The Panel will consist of

1.) Jaroslaw Lasinski, Consul General of Poland

2.) Ms. Elizabeth Kanski, President of the Polish Film Festival of Los Angeles

3.) Rabbi Chaim Dov Beliak, Rabbinic advisor to Jewish Renewal in Poland and Beit Polska

Welcome Back to Cantor Andrew Erman

We are thrilled to welcome back to Hollywood Temple Beth El our former Cantor, Andrew Erman, who served in the 1990’s as HTBE’s Cantor together with Rabbi Weinberg. The “Dynamic Duo” are now back on the pulpit together. Cantor Erman was personally trained and mentored by some of Los Angeles’ greatest Cantors and has served as full time Cantor in local congregation, including Hollywood temple Beth El. Communities across the country, such as New Orleans, Washington DC, Portland and Wichita, have flown him in to serve as High Holy Days Cantor. In Cantor Erman’s words,” I work collaboratively with congregations to design a service that has traditional, modern, and familiar melodies. I encourage congregants to join along with me during services to create a more meaningful High Holy Day experience. “ We look forward to a moving High Holy Days experience with Cantor Erman

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