Friday Night Film with Professor Valerie Franco: The Women’s Balcony: Zoom into Professor Valerie Franco’s Friday Night Films when she screens the Israeli hit film, The Women’s Balcony. This flick explores what happens when an accident during a bar mitzvah causes trouble between the men and women in a devout Jerusalem community? This good hearted comedy looks at the difficulties faced by a modern community trying to balance tradition with practical modern values.  In Hebrew with English subtitles. Brought to you by the North Castle Public Library.

“The charming film has become a major box-office hit in its native country and should find receptive domestic audiences in areas with large Jewish populations.” – The Hollywood Reporter