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EJP: Noam Dromi on Why Short Films Should Matter to Jewish Funders
In a new opinion piece for eJewishPhilanthropy, Reboot Studios Managing Director and Executive Producer Noam Dromi argues that short films are one of the most overlooked yet powerful investments in the future of Jewish culture. While often viewed as stepping stones to larger projects, short-form storytelling provides an essential space for emerging artists to experiment, take creative risks, and bring new perspectives into the cultural conversation. By supporting shorts, funders can help cultivate the next generation of Jewish storytellers, expand the range of voices represented on screen, and build a stronger ecosystem for contemporary Jewish creativity. Read the full piece in eJP.
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Never Forget Revisited
During a trip to Poland to commit his mother’s remains to her final resting place, Reboot Studios Managing Director and Executive Producer Noam Dromi realized that celebrating the joy and remembering the flourishing Jewish communities throughout Poland is as important as recognizing the sorrow of the Holocaust. As we mark Yom HaShoah, Israel’s formal commemoration of the Holocaust, we honor the memory of those who perished, as well as the vibrant lives they led before the tragedy. Read more here.
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Coming of Age: Detroit – Labor Pains
This week marks the 48th anniversary of the founding convention for the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), formed to help women become union leaders and give their issues greater weight during contract talks. The presiding officer at the event, which attracted more than 3,000 women from 82 unions, was Myra Komoroff Wolfgang (May 1914 – April 1976), one of the nation’s first women union organizers. A labor leader and women’s rights activist in Detroit from the 1930s through the 1970s, Wolfgang advocated for the working poor and for women in the workforce. Learn more and watch here.
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Coming of Age: Detroit – Crossing The Aisle
Carl Levin, the late Michigan Senator who represented The Great Lakes State for 37 years until his retirement in 2015, was a big believer in oversight and bipartisanship. A model of leadership and authenticity, he recognized that effective governance required necessary compromise and worked to find common ground with political rivals and the opposing party from the City Council, to the State House to Capitol Hill. Learn about his work and legacy in this interview from early 2020 here.
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Coming of Age: Detroit – Pipe Dreams
In this episode of the award winning digital series Coming of Age from Silver Screen Studios and Reboot, Joel Katz shares memories about the civil disturbances in Detroit during the late 1960s, the experience of being an observant Jew in the midst of his military service in Vietnam and loving his kids even when they annoy him. Learn more and watch here.
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Coming of Age: Detroit – Sherman’s March to the Promised Land
In this episode of the award winning digital series Coming of Age from Silver Screen Studios and Reboot, Fisher family scion and matriarch Jane Sherman previews seminal moments that strengthened and deepened her Jewish identity throughout her life and offers insights into the Detroit Jewish community’s steadfast commitment to the State of Israel.
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Coming of Age is a series of short documentaries from Silver Screen Studios about amazing seniors who continue to thrive in old age. At a time of great uncertainty in our changing world their wisdom, humor and insight are a powerful model for navigating the peaks and valleys of aging. From the loss of friends and loved ones to the impact of ageism, these everyday Silver Screen stars share personal journeys more dramatic, entertaining and authentic than any Hollywood movie.
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Sign of the Times: A Life Well Learned
In the second episode of the Silver Screen Studios original series “Sign of the Times” we meet 77-year-old Dr. Sharon Silverman, a Chicago-based educator, who has dedicated her life to advocating for educational equality and access for children worldwide. Dr. Silverman offers insights and wisdom (needed even more now) on how to teach students who struggle. As a life-long learner, Dr. Silverman also inspires us to lead with curiosity, and adventure and to never stop learning no matter how old you are.
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Sign of The Times: Hear O, Israel
On the yahrzeit of our special star of the Deaf community, Rabbi Dr. Douglas Goldhamer (May 1, 1945 – February 3, 2022), president of Hebrew Seminary & Senior Rabbi of Congregation Bene Shalom in Skokie, IL, we are remembering the incredible way he lived his life. We were privileged to speak to to him for our series “Sign of the Times” from Reboot and Tiffany Woolf’s Silver Screen Studios. He dedicated his life and spiritual teachings to advocating for the Deaf community and honoring diversity, equity and inclusion in the Jewish Faith. Watch here.
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What Would You Bring? invites you to imagine what it might feel like to be in the shoes of a refugee if you were forced to flee your home. Experiencing the journeys of dolls, teacups, teddy bears and more allows us to understand that we all have far more in common than we might have thought.
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From legendary seniors like Screenwriter Norman Lear, Actress Marion Ross, and Senator Carl Levin, Silver Screen presents a series of documentary shorts, to inspire audiences – to live a meaningful last act of our lives – with creativity, wisdom, wit, and candor. At any age, we can learn about the past directly from the people who lived it, creating space for an intergenerational dialogue that empowers, informs and entertains.
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Silver Screen Studios presents Dispatches from Quarantine, an interview series for the Zoom generation featuring celebrity interviews, short vignettes and special moments sourced straight from our community of inspiring seniors. From media icon Larry King to legendary actress Ellen Burstyn, Tommy Chong, Carl Reiner, Norman Lear, Marion Ross and more, the series tells the inspiring and uplifting stories of seniors as they navigate shelter-at-home orders and life under quarantine.