Raise the Roof documentary film screening on November 15 at Temple Emanuel of Newton

Newton Center, MA

 

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Raise the Roof takes us on a journey of discovery. Artists Rick and Laura Brown are not Jewish and not Polish and yet the set out to rebuild GwoZdziec, one of the magnificent 18th century wooden synagogues of Poland, the last of which were destroyed by Nazis during World War II. Their vision inspires hundreds of people to join them. Using their hands, old tools and techniques they rediscover GwoZdziec's history, culture, and art. By the end of the project they have done more than reconstruct a lost synagogue: they have recovered a lost world. In 2014 the Gwozdziec roof was unveiled as the centerpeice of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.
Q&A following the film with the artists and the film director

Non Temple Emanuel members py $15

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Temple Emanuel

385 Ward Street

Newton, MA 02459

617/558-8105