STOWE'S JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
The SJFF concludes on Wednesday August 24 with a screening of the documentary Raise The Roof, about the building of an exact replica of a Polish wooden synagogue for the Museum of Polish Jewry in Warsaw. Filmmakers Cary and Yari Wolinsky will speak and a dessert reception will follow. Artists, art students and everyone interested in art history is encouraged to attend. Students (middle, high and college) will be admitted free.
"Rivaling the greatest wooden architecture in history, the synagogues of 18th-century Poland inspired artists Rick and Laura Brown of Handshouse Studio to embark on a 10-year pursuit—to reconstruct the elaborate roof and painted ceiling of the Gwozdziec synagogue. Leading over 300 students and professionals from 16 countries, the Browns grapple not just with the echoes of World War II when these buildings were destroyed by the Nazis, but also with warped timbers, tricky paints, and period hand tools. 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 centerpiece of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw."
"Raise the Roof crosses the limits of religion to show selfless compassion."
–Margot Carvallo, Neighbor Newspapers, Atlanta
Jewish Community of Greater Stowe
1189 Cape Cod Road (off Mountain Rd.) Stowe
Tickets are $10 online and $15 at the door. For tickets and more information: jcogs.org
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