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Letters for Jenny: Opening Night: SVJFF and Oshman Family JCC
OCTOBER 15---WE HAVE SUSPENDED ALL TICKET SALES FOR THIS EVENT BECAUSE WE ARE SOLD OUT. THERE IS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF TICKETS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE BOX OFFICE AT 7 PM ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17. TICKETS ARE NOT GUARANTEED, HOWEVER.
A gala event marking the opening of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto on the new Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life and the start of the 18th Annual Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival:
An Argentinean Film: Letters for Jenny, a moving feature about a young woman; a Tango Dance demo, and speaker on Argentinean Jewry. It all takes place in the new Albert Schultz Cultural Arts Hall of the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life.
Full movie description:
Letters for Jenny (Cartas para Jenny)
Argentina/2007, Spanish (with subtitles), 96 min. Feature
This sensitively directed film depicts a young woman in love who must make life choices after learning of an unexpected pregnancy. Jenny makes decisions that cannot be made alone and it is only when she discovers three letters written by her mother before her death that Jenny is able to decide how to move forward. After reading the first letter from her mother, Jenny decides to travel to Israel from Argentina and begin a new life. The journey to Jerusalem helps Jenny soften her personal pain, and discover new opportunitiesÂÂÂincluding a new loveÂÂÂso that she can put her life in perspective. The story is moving, and the cinematography is stunning, with scenes of Argentina, Spain and Israel.
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LocationOshman Family JCC Taube Koret Campus
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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