Online Community Observance, Film & Discussion
Presented by the JCA and MJFF

Thanks to everyone who watched The Starfish as part of Holocaust Remembrance and who joined us for the discussion with the director, Tyler Gildin. Our recording with Tyler unfortunately had some technical glitches but we were able to salvage part of it and you can listen here.
If you missed the film and would like to see it or you saw it and would like to share, The Starfish will be available here and here for $2.99 beginning on May 5.

Monday, April 20th at 5:30 PM
Cantor Nesis will recite the special mourner’s Kaddish, the El Malei Rahamim prayer for the deceased, and some songs for Yom Hashoah.
To view the live broadcast of the ceremony, please click on the link below on Monday 4/20 at 5:30 pm:
https://www.facebook.com/sheila.nesis
The ceremony will not be participatory – it will be a one-way live stream. You do not need a Facebook account to view the ceremony – simply close the login popup window, or click on the Facebook page behind it.
Sheila Nesis is a cantor, Jewish educator and singer. She grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina; this past year, she moved to Portland with her family.

The Starfish Free streaming link will be available Monday 4/20 at 4:30 PM to Tuesday 4/21 at 7:00 PM

Film Details: Doc / Dir: Tyler Gildin / 2019 / USA, Sweden / English / 39 min

At the age of 10, Herb Gildin and his 2 sisters were sent to Sweden to live with a non-Jewish family in order to escape the Nazis. Eventually they reunited with their parents in America and settled in Brooklyn. Sixty years later, Herb and his family make plans to reunite with the Swedish family. The Starfish, directed and produced by New York Emmy Award-winning Producer Tyler Gildin, Herb’s grandson, tells their story.

“Our (Holocaust story) is about three kids being helped by strangers.” Herb Gildin          

Tuesday Apr 21, 2020 07:00 PM – Online Discussion with Starfish Director Tyler Gildin

Tyler Gildin is an Emmy award winning producer and director. He will discuss the film about his grandfather and take questions. Moderated by MJFF Executive Director Barbara Merson.

If you have questions, please contact us at filmfest@mjff.org