“Defiance” (2009) Directed by Edward Zwick, Starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber

In anticipation of Yom HaShoah, Menorah presents the true story of the Bielsky Brothers, and honors the partisans who took refuge in the forests where they fought the Nazis and provided shelter for Jews. Based on the book by Nechma Tec, “Defiance” pays tribute to Jewish resistance, so often neglected in Holocaust films. The stirring film asks if it is possible to keep faith alive in a time when the world seems devoid of humanity and survival becomes a way of life.

“The courage at the center of “Defiance” has to do not only with the truth of the movie’s story, but also with how director Ed Zwick tells this tale of World War II heroism in as straightforward, old-fashioned a way as possible.” - New York Daily News

Thursday, April 8
Noon
$8 for film and lunch


Also showing:
Thursday, April 8
7 pm
$8 for film and discussion