Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC

To Life

Date:
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Time:
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:
Washington DCJCC
1529 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

To LIfe
TO LIFE
Dir. Uwe Janson (86min, Germany, 2014)
German with English subtitles 
Narrative

Adapted from the original story "If Stones Could Cry" by Stephen Glantz. Jonas, a young man on the run, arrives in Berlin just in time to save Ruth's life.

Evicted from her apartment, the sarcastic but warm-hearted Ruth, an aging Jewish cabaret singer, saw no other way out than suicide. Jonas, meanwhile, is driven by a secret, and is fleeing from his love and his future. As Ruth recovers, she and Jonas begin to form a deep bond. Age-old Jewish culture and music are brought into the light of day as she tells him the story of her own impossible, tragic love for a non-Jewish man in post-WWII Germany, a love burdened by the legacy of the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany.

As Jonas discovers Ruth's past and takes part in her present, his companionship and the passionate Yiddish songs of her youth help her find the way back to life. And, upon learning of Jonas' incurable illness, it is she who will help Jonas find the strength to tackle his fears, to stop fleeing, and to forcefully propose "L'Chaim To Life!"

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