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Sep 14, 2023

Israelism

Join us Sept 28th at 7:00pm, in Ostrove Auditorium for the documentary screening of Israelism, followed by Q&A with filmmaker Erin Axelman. Co-sponsored by the Department of American Studies, Cinema  Studies, Colby College Libraries and the Center for the Arts and  Humanities.

When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness  the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. They join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.

Israelism sold out twice at the Maine International Film Festival and the following week at the Maine Film Center. 

Erin Axelman is a trans (they/them) Jewish filmmaker from Skowhegan, Maine, and is the Co-Executive Director of Tikkun Olam Productions, the non-profit production company producing Israelism. Israrelism is inspired by their personal relationship with Israel/Palestine.