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Sep 13, 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.

Image of American Flag superimposed over a photo of a woman, with the word "Israelism" below.

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.