The Mandel JCC's Leonard Krieger Cleveland Jewish FilmFest - Missing Father
Documentary, Israel, 2009, 86 minutesHebrew with subtitles
Director: Yair Elazar
Sunday, October 17 • 7 pm • Shaker Square Cinemas
Thirty years after the death of Lieutenant General David Elazar (Dado), his son Yair takes a journey in his father’s footsteps. He yearns to understand the myth shrouding his father’s memory and to overcome the anger toward his father for putting the army first. Through archival materials, photographs, audio tapes and letters, Yair makes his father come alive. He ultimately discovers that telling his father’s story has helped him understand himself.Sponsors: 2010 FilmFest Committee
Q&A will follow screening
