Suzy Cohen presents her latest film, Alegria Sefarade, a moving account of her family history, that of Sephardic Jews, who came from Istanbul to the “land of Human Rights”
October 9, 2022 at 1 p.m.
at the cinema Le Saint André des Arts (75006)
(Buy your ticket at the cash desk)
For my family, France, the land of human rights, was a dream. They lived in Istanbul, but they were Sephardic. One day, Joseph, the eldest son, decided to leave and try his luck in France. During the voyage he met a merchant who offered to teach him his diamond trade in London and Indonesia.
It took ten years for Joseph to reach France and bring all his family.
In Paris, they were stateless, but no matter: their new country would certainly protect them…
This cultural event is brought to you by KESHER
” KESHER, set up as a French “Association”, aims at facilitating contacts, exchanges and thoughts among various players, French – and English speaking, of Jewish culture, with a view to developping and promoting the features of such culture, based on tradition of progressive Judaïsm, within the Paris area.
KESHER will achieve such mission through publications, conferences, gatherings and thinktanks, and more generally through any cultural initative likely to contribute to said mission.
Activities of and actions by KESHER aim at encompassing the largest possible audience on the standpoint of age (from 0 to 99 years old, and on ! A special emphasis will be put on children and teen agers) as well as on the standpoint of citizenships (mostly French – and English speaking, but without any exclusion : other citizenships are more than welcome !) “
Pierre Elkaim who saw the film recommends it to us in these terms. “I was very touched by the director’s sober narration and by the way of filming the story of the family of her grandparents, originally from Turkey, who arrived in Paris in the 1920s, full of energy and enthusiasm. hope “.