Congregation Ner Tamid Screens Film Shalom Y'All & Discussion Saturday March 21 at 10 a.m.

Question: How do Southern Jews say hello? Answer: Shalom Y’all! On Saturday, March 21st, Ner Tamid will screen the fascinating film, “Shalom, Y’all.” This 59 minute documentary is a look at the Jewish experience in the Southern United States. “Traveling in a vintage Cadillac, filmmaker Brian Bain, a third generation Jew from New Orleans, sets out on a 4200-mile road trip though the American South. Traveling through Delta flatlands, small towns in Mississippi, suburban subdivisions, Texas ranches, and sprawling Sunbelt metropolises what he uncovers is the unique and diverse history of Southern Jews. Along the way, Bain woos his future wife, herself a southern Jew, and discusses Jewish participation in the Civil Rights Movement with Andrew Young. Shalom Y’all is peopled with interesting characters, including Zelda Millstein from Natchez, a hoop-skirted tour guide at a plantation; Leo Center, a Golden Gloves boxing champion from Savannah who learned how to box by literally fighting his way to get to synagogue; Tupelo’s Jack Cristil, Mississippi State’s football game announcer for nearly a half-century; an African American-Jewish police chief; a kosher butcher; and musician provocateurs Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys. Bain discovers a vibrant regional cultural and hundreds of year of rich history in a film that is happily flavored with both its Jewish and Southern roots.”- Written by National Center for Jewish Film Following the film, Carlos Goebels, an instructor at State College of Florida and a Ner Tamid member, will facilitate a discussion.

Join us at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 21st, for the film, discussion, and light refreshments. The film and discussion will be held at Lakeside South Clubhouse, 3817 40th Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 34205.

For more info please visit our website at www.nertamidflorida.org or call 941-755-1231 or email us at shalom@nertamidflorida.org