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Come to an exclusive Akron debut of this documentary before the film is sent off to festivals worldwide!
The Chosen People? A Film about Jewish Identity asks whether any religious or ethnic group can claim to be “God’s Chosen People.” Though focused on Jewish identity, the film explores Jewish relations with the Christian and Islamic world over the past two millennia right up to the present day. Among many other themes, this controversial film asks the viewer to consider Jewish chosenness in the context of white supremacy and asks whether Bible ought to be taken literally or viewed as mythical stories. This epic journey takes the viewer to the very core of religious belief and practice by asking what it means to form a covenant with God, as the Israelites were chosen to do at Mount Sinai.
The film features some of the world’s foremost experts on the topic, along with some Akron area clergy, including Rabbi David Horowitz, Rabbi Stephen Grundfast, Rabbi Mendel Sasonkin, Pastor Elden Smith, and Imam Nader Taha.
ADMISSION INFO
Tickets are $12 + sales tax. Available through Eventbrite.com or by calling the filmmaker at 330-573-9104. The event is expected to sell out, so tickets probably won’t be available at the door.
LOCATION
60 S. High Street, Akron, OH 44326
PARKING INFO
Convenient Parking for Main Library includes:
:: High & Market Deck (across from the Akron Art Museum and connects to the library)
:: Super Block Garage
:: Cascade Parking Garage
:: John S. Knight Center Parking
