Midday Movies: Real Estate

Guest Speaker
Screening followed by discussion with Rabbi Jeremy Fierstien, a nonprofit executive leader with a passion for building strong communities and empowering people to lead with confidence and purpose. With extensive experience in fundraising, organizational strategy, and talent development, he has helped Jewish and nonprofit institutions grow through major gift cultivation, foundation partnerships, and innovative community engagement. Jeremy holds Rabbinic Ordination and a Master of Arts in Hebrew Literature from Hebrew College, along with a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is committed to creating spaces where individuals can connect, grow, and make a lasting impact.

About the Film
Tamara and Adam, a wild, unstable couple, are about to become parents and their life is a mess. Just before being evacuated from their apartment in Tel Aviv, Tamara decides to search for their new home in Adam’s hometown Haifa. During one unforgettable day of apartment hunting, the journey to find a home turns into a journey to the heart of their passionate, yet impossible relationship. View film trailer >

Director’s Statement
Tamara and Adam are searching for a home. There is the physical search for four walls to live in and the metaphorical search into one’s soul. The idea of a home as a representation of our sweetest fantasies and our worst nightmares. This is the story of a young couple, with a baby on the way, trying to save their love and the story of a whole generation that will never have a home and is bound to keep struggling to survive.

Award Winner
Best Israeli Film, Best Script, Haifa International Film Festival

[ Drama | Israel, France | 2023 | 99 mins | Hebrew with English subtitles | Dir: Anat Malz ]

Part of Midday Movies: Food, Flicks & Friends, a film appreciation series exploring films of Jewish interest, with enlightening discussions with filmmakers and scholars and casual conversation with other film enthusiasts. Kosher lunch provided.

Presented by the William & Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Institute