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This summer, Tuesday is the night for Jewish-themed films at the Southampton Arts Center (SAC). All the movies to be screened celebrate the Jewish experience as a part of the Southampton Jewish Film Festival, which began July 9. The next film, on August 6, is “Moritz Daniel Oppenheim,” which tells the story of “the painter of the Rothschilds and the Rothschild of painters.“ Oppenheim was not only the first Jewish artist with an academic background, but also an icon of Jewish emancipation in Germany. Young filmmaker Isabel Gathof searches out Oppenheim’s descendants and heritage in Germany, France and Israel, on the occasion of the world’s first monument built to the artist. Oppenheim was born in 1882 in Frankfurt am Main. He is often regarded as the first Jewish painter of the modern era. His work was informed by his cultural and religious roots at a time when many of his German Jewish contemporaries chose to convert to Christianity.
Director Isabel Gathof will speak at the screening.
The movie begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $15 at brownpapertickets.com and at the door of Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton Village. Other films coming up include: August 13: “The Dybbuk” August 20: “Monsieur Mayonnaise” For more information, visit southamptonjewishfilmfestival.com.
Staff Writer on Jul 5, 2019