Film Screening: Regina
The daughter of an Orthodox Jewish peddler, Regina Jonas (1902-1944) made history by becoming the world's first woman rabbi. Constructed from a single surviving photograph, using archival materials, this poetic documentary of devotion, faith, and struggle is set in 1930s Berlin when Orthodox Jewish laws prevented women from ordination. It is perhaps fate’s irony that Regina officially receives her synagogue commissions just as her rabbi colleagues are emigrating or arrested. At age 37, she
6:30pm - 8pm. Free admission, registration via The Wiener Library website essential.
The Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DP
Thu 26 Oct 2017