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[email protected] World Premiere – New Restoration – 1935 Yiddish Feature Film BAR MITZVAH Jerusalem International Film Festival - July 10, 12 & 17 Starring Boris Thomashefsky in his Only Film Performance WALTHAM, MA (25 June 2009) -- The National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF) announces the new film restoration of Bar Mitzvah. This 1935 American-made, Yiddish-language musical drama stars Yiddish theater superstar Boris Thomashefsky in his only film performance. Bar Mitzvah, newly-restored and with new English subtitles, will have its World Premiere at the Jerusalem International Film Festival. Screenings: Friday, July 10 at 11:45, Cinematheque 4; Sunday, July 12 at 19:00, Cinematheque 2; Friday, July 17 at 13:45, Cinematheque 2. All screenings will be at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, 11 Hebron Rd, Jerusalem, Israel. Tickets: Cinematheque box office, www.jff.org.il, or by calling 02-565-4350. Sharon Pucker Rivo, Co-Founder & Executive Director of NCJF, located at Brandeis University, will present the film in Jerusalem. The premiere of Bar Mitzvah will be the 19th consecutive year that NCJF has brought a film from its collection to the Jerusalem International Film Festival. Bar Mitzvah is the 38th Yiddish feature film restored by NCJF. Following its world premiere, the film will be available for festival and public performance screenings and DVD purchase. DVD screeners & photos available. BAR MITZVAH, USA, 1935, Yiddish with new English subtitles, b&w, 75 minutes Bar Mitzvah & Boris Thomashefsky Produced in New York in 1935, Bar Mitzvah was written and directed by Henry Lynn based on a play of the same name written by Boris Thomashefsky.