David and the Synagogue1981
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16mm Film - David and the Synagogue - BRD 1981
Script and Direction: Monika Bach
Camera: Carsten Krüger
Cast: Ernst M. Stein, Estrongo Nachama, and others.
A Jewish boy in Berlin today: David's everyday life differs little from that of his classmates. When his friends Max and Felix discover his religious affiliation, he takes them to the Pestalozzistraße synagogue and explains its features and religious services together with Rabbi Ernst M. Stein. Documentary excerpts from a Bar Mitzvah celebration are intercut into the fictional frame narrative, during which the great cantor Estrongo Nachama sings the "Shma Israel." As guests in Jewish religious education, the boys finally learn some rules of Jewish dietary law and their significance in everyday life.
Script and Direction: Monika Bach
Camera: Carsten Krüger
Cast: Ernst M. Stein, Estrongo Nachama, and others.
A Jewish boy in Berlin today: David's everyday life differs little from that of his classmates. When his friends Max and Felix discover his religious affiliation, he takes them to the Pestalozzistraße synagogue and explains its features and religious services together with Rabbi Ernst M. Stein. Documentary excerpts from a Bar Mitzvah celebration are intercut into the fictional frame narrative, during which the great cantor Estrongo Nachama sings the "Shma Israel." As guests in Jewish religious education, the boys finally learn some rules of Jewish dietary law and their significance in everyday life.
Sources
- YouTube channel: The Art of Film on 16mm · video ↗ — title, description, video
- 16mm Filmography editors — title, year, country, description
Record added 2026-06-12 21:02:52