Tree of Life
SIXTY-SOMETHING WIDOWER KEN clings to his proud but fading Jewish congregation in the tiny town of Wiconee, Iowa; Colombian grad student Marianela, visiting to research her dissertation, represents a budding community of Latin Americans who are rediscovering their Jewish roots.
As Mari’s true intentions are revealed, the synagogue’s antique Torah scroll becomes a critical character in the bittersweet (and occasionally comic) drama that unfolds.
Inspired by a true-life events at the Synagogue of B’nai Jacob Congregation in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Temple of the Creative Arts
June 9 7:30p
June 11 2:00p
June 12 7:30p
SIXTY-SOMETHING WIDOWER KEN clings to his proud but fading Jewish congregation in the tiny town of Wiconee, Iowa; Colombian grad student Marianela, visiting to research her dissertation, represents a budding community of Latin Americans who are rediscovering their Jewish roots.
As Mari’s true intentions are revealed, the synagogue’s antique Torah scroll becomes a critical character in the bittersweet (and occasionally comic) drama that unfolds.
Inspired by a true-life events at the Synagogue of B’nai Jacob Congregation in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Temple of the Creative Arts
June 9 7:30p
June 11 2:00p
June 12 7:30p
SIXTY-SOMETHING WIDOWER KEN clings to his proud but fading Jewish congregation in the tiny town of Wiconee, Iowa; Colombian grad student Marianela, visiting to research her dissertation, represents a budding community of Latin Americans who are rediscovering their Jewish roots.
As Mari’s true intentions are revealed, the synagogue’s antique Torah scroll becomes a critical character in the bittersweet (and occasionally comic) drama that unfolds.
Inspired by a true-life events at the Synagogue of B’nai Jacob Congregation in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Temple of the Creative Arts
June 9 7:30p
June 11 2:00p
June 12 7:30p