Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEvelyn Marcus a Dutch Jew starts her documentary acknowledging about her extremely good fortune that both her parents, and their families, were Holocaust survivors. Growing up in a Amsterdam suburb as a comfortable middle class family in the post WW2 Years, the emphasis of the Marcus family was celebrating life to the fullest. This … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBarak and Tomer Heymann together are award-winning Heymann Brothers Films who have made some of the best Jewish gay documentaries which are now being given a mini retrospective next month that the Stonewall National Museum & Archives are presenting with the Congregation Etz Chaim in Wilton Manors. Based in Israel the two talented filmmakers draw … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBUTTMITZVAH is London’s first ever queer Jewish club night, a brand new, shlongtastically fabulous take on the ancient ritual into adulthood. It’s the place that where faygala can meet faygala (or even a nice goy) without the need for any yenta NOWNESS have made a beautiful little doc about Buttmitzvah in their words “one of London’s hottest new club … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOY GAYVALT the time has come for the Ultimate Cumming of Age extravaganza. Combining comedy, clubbing, live music, drag and chopped liver for a not-so-traditional take on the ancient Jewish ritual, Buttmitzvah is not to be missed. On Saturday, March 10th we’re going bigger than Jesus. We’ve got a massive Jewish dancing session, performance … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideFor Sam Hoffman’s feature film writing/directing debut Humor Me he valiantly attempted to build on his very successful web series (and book) Old Jews Telling Jokes with very mixed results. What he ended up with is a family comedy that older Jewish audiences will lap up, but others will sadly find rather lame at best. This is … Continue reading
