Flory's Flame Screening Jan. 21 in DC at Library of Congress Co-Sponsored by Embassies of Croatia and Spain -- Come!

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January 2015

"FLORY'S FLAME takes you on a luminous journey lit by Flory Jagoda's inspired Sephardic song and story. Audiences will delight in her rich history and radiant afterglow, becoming, themselves 'keepers of the flame.'"

- Pamela Lavitt, Director of the Seattle Jewish Film Festival and Cultural Arts, Stroum JCC

WASHINGTON DC:

Library of Congress and Embassies of Croatia and Spain Co-Sponsor Screening 21 January

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington DC together with the Embassies of Croatia and Spain are sponsoring a special screening of

Flory's Flame on 21 January at 7:00 pm in the hallowed halls of the Library of Congress' Mumford Room in the Madison Building. Croatian Ambassador Josko Paro will give opening remarks. JEMGLO's director and producer will be available for a Q and A afterwards with the star of the documentary, Flory Jagoda. A reception will top off the event, which is free and open to the public, though seating is limited and going fast. RSVP is required to [email protected]. Please come if you are in the DC environs -- and tell your friends to join too!

Flory's Flame is a one-hour documentary weaving the life story of Flory Jagoda with her 2013 Celebration Concert at the Library of Congress.

A National Heritage Fellow - the highest honor given by the US to traditional artists - Flory was born in Sarajevo to a musical family whose roots stretched back to Spain for hundreds of years prior to the Jewish expulsion during the Inquisition in 1492. Living in small Jewish communities in Bosnia and Croatia over the ensuing centuries, the songs and lyrics of Flory's culture were lovingly passed down relatively intact, ultimately reaching Flory, one of the few members of her family who survived the Holocaust. Flory has spent her career composing, recording and performing this music worldwide, which culminated in the sold-out Celebration Concert. In the documentary, Flory details episodes from her challenging but ultimately triumphant life path and her mission to ensure continuity of her family's cultural legacy through her music, which is featured throughout.

MORE UPCOMING FESTIVALS:

Garden State Film Festival:

19-22 March, Atlantic City

Northern Virginia Jewish Film Festival:

31 Jan., JCC of Northern VA, Fairfax, VA

Zagreb Jewish Film Fest./Fest. of Tolerance:

Week of 16 April, Zagreb, Croatia

JEMGLO is currently speaking with many additional festivals and other event organizers around the world about scheduling screenings for Flory's Flame. Everyday our inbox receives requests for screeners as word of mouth spreads from folks who have had a chance to see it already in Jerusalem, Seattle, Sarajevo, and Belgrade. We are overjoyed with this reaction and the opportunity to play a role in fulfilling Flory's dream of continuing through music the Judeo-Spanish heritage of her family.

(Oh! -- a little sidebar -- Did you hear about our interview with Spanish Radio Sefarad about Flory's Flame? Check it out here!)

JEMGLO will send out e-blasts as new events are calendared to ensure that interested viewers in different locations have a chance to see Flory's Flame.

And if you'd like to help plan a screening in your community, please contact us:

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Looking forward to seeing you at screenings throughout 2015!

Ellen Friedland

President

JEMGLO Productions

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