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“The Light of Hope” (“La llum d’Elna”)

February 1, 2020

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Part of the Jewish Cultural Film Festival. Visit sajfs.org for details and full screening schedule. In the early 1940s, refugees from all over Europe sought shelter in southwest France, escaping persecution from the Nazis and Franco’s regime in Spain. Among them are countless women, some pregnant, and their small children. Young Red Cross nurse Elisabeth Eidenbenz transforms an old villa into a birth clinic, saving mothers and children alike from certain death. In Spanish, Catalan and French, with English subtitles. Directed by Sílvia Quer. 2017. 96 minutes. Featuring an introduction by Natalia Ruiz-Rubio, Spanish program director at Eastern Washington University.

When:

7 p.m.

Where:

Gonzaga University, Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone Ave.

Cost:

$10

Phone:

(509) 328-4220

Website:

http://www.gonzaga.edu/

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