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HEART OF STONE
Sunday, March 21, 1:00 PM at CINERAMA THEATRE
Director(s): Beth Toni Kruvant
Country: United States
Year: 2008
Length: 84 MINUTES
Format: DigiBeta or HDCam | Documentary
Language: English
Special Guest(s) Information: Beth Toni Kruvant, Director
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About the Film
Principal Ron Stone of Weequahic High School in Newark, NJ works tirelessly to give students a future. Before the 1960s, the high school was populated by the first-generation children of working class, Jewish families and was considered one of the top public high schools in the nation, producing illustrious graduates like Philip Roth and more PhDs than any other American high school. Following the 1967 Newark riots, the population of the community changed, academic performance plummeted and gangs ruled the campus and streets. A vow is made by the alumni association -- comprised of older Jewish and younger African-Americans -- to return the school to its former glory and steer it in a safer direction Warning: some violent situations. Plays with: Hold The Soup (short).Listen to an inverview with SJFF Special Guest, Director Beth Toni Kruvant.
PRINT SOURCE: Good Footage Productions
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PHONE: 201) 370-0380
CONTACT:
Beth Toni Kruvant, Director, beth@goodfootageproductions.comSponsors
Community Partners:
Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, Camp Solomon Schechter & URJ Camp Kalsman
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