{"id":7207,"date":"2025-10-24T09:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/telaviv\/?p=7207"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:41:55","slug":"following-gimpel-the-fool-an-israeli-filmmaker-returns-to-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/telaviv\/en\/2025\/10\/24\/following-gimpel-the-fool-an-israeli-filmmaker-returns-to-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Gimpel the Fool &#8211; an Israeli filmmaker returns to Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"649\">What happens when an Israeli actor and creator returns to Poland following the trail of Isaac Bashevis Singer\u2019s hero?<br data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"339\" \/><br \/>\nDirector <strong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"363\">Howard Rypp <\/strong>embarks on a journey after <strong data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"410\">Gimpel the Fool<\/strong> \u2013 the innocent and profound character from the stories of the renowned Yiddish writer and Nobel laureate. The result is a moving documentary combining rare archival materials with a personal perspective on culture, identity, and memory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"839\">During special screening evenings of the<strong> documentary film &#8220;Gimpel the Fool Returns to Poland&#8221;<\/strong>, the Israeli audience will have the opportunity to see the film for the first time and participate in discussions on theater, cinema, and Jewish memory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"991\">Following the screenings, there will be meetings with director Howard Rypp, moderated by journalist <strong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"958\">Shiri Lev-Ari<\/strong>, and featuring special guests:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1159\">\n<li data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1055\">\n<p data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1055\"><strong data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1012\">Dr. Meirav Chen<\/strong> \u2013 granddaughter of Isaac Bashevis Singer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1159\">\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1159\"><strong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1078\">Witold D\u0105browski<\/strong> \u2013 lead actor and deputy director of the <strong data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1140\">Brama Grodzka \u2013 Teatr NN<\/strong> centre in Lublin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1330\"><strong data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1217\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t7e\/1\/16\/1f4c5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> <\/span>Tuesday | 25.11 | 16:00<\/strong><br data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1220\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t2d\/1\/16\/1f4cd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> University of Haifa, <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, Room 146 (small auditorium)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span>Address: 199 Aba Khoushy Blvd, Mount Carmel, Haifa<br data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1287\" \/><br \/>\nFree entry | <em>Event will be held in English.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1330\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1450\"><strong data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1362\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t7e\/1\/16\/1f4c5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>Thursday | 27.11 | 19:00<\/strong><br data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1365\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t2d\/1\/16\/1f4cd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>Addres: Beit Shalom Aleichem, 2 Berkowitz St., Tel Aviv<br data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1417\" \/><br \/>\nFree entry &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeWvr6SeSKJUorbS-EGfh1lc0Q4pea1Cn2zEIZQjW16GGHMeA\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\">for registration <\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1500\"><em>The event will be held in Hebrew.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1500\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1500\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1498\">* <\/em>The film is in English with Hebrew subtitles<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1500\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1776\">The film was created by <strong data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1568\">Howard Rypp <\/strong>\u2013 actor, director, and founder of <strong data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1621\">Nefesh Theatre<\/strong> in Tel Aviv. In 2018, during the eighth edition of the festival, Rypp staged a theatrical adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer\u2019s story <em data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1773\">Gimpel the Fool<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1776\">The documentary is a personal record of that event and of Rypp\u2019s journey across Poland. It features rare, previously unpublished footage, including appearances by Singer himself. It serves both as a contemporary travel diary of the filmmaker and his literary character Gimpel the Fool in Poland, and as a story of Singer\u2019s escape from his homeland and his search for refuge in America.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2181\">Credits:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2398\">\n<li data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2225\">\n<p data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2225\">Screenplay: Howard Weisman, Howard Rypp<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Production &amp; Direction: Howard Rypp<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2302\">\n<p data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2302\">Cinematography: \u0141ukasz Kanopa, Rami Katzav, Adam Weingrod, Masza Khylnova<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2331\">\n<p data-start=\"2305\" data-end=\"2331\">Editing: Katia Shepeliavaya<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2358\">\n<p data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2358\">Music: \u00a0Idan Itzhayak<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1500\">*The event is in collaboration with Brama Grodzka \u2013 Teatr NN Lublin, Beit Shalom Aleichem, and the Interdisciplinary Unit for Polish Studies (HIUPS) at the University of Haifa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when an Israeli actor and creator returns to Poland following the trail of Isaac Bashevis Singer\u2019s hero? 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The result is a moving documentary combining rare archival materials with a personal perspective on culture, identity, and memory.\r\nDuring special screening evenings of the documentary film \"Gimpel the Fool Returns to Poland\", the Israeli audience will have the opportunity to see the film for the first time and participate in discussions on theater, cinema, and Jewish memory.\r\nFollowing the screenings, there will be meetings with director Howard Rypp, moderated by journalist Shiri Lev-Ari, and featuring special guests:\r\n\r\n\t\r\nDr. Meirav Chen \u2013 granddaughter of Isaac Bashevis Singer\r\n\r\n\t\r\nWitold D\u0105browski \u2013 lead actor and deputy director of the Brama Grodzka \u2013 Teatr NN centre in Lublin\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n Tuesday | 25.11 | 16:00\r\n University of Haifa, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, Room 146 (small auditorium)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Address: 199 Aba Khoushy Blvd, Mount Carmel, Haifa\r\nFree entry | Event will be held in English.\r\n\u00a0\r\nThursday | 27.11 | 19:00\r\nAddres: Beit Shalom Aleichem, 2 Berkowitz St., Tel Aviv\r\nFree entry - for registration \r\nThe event will be held in Hebrew.\r\n\u00a0\r\n* The film is in English with Hebrew subtitles\r\n\u00a0\r\nThe film was created by Howard Rypp \u2013 actor, director, and founder of Nefesh Theatre in Tel Aviv. In 2018, during the eighth edition of the festival, Rypp staged a theatrical adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer\u2019s story Gimpel the Fool.\r\nThe documentary is a personal record of that event and of Rypp\u2019s journey across Poland. It features rare, previously unpublished footage, including appearances by Singer himself. 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