Raise The Roof National Center For Jewish Film

Father and son filmmakers yari cary wolinsky have beautifully captured the recreation of the synagogue roof in this documentary film raise the roof.

Raise the roof national center for jewish film.

Directed by cary wolinsky yari wolinsky. The show stopping reconstruction of the gwozdziec synagogue roof was unveiled as the centerpiece of the new polin museum of the history of polish jews in warsaw. View the raise the roof website for more information and for film screenings in your area. To arrange a screening in your community visit the national center for jewish film.

Jewish film showcase raise the roof rivaling the greatest wooden architecture in history the synagogues of 18th century poland the last of which were destroyed by the nazis inspired artists rick and laura brown to embark on a 10 year pursuit to reconstruct the elaborate roof and painted ceiling of the gwozdziec synagogue. The northwest film center recognizes and honors the indigenous peoples of this region on whose ancestral lands the museum now stands. Filmmakers yari and cary wolinsky s beautifully photographed and rendered film raise the roof tells the story of this remarkable 10 year project against the backdrop of the 1000 year history of jews in poland.