Event Type
Date(s)
Wednesday May 25 at 7:30 pm ET
Cost
Free
Address
1529 Sixteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
United States
Haunted by his father’s last words, “be a Jew,” Yankel is torn between faith and desire. Must he marry a girl chosen for him? It is summertime, he is young, romance is in the air, and his heart yearns for the girl next door. The world is supposed to open up as a person matures; so why does Yankel feel like it is closing in? Set in Ukraine, Yankel Boyla is a timeless coming-of-age story about conflicts between commitment and family, duty and passion.