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Streaming January 13-25, 2023 Digital Screening Room

Israel | 65 minutes | 2022

Kosher Rehab

North American Premiere

This fascinating and deeply moving story serves as a powerful, open-hearted, and raw portrayal of addiction and recovery. Captured for the first time on screen, young Jewish men are seen hiding not only Torah verses in their head tefillin, but heroin as well. At Jerusalem's Kosher Rehab center, these troubled youth are trying to escape their addiction before they accelerate their slide to destruction even further. With care and sensitivity, Kosher Rehab presents the harrowing story of fifteen young American drug addicts, who share both their pain and their fight for recovery.

Accompanying the film premiere is a discussion with director Anna Oliker and moderator Frumma Gottlieb, an educator who has been cited by Time Magazine as an expert on Mindfulness in Judaism. To view the conversation please click here.

Director's Bio

Directed by Anna Oliker

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Anna Oliker was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and immigrated to Israel and then to the United States. She holds a degree in communications from Boston University and a J.D. from Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She founded Bolt Productions Ltd. in 2014 to service local international production needs.

Cast and Credits

Director

Anna Oliker

Screenwriter

Anna Oliker

Cinematographer

Snir Katzir, Lukasz Konopa

Editor

Neta Dvorkis

Cast

Eric, Aron, Shepsel, Brian, Elior, Effy

Film Info

Year

2022

Country

Israel

Run-time

65 minutes

Language

Hebrew with English subtitles
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