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Anti-Zionist Students Take Victory Lap After BMFI Cancels Israeli Film Festival Screening

by Gerry April 8, 2024

SJP Victory

The Bryn Mawr and Haverford Students  (Bi-Co) for Justice in Palestine are quite pleased that the Bryn Mawr Film Institute (BMFI) has canceled the screening of "The Child Within" as part of the Israeli Film Festival. With one feature of the movie scheduled for tomorrow, the BMFI abruptly announced today that the movie would not be shown.  Not a … [Read more...] about Anti-Zionist Students Take Victory Lap After BMFI Cancels Israeli Film Festival Screening

Bryn Mawr Film Institute Cancels Israeli Film Festival Screening

by Gerry April 8, 2024

BMFI Canceled

The Bryn Mawr Film Institute (BMFI) has canceled Tuesday night's (April 9)  screening of the film "The Child Within Me," which is part of the Israeli Film Festival. In a statement issued today, BMFI said  they were canceling the screening because "It has become clear that our showing this movie is being widely taken among individuals and institutions in our community as an … [Read more...] about Bryn Mawr Film Institute Cancels Israeli Film Festival Screening

Cherry Blossoms Are Peaking At Shofuso, Japanese Cultural Center In Fairmount Park

by Gerry April 8, 2024

Shofuso Still

apanese Cultural Center In Fairmount Park https://youtu.be/B63fmiu6Ozs From VisitPhiladelphia.com  First established as a Japanese-style landscape for the 1876 Centennial Exposition, the current garden was designed by Sano Tansai in 1958 when the authentic shoin-style Japanese house was moved here from New York’s Museum of Modern Art. For Philadelphia’s 1976 Bicentennial … [Read more...] about Cherry Blossoms Are Peaking At Shofuso, Japanese Cultural Center In Fairmount Park

Students Accuse Bryn Mawr Film Institute Of Supporting Genocide

by Gerry April 5, 2024

BMFI SJP

The Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College (BiCo) chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, through its Instagram page (which now boasts 2,015 followers), is calling for a protest on Tuesday night (April 9) in front of the Bryn Mawr Film Institute (BMFI). In conjunction with the Israeli Film Festival, BMFI will show one feature at 7:00 … [Read more...] about Students Accuse Bryn Mawr Film Institute Of Supporting Genocide

Louis Kahn’s ‘Genel House’ In Wynnewood – Completed 73 Years Ago.

by Gerry April 5, 2024

Genel House Louid Kahn Wynnewood

https://youtu.be/7KbJWkRlAOYFrank Geary could easily have been referring to Louis Kahn's "Genel House" when he said, "Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness."If you're travelling from Ardmore toward City Avenue, at 201 Indian Creek Road, the house that Kahn designed for Ruth and Samuel Genel can be seen on the right as you approach Lankenau … [Read more...] about Louis Kahn’s ‘Genel House’ In Wynnewood – Completed 73 Years Ago.

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