The Walden Jewish Community Center, as part of the Klezmer-on-Hudson series, will host a screening of “Shttl” on Sunday, November 8 at 1 p.m. in The Lobby at the Ritz Theater, located at 107 Broadway in Newburgh. Attendees can also enjoy live Klezmer music before the screening and a Q&A with Film Star Moshe Lobel after the screening.

“Shttl” is an award-winning 2022 film directed by Ady Walter that follows Mendele, an young aspiring filmmaker, returning home from Kyiv to his Jewish village. Mendele plans to run away with his true love, only to find out that she is engaged with another man. The film depicts a Yiddish Ukrainian village on the border of Poland in 1941, 24 hours before the Nazi Invasion known as Operation Barbossa.

Admission for the screening is $25; to purchase tickets or learn more, visit jewishorangeny.regfox.com/shttl.