Congregation Shaara Tfille and The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs are thrilled to host a special sneak preview showing of the documentary Las Dos Mariette at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, July 17, at Congregation Shaara Tfille, 84 Weibel Avenue  as part of the 2024 Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival.  The presentation is a specially arranged sneak preview and will be followed with a Zoom Q & A with the director, Poli Martinez Kaplun directly from Buenos Aires, Argentina.  This event is sponsored by a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Northeast New York.  There is a $5 admission charge that also includes light refreshments.

Advance reservations are required. Please RSVP by phoning Congregation Shaara Tfille at 518-584- 2370  or emailing barbaraopitz47@gmail.com by Friday, July 12.

Las Dos Mariette is documentary, biography.  How long can a person keep a secret? For more than seven decades, Mariette Diamant—who escaped with her parents from Nazi-occupied France during WWII—would hide the Jewish origins of her family for fear of retaliation. But at 90, Mariette decides to shed light on that past that haunts her and reveal her true identity.

A story that shows how the secrets we keep can impact different generations. Las Dos Mariette is directed by Poli Martinez Kaplun whose previous documentaries include Lea and Mira (2016) and The House on Wannsee Street (2019).