Please join 3 Stars Cinema and Congregation Shearith Israel for "James Dean Meets Cain:
East of Eden."

East of Eden, James Dean's first movie (he was chosen for the part of Caleb (Cain) over Paul Newman) is based on John Steinbeck's family saga. Steinbeck, as he tells us in his diaries, built the modern tale of fratricide on the basis of the Biblical tale of Cain killing Abel and being exiled east of the Garden of Eden. His language, situations and message repeatedly reinterpret the Biblical story of 16 lines. Steinbeck discovers his own new translation to the Biblical verse and corresponds with the Bible scholar Louis Ginsberg to try to convince him. This is a movie to study like a text and you will be invited to offer your own interpretations interpolated within the movie. So come ready to uncover new layers in a "classic" film that illuminates the Bible as much as the Bible illuminates it.

This event will feature Shaerith Israel scholar-in-residence Noam Zion.

Popcorn, soft drinks, and water will be served!