The series opens onat 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at St. John’s High School’s Remillard Hall, 378 Main St., Shrewsbury, with a showing of Hava Nagila (The Movie) ~ a charming and entertaining documentary which traces the complex history of this Jewish wedding staple from the tune’s Ukranian origins to the lyrics authored in Jerusalem. Opening night will include guest speaker Sheryl Shakinovsky, great granddaughter of A.Z. Idelsohn, Hava Nagilia lyricist, along with musical performances by a klezmer duo.

The film series continues at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, The Willows of Westborough with a showing of Orchestra of Exiles, an inspiring tale of the establishment of the Palestine Philharmonic in the early 1930s Nazi occupied Germany.

The Other Son, a story of two Israeli and Palestinian boys inadvertently switched at birth, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at St. John’s High School, and the powerful inspiring biography Follow Me: The Jonathan Netanyahu Story will be shown at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, also at St. John’s High School. Admission for each showing varies, additional information available worcesterjcc.org.