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The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History |
Saturday, March 21, 2026 8:00 PMGuest Speaker: Yakir Englander |
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A young ultra-Orthodox couple in Jerusalem see their carefully ordered life implode when an anonymous envelope arrives, containing photos of the husband kissing another man. What begins as a private shock quickly spirals into a nightmare of blackmail by a local gang that terrorizes their tight-knit community. As the threats mount and their financial security, social standing, and sense of faith come under fire, the couple is forced to confront buried desires, rigid norms, and the limits of loyalty. Balancing humor, tenderness, and pain, Pink Lady follows their struggle to protect their love while everything around them demands silence and sacrifice.
Q&A
Join us for a Q&A with Yakir Englander following the movie.
| Country: | Israel |
| Release Date: | 2024 |
| Time: | 106 minutes |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Language: | Hebrew with English subtitles |
| Director: | Nir Bergman |
| Featuring: |
Uri Blufarb Gal Malka Sara von Schwarze Michal Weinberg Romi Aviram Sharon Bradley Gur Ya'ari |
| Topics: | Judaism, LGBT, Orthodox-Haredi |
Guest Speaker:
Yakir Englander
Dr. Yakir Englander is the Senior National Director of Leadership programs and Senior Scholar at the Israeli-American Council. Originally from the Hasidic community of Israel, Englander left Ultra-Orthodoxy and was subsequently drafted to the Israeli military, where he served in an elite unit tasked with the identification of human remains. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in Jewish philosophy and gender studies.
Dr. Englander has seamlessly integrated his roles as an activist, Jewish leader, and educator with his academic research. He is a Fulbright scholar and has held visiting professorships at prestigious institutions including Northwestern University, Rutgers University, the Hebrew University, the Shalom Hartman Institute, and Harvard Divinity School.
He lives in an intentional community in West Philadelphia and is supporting changes in the Ultra-Orthodox World.
