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93Queen
93Queen follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community
by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City.
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A Fortunate Man
A pastor's son hopes to wed into a wealthy Jewish family and find success in 19th century Copenhagen in this sweeping romance from Danish Academy Award-winning filmmaker Bille August.
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Director
Fernando
Grostein Andrade
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Abe
The son of an Israeli mother and a Palestinian father learns the art of cooking
while searching for his identity amid one of the longest-running conflicts on our planet.
Special Guest: Director Fernando Grostein Andrade
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Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams
Experience the world as observed through the eyes of one of Isreal's greatest author's;
a man of whom it has been said, knows Isreali society inside out, especially since he is an outsider himself.
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Miriam Westheimer
Joel Westheimer
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Ask Dr. Ruth
Ask Dr. Ruth chronicles the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist. With her diminutive frame, thick German accent, and uninhibited approach to sex therapy and education, Dr. Ruth transformed the conversation around sexuality.
Special guests: Miriam Westheimer and Joel Westheimer, children of Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
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Carl Laemmle
Explore the life of Carl Laemmle, the immigrant who founded
Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany.
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Echo
Suspecting that his wife is cheating on him, a man heads down a rabbit hole of extreme measures, in this sophisticated, gripping psychological drama.
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Hannah Simpson |
Family in Transition
Packing an emotional punch with a unique perspective, Family in Transition charts the seismic changes in a close-knit Israeli family grappling with gender transition.
Special Guest: Come meet Hannah Simpson, a nationally-known writer and speaker on transgender identity intersected with Jewish faith.
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Michael Bernardi
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SPECIAL SCREENING
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
The story of the Broadway sensation, Fiddler on the Roof, and its phenomenal impact around the world.
Special Guest: Actor Michael Bernardi.
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Golda
Shortly before her passing, Golda Meir was interviewed for Israeli television.
After shooting ended, the cameras recorded an intimate talk with the first and only woman to ever rule Israel.
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Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Explore the remarkable man behind the prestigious prizes. A Jewish immigrant from Hungary, Joseph Pulitzer began as a gifted journalist before becoming a successful publisher and businessman.
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King Bibi
King Bibi charts the ascent of Israel's media-savvy prime minister. This potent portrayal reveals a controversial politician's instinct for seizing power through the art of communication.
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Leona
A young woman from Mexico City finds herself torn between her Syrian-Jewish family and a forbidden love, in this journey of discovery and self-determination.
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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
This love story between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse, Marianne Ihlen, follows their relationship from their early days on Hydra to how their love evolved when Leonard became a successful musician.
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My Polish Honeymoon
This romantic comedy looks at the joys and pains that a recently-married Parisian Jewish couple of Polish heritage experience while learning about their family history.
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Redemption
A father fights to save his gravely ill daughter and his own dreams of being a rock musician, in this poignant drama.
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Shai K.
The untold story of Shaike Ophir, one of the greatest Israeli actors of all time. Known as the "Israeli Charlie Chaplin", Ophir worked with Alfred Hitchcock and became a mega-star in Israel.
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Shoelaces
Shoelaces tells the story of a complicated relationship between an aging father and his special-needs son, whom he abandoned while he was still a young boy.
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Simon and Théodore
Simon and Théodore follows the eccentric friendship between an emotionally troubled man and rebellious teen, two misfits seeking self-acceptance.
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Standing Up, Falling Down
Scott, a stand-up comedian, returns to Long Island after striking out in Los Angeles and finds an unexpected connection with Marty (Billy Crystal), a local dermatologist. As their unlikely friendship evolves, Marty and Scott find the strength to start confronting their regrets.
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The Accountant of Auschwitz
The Accountant of Auschwitz reconstructs the controversial war crimes trial of one of the last living perpetrators of the Holocaust.
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The Day After I'm Gone
A veterinarian living in Tel-Aviv is forced to re-examine his relationship with his adolescent daughter, after she wishes to end her life.
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Director Shai Gal
Omri Assenheim
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The Jewish Underground
This political thriller explores the Shin Bet Security Service interrogation that led to the arrest of the Jewish Underground, an organization that operated in the early 1980's in the West Bank.
Special Guests: Director Shai Gal and Omri Assenheim will attend both showings.
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The Other Story
Two rebellious young women cross paths unexpectedly in Jerusalem — with startling consequences — in this empowering drama.
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Director Ryan S. Porush
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The Passengers
This story of the Ethiopian Jews is told through the amazing journey of two young men as they represent their community on a fateful mission in America.
Special Guest: Director Ryan S. Porush will attend the screening.
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The Spy Behind Home Plate
The true story of Moe Berg, major league baseball player turned spy. From the streets of Newark to five major league teams to his secret life spying for the OSS during WWII. Berg's improbable story is told with rare footage and revealing interviews.
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The Tobacconist
A young man journeys to Vienna to apprentice at a tobacco shop. There he meets Sigmund Freud, and over time the two very different men form a singular friendship.
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The Unorthodox
A Sephardic Jerusalem widower is incited to act when his daughter is expelled from a prestigious religious school just for her Sephardic ethnicity.
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Illana Shoshan-Diamant
Ann Ravel
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Working Woman
An ambitious woman sacrifices her family life to prove herself to her new boss. But when flirting turns into harassment, she struggles to restore her sense of dignity and self-worth.
Special Guests: Illana Shoshan-Diamant and Ann Ravel.
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You Only Die Twice
This detective story set in the Alps revolves around the former President of the Jewish Community in Tyrol, Ernst Beschinsky. A man with this name dies twice—once in 1969, in Israel, and a second time in 1987, in Innsbruck. Who was he really?
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