Israel 2011, Director: Tamar Tal, Hebrew & German with English subtitles, 60 minutes
Documentary At the age of 96, Miriam Weissenstein never imagined that she would be facing a new chapter in her life. But that changes when a redevelopment plan threatens to demolish the building which, for more than 70 years, has been home to the Pri-Or Photo House - the life’s work of her late husband, photographer Rudi Weissenstein.
France/Canada/Israel 2011, Director: Thierry Binisti, French, Hebrew, English & Arabic with English subtitles, 99 minutes
Drama Shaken by news of a suicide bombing at a local café near her Jerusalem home, Tal, a 17 year-old girl whose family has immigrated to Israel from France,writes a letter expressing her refusal to accept that only
TALES FROM THE GARMENT CENTER USA 2011, Directors: Steven Fischler & Joel Sucher, English, 57 minutes
Documentary Dressing America offers a fascinating look at the New York garment industry, fondly referred to as the “shmatte business”, which had its humble beginnings with Jewish immigrants who came to America seeking a better life in a new land. This informative documentary tells the story of how the rough and tumble efforts of an interesting assortment of Jewish “characters” helped create an industry that grew by leaps and bounds, and paved the way for a legion of Jewish
Israel 2012, Director: Jonathan Paz, Hebrew, English, French & Cameroonian with English subtitles, 60 minutes
Documentary In this heartwarming and often humorous documentary, Mickey Arbel, the Israeli Ambassador in Cameroon, Africa, sets out on a long and exhausting journey into the deep jungles and arid deserts of Africa, to persuade the villagers of the need for drip-irrigation, which would resolve once and for all the severe irrigation problems of this very underdeveloped country. Israel,
Israel 2011, Director: Arnon Goldfinger, Hebrew, English, German with English subtitles, 97 minutes
Documentary When filmmaker Arnon Goldfinger’s grandmother passes away at age 98, the family is left with the task of clearing out the Tel Aviv flat that she and her husband shared for decades since emigrating from Berlin
USA 2012, Director: Rachel Goslins, Albanian & English with English subtitles, 86 minutes
Documentary Sixty years after WW II, Muslim Albanian Rexhep Hoxha tries to fulfill a promise made to the Jewish family his father saved during the Holocaust. His remarkable quest brings
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Israel 201, Producers: Neta Zwebner-Zaibert & Hilla Medalia, Directors: Dana Doron & Uriel Sinai, Hebrew with English subtitles, 60 minutes
Documentary A bluish-grey number etched into the forearm. It has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the Holocaust, and of the attempt by the Nazis to dehumanize their victims by obliterating their individual identities and dignity. An estimated 400,000 prisoners were tattooed with
France 2011, Director: Ismael Ferroukhi, French with English subtitles, 99 minutes
Drama Inspired by actual events, this gripping wartime espionage drama tells the little-known story of Muslim freedom fighters and a mosque that sheltered Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris during WWII. When Younes, a young and barely-literate
Israel 2011, Director: Marco Carmel, Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles, 91 minutes, Mature themes
Drama This charming and beautifully-acted film, based on an old Moroccan-Jewish folk tale, deftly blends Sephardic superstitions, magical touches of surrealism and the spirits of the deceased, to tell a poignant story of sibling rivalry and reconciliation
Israel 2012, Director: Menachem Roth, Yiddish & Hebrew with English subtitles, 60 minutes,Disturbing content, Mature themes
Documentary As an adolescent attending an all-male, ultra-Orthodox boarding school, director Menachem Roth was the victim of sexual abuse. Twenty years later, ever haunted by the deep emotional wounds that have not healed, the now-secular
THE ART OF ESTHER NISENTHAL KRINITZ USA 2011, Director: Nina Shapiro-Perl, English & Yiddish with English subtitles, 30 minutes
Documentary More than 40 years after the Holocaust, Esther Nisenthal Krinitz felt the need to share the story of her survival - a story that is remarkable on its own. But it is all the more extraordinary because of her method of storytelling- stitching and embroidering. It comes to us with unexpected beauty in a series of 36 large fabric collages, intricately embroidered in vivid color. Through Esther's own words
THE YONI NETANYAHU STORY USA 2011, Directors: Jonathan Gruber & Ari Daniel Pinchot, English & Hebrew with English subtitles, 83 minutes
Documentary Operation Entebbe - the courageous mission to save Israeli hostages held by Arab terrorists at the Entebbe, Uganda airport in 1976 - was an almost miraculous success, but Israel's triumph was also its tragedy. Gruber and Pinchot'’s riveting retelling of this defining moment in Israeli and world history
USA 2011, Director: Roberta Grossman, English, 73 minutes
Documentary It's to music what the bagel is to food – a Jewish staple that has transcended its origins and become a worldwide hit. Harry Belafonte sang it. Elvis too. And that’s only the beginning when it comes to Hava Nagila. With humor, depth and heart, award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman takes us
(THE FLOOD) Israel/Canada/France 2011, Director: Guy Nattiv, Hebrew with English subtitles, 101 minutes, Mature themes
Drama This award-winning and critically acclaimed drama about a family in turmoil is sensitively told through the eyes of the family’s youngest son, Yoni. Almost 13 years old, Yoni is a gifted student, but physically undeveloped, and with his
Germany 2011, Director: Anna Justice, English, German & Polish with English subtitles, 105 minutes, Brief Nudity, Sexuality
Drama Shifting back and forth in time between 1976 New York and 1944 Poland, this stirring drama recounts a remarkable love story that blossomed under extraordinary circumstances during the darkest of times. In a daring escape
Israel 2011, Director: Danny Yagil, Hebrew with English subtitles, 41 minutes
Drama In the throes of a heated election campaign, Gideon Harel, the fictitious Prime Minister of Israel, arrives at a TV studio to take part in a televised election debate. With few achievements during his term as Prime Minister
How a Small Nation makes a Big Difference Israel 2011, Director: Wayne Kopping, English, 55 minutes
Documentary Inside Israel: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference is the ultimate feel-good exploration of the values that drive Israeli innovation and progress. Host Tal Ben Shahar was Harvard University's most popular lecturer, yet
Germany 2011, Director: Leo Khasin, German, Arabic & Russian with English subtitles, 94 minutes
Drama The lives of a Palestinian teenager and an elderly Russian Jewish widower become inter-twined in surprising ways in this touching film, set in a tough working-class neighborhood in modern-day Berlin. When his family immigrates to Berlin from
USA 2012, Director: Josh Aronson, English, 85 minutes
Documentary This is the little-known story of the remarkable man whose vision and singular efforts brought into being a world-class orchestra in Palestine that would later become the Israel Philharmonic. Recognizing the ominous threat facing Jews in 1930’s Europe, celebrated Polish-Jewish violinist Bronislaw Huberman
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