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Ronnie’s

Dir. Oliver Murray
102 min | United Kingdom
Documentary

A joyous and visually stunning film capturing the spirit of Ronnie Scott’s famous Soho jazz club, home to jazz icons from Ella Fitzgerald to Miles Davis and Nina Simone.

September 1 More ▸

Powder Keg

Dir. Ole Christian Madsen
106 min | Denmark
Narrative

A gripping Danish drama centering on Copenhagen’s 2015 terrorist attacks. Starring Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

September 2 More ▸

The Auschwitz Report

Dir. Peter Bebjak
94 min | Slovakia
Narrative

Slovakia’s official entry to the 2021 Academy Awards. When two Slovak Jews escape from Auschwitz, they find themselves up against allies that don’t believe the truth.

September 9 More ▸

DC Shorts International Film Festival


Shorts Program

The DC Shorts International Film Festival returns from September 9-19, with 5 live screenings shown in partnership with JxJ at Cafritz Hall from September 11-12.

September 11 – September 12 More ▸

The Women’s Balcony (Episode 1)

40 min | Israel
Narrative

Presented as part of the EDCJCC’s High Holiday Day of Learning and Celebration, Day of Awesome, JxJ screens episode 1 of the new Israeli TV Series (based on the hit movie) The Women’s Balcony.

September 12 More ▸

Chronicle of a Life and Love

Dir. Timothy Nelson
60 min
Concert

IN Series’ acclaimed virtual creation Chronicle of a Life and Love transforms into a live musical performance. Robert Schumann’s unforgettable Frauenliebe und Leben mingles with the writings of Jewish essayist Shalom Auslander to become a celebration of loving life, and living love.

September 25 More ▸

Kiss Me Kosher

Dir. Shirel Peleg
101 min | GermanyIsrael
Narrative

Two generations of Israeli women fall for a German woman and a Palestinian man, in this comic love story full of misadventure and discovery.

September 30 More ▸

Trio Sefardi


Concert

PRESENTS LA NONA KANTA: THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF FLORY JAGODA

A celebration of the recently departed legend of Sephardic song, Flory Jagoda, with live music by Trio Sefardi.

October 7 More ▸

Laughing at Myself: My Education in Congress, on the Farm, and at the Movies


Book Talk

In his new book, Laughing at Myself: My Education in Congress, on the Farm, and at the Movies, Dan Glickman shares how a Jewish kid from Kansas became a congressman, secretary of agriculture, and chief lobbyist for Hollywood.

October 12 More ▸

Persian Lessons

Dir. Vadim Perelman
| BelarusGermanyRussia
Narrative

Gilles, a young Jewish Belgian man, is arrested in 1942 by the SS and sent to a concentration camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian.

October 20 More ▸