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Jewish Identity Through Film

Through the course of seven sessions—and seven seminal films curated by the professor Amitai Etzioni —we will explore a range of perspectives on the legacy of the Shoah, the Eastern European Jewish experience, the Zionist project, and more.

October 6 – November 7 More ▸

Jojo Rabbit (Sneak Preview)

Dir. Taika Waititi
108 min | GermanyUSA
Narrative

Taika Waititi directs a riotous cast (Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie) in this biting, comedic satire about a young German boy who discovers a Jewish girl hiding in his home and consults with his imaginary best friend, Adolf Hitler.

October 24 More ▸

Chasing Portraits

Dir. Elizabeth Rynecki
78 min | USA
Documentary

An American woman’s emotional quest to find the art of her Polish-Jewish great-grandfather, lost during World War II.

October 25 – 31 More ▸

The Attack

Dir. Ziad Doueiri
105 min | Lebanon
Narrative

An Israeli-Palestinian surgeon (Ali Suliman) is shocked to discover that his wife was the terrorist responsible for a suicide bombing that killed 17 people.

October 27 More ▸

Fig Tree

Dir. Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian
93 min | EthiopiaFranceGermanyIsrael
Narrative

During the Ethiopian civil war, a Jewish teenager hatches a scheme to keep her Christian boyfriend from being drafted, as she and her family prepare to flee the country and go to Israel.

November 1 – 14 More ▸

Klezmer Brunch with Seth Kibel


Concert

Our popular bi-month Klezmer brunch returns! Enjoy fantastic music paired with a delicious kosher buffet.

November 3 More ▸

In the Land of Pomegranates

Dir. Hava Kohav Beller
124 min | Israel
Documentary

From Oscar-nominated director Hava Kohav Beller comes a multi-layered documentary about people born into a violent, on-going war: young Palestinians and Israelis, who face one another in a German retreat called, ‘Vacation From War’

November 3 More ▸

Anton

Dir. Zaza Urushadze
102 min | GeorgiaUkraineUSA
Narrative

Directed by Academy Award-nominated director Zaza Urushadze, Anton explores the little-known story of Germans living in Russia after the First World War and during the Bolshevik Revolution.

November 7 More ▸

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

Dirs. Ronit ElkabetzShlomi Elkabetz
115 min | FranceGermanyIsrael
Narrative

An Orthodox Israeli woman (Ronit Elkabetz) fights for three years to obtain a divorce from her devout husband (Simon Abkarian), who refuses to grant his permission to dissolve the marriage.

November 10 More ▸

Back to the Fatherland

Dirs. Kat RohrerGil Levanon
77 min | AustriaGermanyIsrael
Documentary

Gil is from Israel, Kat from Austria; Gil is the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Kat the granddaughter of a Nazi officer. They have been friends for over a decade.

November 10 – 11 More ▸

The Song of Names

Dir. François Girard
85 min | CanadaHungaryUnited Kingdom
Narrative

Tim Roth and Clive Owen star in François Girard’s (The Red Violin) latest historical drama, about a man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

November 12 More ▸

40 Years of Filmmaking: An Aviva Kempner Retrospective

Celebrating 40 years of filmmaking from master documentarian Aviva Kempner.

November 15 – November 23 More ▸

Exodus (First Half)

Dir. Otto Preminger
120 min | USA
Narrative

The 1960 American epic film on the founding of the modern State of Israel, starring Paul Newman as a resistance fighter who helps rescue 600 Jews from detention camps.

November 17 More ▸

Synonyms

Dir. Nadav Lapid
123 min | FranceGermanyIsrael
Narrative

In the latest from Nadav Lapid, a young Israeli man absconds to Paris to flee his nationality, aided by his trusty French-Hebrew dictionary.

November 29 – December 5 More ▸

Seth Kibel & The Kleztet: Tribute to Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw


Concert

A musical tribute to two Jewish-American clarinetists, both giants of the Swing Era, whose influence is felt on music to this day.

December 11 More ▸

Klezmer Brunch with Seth Kibel


Concert

Our popular bi-month Klezmer brunch returns! Enjoy fantastic music paired with a delicious kosher buffet.

January 5 More ▸

Rhythm & Jews: Jews & The Birth of Rock and Roll


Concert

A celebration of the Jewish songwriters and producers behind the scenes of the first decade of rock ‘n roll

January 29 More ▸