1924 Film That Anticipates the Holocaust Found and Restored
The recently restored Austrian silent film Die Stadt Ohne Juden details a dystopian narrative in which Jews are harassed, physically assaulted and forced out of the country by train.
The City Without Jews, as the title translates...
17th Annual Jewish Film Festival Raises Awareness of Identity, Culture
With a strong message of promoting “Jewish values and diversity through the medium of film,” the Barshop Jewish Community Center in San Antonio will “raise community awareness of Jewish identity, history and culture” with...
Nuclear story ‘not over,’ says author of book behind ‘Oppenheimer’ film
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film “Oppenheimer,” now in theaters, explores the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer—the so-called “father” of the atomic bomb and one of history’s most famous and controversial Jews.
One of the authors of the...
Love and War Divide Two Boyhood Best Friends
Secrets of War (Oorlogsgeheimen) is a 2014 film set in the summer of 1943 in Southern Limburg, a Dutch village. The area is occupied by the Germans to mixed reactions from its residents.
In the opening scene,...
Streaming the Armenian genocide
On April 24, 1915 the Ottoman Empire arrested approximately 250 prominent Armenians and deported them a month later to the Turkish interior where most of them were killed. Armenians annually commemorate April 24th as Armenian...
All eyes upon this 13-year-old
A young man starts to say the Shema because his father made him promise to do so if the Nazis were to get him. His sister, Sara, covers his mouth, and as the lights of the Nazis...
Documentary Highlights The Pioneering Role of Israel Philharmonic in Advancing Women Performers in Classical...
In celebration of March as the month dedicated to the achievements of women all around the world, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) Foundation has released a short film saluting the accomplishments of seven pioneering...
Aging Holocaust Survivors Form A Musical Band
I must start my review of Saul and Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band differently than other reviews I have written. If you want to put a smile on your face and say L’Chaim “to Life,” I urge...
West Valley Jewish Film Festival features diverse lineup
The West Valley Jewish Film Festival celebrates its 13th year by featuring three films that vary as much in tone as topic.
The festival runs from Jan. 27-29 at Beth Emeth Congregation, with one film...
“Why we hate”: Steven Spielberg’s documentary that seeks the origin of hate
Xenophobia, holocausts, torture, aggression. Why do we hate humans, what is the origin of hate? These are the questions asked in the documentary "Why we hate". Steven Spielberg is in charge of this project...