Film on Ethiopian Jewry’s ‘Yearning’ to be Screened in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — “They love our work, but they do not love us” says an elderly man in the high mountains of Ethiopia. He is a Jew. His family has been Jewish as far...
‘Turn Every Page’ Film a Stunning, Intimate Learning Experience
The film title, “Turn Every Page,” is the vital maxim of the investigative journalist and historian.
At the beginning of COVID-19, in early 2020, I took the opportunity for some self-directed continuing education on writing...
Documentary on largest-ever gift to Israel to screen at international film festival
A documentary that reconstructs the lives of Holocaust survivors Lottie and Howard Marcus, who made the largest-ever charitable donation to an institution based in Israel, will screen at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival...
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...
Israeli film ‘Image of Victory’ to be released on Netflix
Inspired by true events in 1948, Hassanin, an Egyptian filmmaker, is tasked with documenting a raid on the isolated kibbutz Nitzanim on the Israeli-Egyptian border. When the kibbutz learns of the impending army raid,...
Always the optimist: Netflix film on Shimon Peres spotlights political, emotional resilience
A children’s book by Ruth Krauss called The Carrot Seed, first published in 1945, is a little read that packs a big punch. In it, the main character, a little boy who doesn’t even have...
Ben Foster fights for his life in ‘The Survivor’
First, Harry Haft fought to save his life.
Then, he boxed to find the woman he wanted to be his wife.
Born Jewish in Poland, Haft was sent to Auschwitz after the Nazi Germans invade in...
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...
Friendship Tested and True
Films and series dealing with the Shoah (Holocaust) are streaming on Netflix.
My Best Friend Anne Frank
(Mijn Beste Vriendin Anne Frank, Dutch w/ subtitles)
The Diary of Anne Frank is a well-known story. It has been translated into more than...
Holocaust documentary features four stories of European child survivors now living in Florida
A Nazi almost murdered Anita Karl for the sin of trying to have a piece of chocolate.
The German asked Karl and her cousin if they wanted a piece of candy. Her cousin was quicker;...