Moe Berg’s surprising double life
The Spy Behind Home Plate, a documentary on the life of Moe Berg by Aviva Kempner, opening June 28 at the Landmark Ken Theater, 4061 Adams Avenue, San Diego.
In baseball, an all-around player is one...
Despite pressure, film about rising anti-Semitism in Europe gets Jerusalem screening
After several venues canceled screenings at the last minute, a controversial documentary film directed by U.K. right-wing media figure Katie Hopkins was shown in Jerusalem Tuesday evening at the Uri Zvi Greenberg Legacy House.
In...
‘Leona:’ Inter- faith dating in Mexico
Leona, a name meaning Lioness, is also equivalent to the Hebrew name “Ariela,” by which the protagonist in this 94-minute, Spanish-language, English-subtitled film is known. She is 25 years old living in what might...
The new ‘Dumbo’ vs. the old ‘Dumbo’
OK, I’ll admit it, I enjoy children’s movies. They are frequently gentle, sentimental, and have happy endings. I went to see Tim Burton’s new version of Dumbo and liked it very much. Although I saw the...
Film on Holocaust Survivor ‘Ruthie’ Sax premieres
SAN DIEGO – A 25-minute documentary on the life of Holocaust Survivor Ruth Goldshmiedova Sax, who recently died at age 90, had its premiere Sunday night at Tifereth Israel Synagogue on a doubly sad...
Moynihan doumentary provides strong political role model
SAN DIEGO – Raised in impoverished circumstances by a single mother, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihanalways had compassion for those who were not as lucky as he was. By fortuitous circumstances, a Navy...
Quest for Rynecki’s art fuels ‘Chasing Portraits’
Making the rounds of Jewish film festivals across the country is the documentary Chasing Portraits by Elizabeth Rynecki, concerning a quest to learn more about the pre-Holocaust art of her Polish Jewish great-grandfather Moshe Rynecki (Pronounced...
Schwinging start to the Jewish Film Festival
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Quincy Jones, Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock… If you’re a jazz fan, you know these names. They are the stars shining in the jazzosphere of Blue Note Records. And...
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival celebrates cinema across cultures
Every year the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival presents movies about Jewish-American life, the cinema of Israel and the legacy of the Holocaust. But this year’s festival, which takes place at multiple venues Feb. 6-26, features several...
Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival a celebration of life
The 18th annual Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival is a celebration of “chai.”
As in the Hebrew word for “life,” not the type of tea.
To commemorate the spiritually significant anniversary — the word chai is...