Streaming Latin American Jewish movies
Anita (Argentina: 2008): A Down syndrome Jewish girl wanders the streets of Buenos Aires in search of her mother after the AMIA bombing.
Family Law (Argentina, France, Italy, Spain): Jewish son and father explore their differences and...
Book on rescuers, liberators, survivors of World War II gets new tech for new...
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany on May 8—International March of the Living—a book about the era just got an...
Ramadan TV series about Gulf Jews draws controversy
A Ramadan TV series aired by the private Saudi-owned satellite channel MBC that shows Jews in a positive light has drawn the ire of some in the Arab world, who say it promotes the normalization with...
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...
More streaming Jewish content
Center for Jewish History: Past lectures and programs. Upcoming lectures in April:
Circus of Books: Documentary about a straight Jewish couple who ran Los Angeles’ most popular gay bookstore. Netflix (April 22).
Demon: An allegory of Polish-Jewish relations...
Streaming films about the Haredim
For a long time most films dealing with Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox Jews sided with individuals whose choice of lifestyle, partners, or vocations conflicted with the expectations of their families and community. While that is...
Streaming Sephardic movies
There are fewer movies about the Sephardim than ones about Ashkenazim, and many of those that do exist aren’t available for streaming. Here’s a partial list of some you can stream at home.
Daniel Deronda:...
Seder for a Better World An Activist’s Hagodeh
The Passover seder is an activist’s dream of cultural ritual—a debate with dinner and drinking: an evening for celebrating liberation through cross-generational questioning, story-telling, challenging, and eating— bitter, sweet, salty—accompanied by music and wine....
A Workbook for fighting antisemitism that falls short
How to Fight Anti-Semitism. Bari Weiss. Published by Crown, 2019. 15.29
Bari Weiss, author of How to Fight Anti-Semitism ( Crown, 2019), is a seasoned writer. She learned her trade at Tablet, the Wall Street Journal, and The New...
Netflix announces release date for ‘Fauda’ season 3
Season 3 of the Israeli series “Fauda” will begin streaming on Netflix on April 16.
It will be available in April everywhere except France and French-speaking territories (June 4) and Israel (June 25), according to Deadline.
The thriller tells...