God’s Neighbors
Policing anyone who violates Jewish law in Bat Yam ultimately leads to a crisis of faith.
Raise the Roof
The film recounts the efforts to rebuild the glorious Polish wooden Gwozdziec Synagogue.
The Newburgh Sting
In 2009, four Muslim men conspired to blow up two synagogues in the wealthy Jewish community of Riverdale, New York. Their plot was foiled in a massive F.B.I.…
Film Reviews: Justice, and Injustice, on Screen
Our latest film review roundup includes Women in Gold, Aya and Felix and Meira.
The Latest Films: From Tense Courtroom Drama to Diplomacy on the World Stage
Reviews of GETT: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, Diplomacy and the documentaries Above and Beyond, about Jewish World War II pilots, and Watchers of the Sky.
Women and Exile Onscreen
Two recent films out of Israel—about women who worked alongside men on one of the first kibbutzim, and about the trauma of 2,000-plus years of exile for Jews.
New-Style Sukkah and Old-Fashioned Smoked Fish: A Roundup of Jewish Films
Our current roundup of films includes documentaries on the charming Theodore Bikel and Turkish Jewish immigrant—and filmmaker—Altina Shinasi as well as movies about the modern Israeli experience.
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