Jewish Film Festivals and Films
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jewishfilmfests From Forward: Three films directed by Israelis took center stage in the film listings of the Los Angeles Times’ senior critic Kenneth Turan. The top spot in the “Our Movie Pick” section went to Joseph Cedar’s “Norman,” which tracks the ups, and mainly downs, of a small time New York fixer… The next Israeli pick … Read more
From Yahoo Ed Asner has been selected to receive a lifetime achievement award at Wedensday’s opening night of the 12th annual Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills. Asner has won seven Emmy Awards for performing — more than any other male actor. He received five of the … Read more
From Tablet Magazine ‘Norman,’ starring Richard Gere, is an absorbing film about a Jewish connector who’s looking for an honest piece of the action—and finds one …They get nothing wrong. Richard Gere’s accent, old New York Jewish faded with the decades and lunches cadged at the Four Seasons; the boxy, ill-fitting suits of Israeli politicians … Read more
How is this video different from our other videos? Music video for “Mah Nishtanah,” performed with the human voice and objects from the Seder table.
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THE FILM REFUGE tells the story of Rachel, a young Jewish-American woman who moves to Vienna, Austria to work for the IAEA. She befriends Yitzhak, an Ethiopian Jew and former refugee, who lives in her apartment complex. When confronted with their shared cultural history, Rachel must reconcile her past with Austria’s Holocaust history and the … Read more
From the Jerusalem Post Ronit Elkabetz one of the brightest stars in he Israeli film industry, died on April 19 of cancer at the age of 51. The public is invited to pay its respects on Wednesday at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a memorial service for … Read more
From The Hollywood Reporter ‘The Baker and the Beauty‘ and ‘Milk & Honey‘ are bound for the broadcaster’s new foreign-language drama platform Walter Presents. Israeli TV powerhouse Keshet International has sold two comedy series to Walter Presents, the recently launched on-demand platform for foreign drama from British broadcaster Channel 4. The Baker and The Beauty … Read more
From Kveller Judaism lags behind the secular world when it comes to using media to teach social and emotional ideas—aka values. Not because we don’t have the goods, either. From Pirke Avot (Ethics of our Fathers) to Orchot Tzaddikim (The Ways of the Tzaddikim) we have a tradition replete with wisdom about everyday life, parenting, … Read more