You’ll be swept up in this tense historical drama set in the German occupation of France, based on a play by Jean-Philippe Daguerre. Jewish jeweler Joseph Haffman leaves his shop in the care of his assistant Mercier as he tries to flee to Switzerland. He ends up hiding in his own basement when his exit...
View the 1961 trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann from the perspectives of his Jewish Moroccan prison guard, an Israeli police investigator who’s also a Holocaust survivor and a 13-year-old Libyan immigrant. Hebrew, with subtitles.
This documentary illuminates the biography of Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, teacher and author of the haunting memoir “Night.” The film draws on personal archives and interviews to understand Wiesel (1928-2016), 80 years after his liberation from Buchenwald. After the film, Engage in a conversation with Charlotte Decoster, Ph.D., Ackerman Family Director of Education for...
In this Israeli war drama about the 1973 Yom Kippur War, a company of Israeli soldiers is attacked by Egyptian forces, and the odds of survival are slim. A young lieutenant and an army doctor weigh their grim options between a near hopeless battle and surrender. Based on a true story. Hebrew with English subtitles...
All is not what it seems for Jonathan, a famous movie producer who has recently won an award at the Cannes Film Festival. The pandemic, anxious investors, distribution problems, and a difficult divorce have left Jonathan with the difficult decision to sell his company. His new wife, unaware of his troubles, plans a surprise party...
A rivalry between Israeli fighter pilots intensifies before the Six-Day War of 1967. Can they unite to lead their squadron into victory? Hebrew, with English subtitles
In this intense and suspenseful story, Leila, an Iranian judo athlete competes in the world championship. While trying to bring home a gold medal, she must face a difficult decision - fight for herself or fight for her country. Stay after the film for a conversation with Jeff Hammett and Brian Silverstein of the Cinema...
This documentary follows the fascinating life and career of renowned pianist John Bayless and his monumental rise to fame. After a 30-year career of playing with two hands, a debilitating stroke leads Bayless to reinvent himself as a one-handed musician. After the film John Bayless and Stewart Schulman will reflect on the film.
Based on a true story, “The Ring” is a profound adventure that follows a religious man, Arnon, as he travels to Budapest with his estranged daughter to recover his mother’s heirloom. As his mother’s health declines, he aims to find and return to her a ring that saved her life during the Holocaust. English subtitles
Argentinian-Israeli aspiring film director Marcelo already lives in a crowded home. When his estranged family members show up indefinitely after a decade apart, a chaotic family reunion ensues. After the film view a video created by Cinema Emanu-El committee member Ethan Kerstine with resonant themes from the movie.
