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The Forgotten Indie Film That Recreated Manhattan’s Old Jewish Enclave

by Charles Bramesco October 4, 2021December 30, 2021

Like many of Silver’s films, the 1975 indie drama about Manhattan’s old Jewish enclave has been unjustly forgotten. But you now have the perfect opportunity to discover it.

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An Artist Excavates Her Family’s Pre-Holocaust Story

by Lauren Moya Ford September 14, 2021December 30, 2021

Sara Davidmann explores the space between what we can know about one of the darkest moments in human history and what is impossible to recover.

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In Malibu, a Large Hole Is Being Dug to Contain Your Grief

by Matt Stromberg August 19, 2021December 30, 2021

Cara Levine’s “Dig a Hole” is inspired by Shiva, the seven-day period of mourning in Judaism.

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The Three Versions of The Jazz Singer and the Sinister Bargain of Jewish Whiteness

by Caroline Golum August 18, 2021December 30, 2021

For scholars, weighing the context of the classic film’s use of blackface is a valuable thought exercise. For a Jew, it is an exorcism.

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75 Years On, How Cinema Remembers the Holocaust

by Justine Smith July 21, 2021December 30, 2021

With those who directly experienced the events dwindling in number, films about the Holocaust must now grapple with what “Never forget” truly means.

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How Those Who Lived Through the Holocaust Have Testified in Film

by Justine Smith July 20, 2021December 30, 2021

While narratives depicting the Holocaust present fixed versions of events, testimonial films tend to be more open-ended, and pose more profound questions.

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How Movies Have “Witnessed” the Holocaust Over the Decades

by Justine Smith July 19, 2021December 30, 2021

Since cameras were first pointed at the concentration camps, filmmakers have faced challenges in how to respectfully and meaningfully depict atrocity.

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Williamsburg Gets Its First Hasidic Art Gallery

by Hakim Bishara June 23, 2021December 30, 2021

The lively opening of Shtetl Gallery signals shifting perceptions around Hasidic art in the local community.

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“Don’t Fuck With the Jews” and Other Moments of Muscular Judaism on Film

by Mark Asch June 21, 2021December 30, 2021

Cinema’s thorny depictions of Israeli military action reflects the swift shift in Jewish identity around questions of oppression.

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A Loving Tribute to the Egg Cream, New York’s Classic Drink

by Hrag Vartanian February 4, 2021July 13, 2022

The short film Egg Cream explores the history of the Downtown Jewish concoction.

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Mapping Jewish, Indigenous, and Spiritual Life in LA

by Elisa Wouk Almino January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

UCLA’s “Engaging Living Religion” will look at how religious beliefs are presented and explored in museum galleries.

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Celebrate Hanukkah With Films That Center Jewish Narratives

by Dan Schindel December 14, 2020December 30, 2021

From the Coen Brother’s take on the Jewish-American experience, to a rabbi’s talking cat, stream these films during the holiday.

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