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The Socalled Movie
Movie + 1 extra
Enjoy a dynamic and kaleidoscopic portrait of the Canadian hip-hop artist and producer 'Socalled' (Josh Dolgin), a multi-disciplinary musician whose unique blend of klezmer, rap, and funk is blasting through the boundaries that separate music of different cultures and generations.
Directed by Ga...
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Mighty Ira
Movie
Ira Glasser is one of America’s unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As the leader of the American Civil Liberties Union for 23 years, he transformed the organization from a small, “mom- and-pop” operation on the verge of bankruptcy into a civil liberties juggernaut with offices in eve...
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The Maccabeats
1 season
Often traveling with little more than the shirts on their backs and the ties on their necks, the Maccabeats have entertained and inspired audiences worldwide, from Alabama to (New) Zealand and everywhere in between. Using nothing more than the unadulterated human voice, a clean-cut presentation, ...
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Where Is Joel Baum?
Movie
A tragic accident causes unexpected consequences in the home of a Hasidic rabbi in contemporary Brooklyn. The Grand Rabbi’s wife (Lynn Cohen, Munich) is forced to reconsider her loyalties when she discovers that the culprit is her grandson, heir to her husband's dynasty, and more obsessed with Le...
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Chez Schwartz
Movie
Spend a year in the life of Schwartz’s Deli, the unique 75-year-old landmark located on Montreal’s historic "Main" St. Laurent Boulevard. Famous worldwide for its smoked meat sandwiches, Schwartz’s Deli is home to a fascinating cast of characters - from the family founders, operators, and employe...
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Once a Nazi...
Movie
A "Whodunit" documentary thriller; Once a Nazi is Adalbert Lallier's tragic story, a man haunted by his connection to the most infamous group of mass murderers of the twentieth century - the notorious Waffen SS.
Today Lallier wrestles with the demons in his soul; a passive participant still tryi...
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Love Life
Movie
From the Emmy Award-winning director of "Unorthodox"! Ya'ara has everything: She is pretty, happily married and has excellent prospects for a university career. Yet when she meets the much older Arie, a friend of her father, her perfect world falls apart. She succumbs to his fascinating, erotic a...
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SuperJew
1 season
Brandon Cohen is becoming... a SuperJew! Each week, he'll leave the Upper West Side for Crown Heights to take a dive in the deep end of the mikvah. Mildly curious, usually skeptical, Brandon is about to ditch Tinder for the tefillin and experience all that traditional Jewish life has to offer.
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Memory Is Our Homeland
Movie
You think you’ve heard every story about World War II? You haven’t heard this one!
Beginning in 2008, filmmaker Jonathan Durand began interviewing his grandmother about her childhood stories of growing up as a Polish refugee in East Africa. Say it again, “Polish refugees in East Africa.” It’s t...
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Dealers Among Dealers
Movie + 1 extra
Go inside the virtually impenetrable world of New York diamond and precious stone trading, from the street exchanges to the world's great auction houses of Sotheby's and Christie's. Since its broadcast on the prestigious PBS' POV series, it remains the only film to reveal this amazing society, ca...
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The Pirate Captain Toledano
Movie + 2 extras
On a 16th century pirate ship, a Jewish stowaway fleeing the Inquisition wants to become a pirate to fight the Spanish. The captain must decide whether to make him a pirate... or make him walk the plank. “The Pirate Captain Toledano” is the first film set in the little-known world of Jewish pirac...
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The Bentwich Syndrome
Movie
The saga of a restless and relentless Anglo-Jewish Family which according to its founding fathers, served as God's gift to Zionism, is exposed by the director, a member of the family himself, from an alternative humorous angle.
Nominated for Best Documentary | Israeli Ophir Awards 2015
Directed...
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The Outer Circle
Movie
Midway through a gruelling Orthodox conversion, Daniel and his fiancée Katherine are eager to gain the blessing of his intimidatingly large and loud Iraqi Jewish family. At their annual Rosh Hashanah feast, Katherine’s natural elegance and ‘English English’ heritage immediately endears her to the...
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Bubbeh Lee and Me
Movie
This Emmy-nominated documentary is a hilarious portrait of an extraordinary, ordinary grandmother and a touching account of her grandson's search for his place in the world. Whether taking daily excursions to the grocery store to return under-ripe produce or sharing hard-won wisdom over blintzes ...
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The Archive
Movie
The Archive tells the incredible story of David Drucker, a lawyer in 1940s America. Employed by the Soviet Union and communist China to broker trade deals with the west, his work quickly brought him to the attention of J. Edgar Hoover and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Always traveling with...
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Liberation, Dignity, Resilience, Compassion -The Story of Le Chambon
Movie
Discover the inspiring, little-known story of Le Chambon, a Huguenot village in France who took in close to 5,000 Jewish children during the Holocaust at great risk to themselves. With little financial resources, an act of defiance and spiritual audacity, this small town makes its mark in the his...
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An Encounter with Simone Weil
Movie
What response does seeing human suffering demand of us? Filmmaker Julia Haslett seeks an answer in the life and work of controversial French thinker, activist, and mystic Simone Weil (1909-1943) –– a woman Albert Camus described as “the only great spirit of our time.”
"A profound and moving film...
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Inspiring Jewish Stories on Stage l The Braid / JWT Presents:
6 seasons
The Braid/Jewish Women’s Theatre moves hearts and challenges minds with mostly true contemporary stories performed on stage. Since 2008, this nonprofit organization has been recognized for its unique theatrical art form, “Salon Theatre,” that sits at the intersection of theatre and storytelling. ...
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The Ride: Overcoming the Impossible
Movie
A diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma is basically a painful death sentence. Moshe a 65 year old survivor, celebrates the outcomes of his battle with a 125-mile bike ride, full of its own challenges and surprises along the way. Experience how a positive attitude, support, an educated proactive patient ...
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Song of a Jewish Cowboy
Movie
Meet Scott Gerber, an unlikely mix of Yiddish and cowboy cultures. A descendant of the left wing Petaluma chicken ranchers, Scott learned Yiddish and progressive songs from his mother and grandmother, and carries on their traditions while proudly working in agriculture today. He rides the range a...
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100 Faces
Movie
BAFTA-nominated composer and director Benjamin Till explores what it means to be Jewish in this quirky and heartwarming musical film.
Till set himself the task of finding 100 British Jewish people, one born in every year between 1918 and 2017. The first shot belongs to a one-year-old in Leeds, a...
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Division Ave.
Movie
A few days before Passover, Fernanda (Lorena Rodriguez), a young Mexican woman, is hired by a Brooklyn cleaning agency to work in the local Jewish Hasidic community. Despite a prolonged wait for her payment, Fernanda continues to faithfully show up for work each day at the home of Nehama (Michal ...
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America Undiscovered
1 season
Journey across North America in this original and imaginative documentary series showcasing engaging and uplifting stories of amazing Jewish individuals and communities that have been overlooked or undiscovered. Hosted by Susan Neisloss, the series brings to light positive stories about the uniqu...
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Noa Baum: A Land Twice Promised
Movie
Beloved Israeli-born storyteller Noa Baum's dialogue with a Palestinian woman weaves together heartfelt memories to create a moving testimony that illuminates the complex and contradictory history and emotions surrounding Jerusalem, for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
“The stunning result of B...