Who Will Remain? Attempting to better understand her grandfather Avrom Sutzkever, Israeli actress Hadas Kalderon travels to Lithuania using her grandfather’s diary to trace his early life in Vilna and his survival during the Holocaust. Sutzkever was an acclaimed Yiddish poet — described by the New York Times as the “greatest poet of the Holocaust”— whose verse drew...
The Forgiveness of Judith Malina The Forgiveness of Judith Malina considers the ethics of forgiveness in the context of the Holocaust.The film features never-before-seen footage of late theater director Judith Malina with an original score by James Sclavunos of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. As director of The Living Theatre, Judith Malina (1926–2015) was a giant of the American...
Axel Stocks: A Blood Artist A Blood Artist is a short documentary about Axel Stocks (1946-2016), who was born to a Jewish woman in a displaced persons camp immediately after the Second World War. Her husband, a Jew, and her whole family, had already been exterminated. She was forced to have sex with the Nazis to survive. After the war,...
The Fiddle Despite his father’s ban of music under his roof, Sholom will do anything to play the fiddle. Based on Sholem Aleichem’s short story “The Fiddle”, this is the story of Sholom, the boy that was destined to become the fiddler on the roof.
The Fiddle Despite his father’s ban of music under his roof, Sholom will do anything to play the fiddle. Based on Sholem Aleichem’s short story “The Fiddle”, this is the story of Sholom, the boy that was destined to become the fiddler on the roof.
Commandment 613 Rabbi Kevin Hale joyfully practices the sacred craft of a Torah scribe, bringing new life to scrolls saved during the Shoah. As his work takes him to communities now entrusted with the scrolls, he reflects on his own path to faith and practice – and the many ways to fulfill the final commandment in the...
Ida’s dance club The film is great for the Corona -days, for senior citizens all over the world that will enjoy a film that will lift their spirits. Once a year in Ida’s club, a ballroom dancing competition takes place. All the competitors are way past retirement age, but that doesn’t stop them from dancing and singing, to...