2013 Archives

Chaim Topol, famous for his portrayal of Tevye the Milkman in the play and movie, "Fiddler on The Roof," will be headlining the Opening Night. A compilation of scenes from his movies will be offered, and the Israeli actor, a Golden Globe Award winner and Best Actor OscarÆ nominee, will speak about his career, and take questions from the audience. A catered dessert reception and the opportunity to meet Topol will follow.

A biography, with a truckload of performance clips by legendary Songwriter Doc Pomus.

Passionate tale of a master musician who, in order to repay a debt of  honor, re-assembles his former group to perform the  concert-of-a-lifetime.

A Jewish man, fleeing from the Nazis, is given shelter by an impotent farmer in exchange for an unusual bargain: He must father a child by the farmer's wife.

A Muslim boy, son of a Brooklyn imam, discovers friendship with several modern Orthodox boys who assume he is Jewish.

Life for Deb is complicated. She must care for her father, work for her self-centered brother, and still make time to find love with the perfect man.

SPECIAL EVENT

A reception and opportunity to meet Elliott Gould will follow.

In Brooklyn, a struggling and talented young musician from Russia wants to play popular music, but his father insists that he become a classical violinist.

A musical set in Russia in 1905, based on Tevye and his daughters by Sholem Aleichem. Join us for a sing-along. Chaim Topol will introduce the film, in person.

A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of the Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

The arrival of an attractive and independent woman triggers a crisis of faith for a member of an Orthodox watchdog gang.

When she characterized the evil of the Holocaust as the work of "ordinary" men, Hannah Arendt, a philosopher and writer, created controversy about the Adolf Eichmann trial.

In this nail-biting feature, an honest police detective fights to prove that Jews did not commit a robbery in anti-Semitic circa 1953 Czechoslovakia.

While mayor of New York in the 1970's, Ed Koch was either loved or hated. His legacy is that he saved the city from imminent financial collapse.

This sensitive feature tells the story of a transgender entertainer who strives to re-connect with the parents who shunned him as a young teen.

Conservative accountant, rejected by his girlfriend as being unable to satisfy her sexually, explores the sexual "wild side" in the hope of winning her back.

A Jewish Parisian girl, forever searching for the right man, is obsessed with Woody Allen's movies. Woody shows up and gives her the guidance she needs.

The life of Shimon Peres, a nation builder, Nobel Peace prize winner and the president of the state of Israel.

Putzel's goal in life is to inherit the Jewish Deli, founded by his grandfather. This goal is jeopardized when his uncle becomes involved with an unstable woman.

Roman Polanski is one of the most distinguished living film directors. An intimate and fascinating documentary film about his life.

Featuring well-known American performing artists, the beloved Sesame Street characters travel to Israel where they learn about Jewish holidays and traditions.

The lives of a Swedish family and a Jewish refugee family from Germany become intertwined over two decades, as their long-suppressed secrets are eventually revealed.

An Israeli family manages to reconcile after a lengthy separation from one another that was precipitated by deep tragedies.

This is a story about deep friendship between three musically talented children, two Jewish and a German girl. The story takes place in 1941 Ukraine before and during the German invasion.

A downed Israeli pilot and an Arab boy forge an unlikely bond in their desperate journey together as they flee to reach the Israeli border.