Since we are now experiencing a truly difficult year, it’s nice to have a movie like this to help us get through it.
The film shows how the community was shaken by the news that there were descendants of Jews in Portuguese villages who still practiced Jewish rituals mixed with Catholicism, known as Marranos.
Israeli 'Haktovet al Hakir' commemorates the Babyn Yar massacre
Jewison: “The biggest grossing picture is not necessarily the best picture... So just tell stories that move us to laughter and tears, and perhaps reveal a little truth about ourselves.”
Several Sundance panels focused on Jewish and Israeli issues, as well as events held in response to the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the Israel-Gaza war.
An Israeli short film, Letter to a Pig, by Tal Kantor and Amit Gicelter, was nominated in the Short Animated Film category.
The series is set to be released in the US on Peacock in May and in Israel on Yes.
The documentary Vishniac premiered in New York on January 19 and will open in Los Angeles on February 2.
Plan A focuses on questions of justice, revenge, redemption, and healing that are as relevant today as they were in 1945. The movie opened throughout Israel on January 11.
Von Erich wants to help Israel hang on, and he will do what he can while he is here. “I love Texas and I love Israel,” he said, before heading off to start his very full day.
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