Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features story of Polish Jewish teenager who triggered Kristallnacht

In Proud Jewish Boy, documentarian Isri Halpern sets out to find the truth about the 17-year-old Jewish refugee who assassinated a German diplomat in Paris in 1938.

Scene from the film, Proud Jewish Boy, by Isri Halpern.

Scene from the film, Proud Jewish Boy, by Isri Halpern.

(photo credit: DAVID POLONSKY AND MICHAEL FAUST)

DECEMBER 15, 2025 14:49