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Correspondent | July 25, 2014 Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. friday/25 “Beginning with the End,” 11:45 a.m. “Super Women,” 1:45 p.m. “The Starfish Throwers,” 4 p.m. “Vessel,” 6:30 p.m. “Transit,” 9 p.m. At Castro Theatre. saturday/26 “Strip Life” with “Deserted,” 12 p.m. “My Own Man,” 2 p.m. “112 Weddings,” 4:30 p.m. “Arlo & Julie” with “A Knock on the Door,” 7 p.m. “Swim Little Fish Swim,” 9:30 p.m. At Castro Theatre. “Mamele,” 11:45 a.m. “Touchdown Israel,” 1:45 p.m. “The Sturgeon Queens” with “Salomea’s Nose,” 4:15 p.m. “The Green Prince,” 6:05 p.m. “For a Woman,” 8:45 p.m. At CinèArts@Palo Alto Square. sunday/27 “Touchdown Israel,” 11:30 a.m. “Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa,” 1:35 p.m. “A Place in Heaven,” 4:05 p.m. “Above and Beyond,” 7 p.m. “All There Is,” 9:30 p.m. At Castro Theatre. “10%: What Makes a Hero?” 12 p.m. “My Own Man,” 2 p.m. “112 Weddings,” 4:25 p.m. “The Last Mentsch,” 6:55 p.m. “24 Days,” 8:55 p.m. At CinèArts@Palo Alto Square. monday/28 “Shtisel,” 11:30 a.m. “Arabani,” 2:10 p.m. “Holy Land,” 4 p.m. “Watchers of the Sky,” 6:15 p.m. “Hanna’s Journey,” 9:15 p.m. At Castro Theatre. “Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa,” 1:15 p.m. “Regarding Susan Sontag,” 3:15 p.m. “Above and Beyond,” 6 p.m. “The Secret Life of Uri Geller,” 8:35 p.m. At CinèArts@Palo Alto Square. tuesday/29 “Natan” with “Eden Rests,” 12 p.m. “Anywhere Else,” 1:45 p.m. “Life as a Rumor,” 3:45 p.m. “Run Boy Run,” 6:15 p.m. “24 Days,” 9:05 p.m. At Castro Theatre. “Brundibár” (free), 2 p.m. “Watchers of the Sky,” 4 p.m. “Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story,” 7 p.m. “Transit,” 8:55 p.m. At CinèArts@Palo Alto Square. wednesday/30 “Funeral at Noon,” 12 p.m. “In the Image” with “Mirror Image,” 1:50 p.m. “A Life in Dirty Movies,” 4:05 p.m. “Comedy Warriors” (followed by standup by Joe Kashnow), 6:25 p.m. “Jews in Shorts” (comedies), 8:55 p.m. At Castro Theatre. “Shtisel,” 1:05 p.m. “The Village of Peace,” 3:50 p.m. “Run Boy Run,” 6 p.m. “A Place in Heaven,” 8:50 p.m. At CinèArts@Palo Alto Square. thursday/31 “The Last Mentsch,” 12 p.m. “Regina” with “Tzniut” (free), 2:05 p.m. “For a Woman,” 4 p.m. “Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholem Aleichem” (followed by performance by Bikel), 6:15 p.m. “Snails in the Rain,” 9:15 p.m. At Castro Theatre. “Havana Curveball” with “Some Vacation,” 12:30 p.m. “Arabani,” 2:40 p.m. “A Life in Dirty Movies,” 4:45 p.m. “Comedy Warriors,” 7 p.m. “Magic Men,” 8:50 p.m. At CinèArts@Palo Alto Square. friday/1 “God’s Slave,” 12 p.m. “The Village of Peace,” 2 p.m. “Jews in Shorts” (documentaries), 4:10 p.m. “The Secret Life of Uri Geller,” 6:40 p.m. “Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story,” 8:50 p.m. At Castro Theatre. “Natan” with “Eden Rests,” 1:30 p.m. “Strip Life” with “Deserted,” 3:15 p.m. “Father and Son” with “Hollow Land,” 5:20 p.m. “Comedy Warriors,” 7 p.m. “Hanna’s Journey,” 8:50 p.m. At California Theatre. “Little Horribles: An Evening with Amy Rubin,” 9 p.m. At Rayko Photo Center. saturday/2 “10%: What Makes a Hero?” 12 p.m. “Regarding Susan Sontag,” 2 p.m. “Mamele,” 4:40 p.m. “Zero Motivation,” 7:20 p.m. “Magic Men,” 9:30 p.m. At Castro Theatre. “Vessel,” 12 p.m. “Holy Land,” 2 p.m. “A Life in Dirty Movies,” 4:25 p.m. “El Critico,” 6:50 p.m. “Arlo & Julie” with “A Knock on the Door,” 8:55 p.m. At California Theatre. “The Sturgeon Queens” with “Salomea’s Nose,” 6:30 p.m. At Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Berkeley Big Night bash to follow.) sunday/3 “The Sturgeon Queens” with “Salomea’s Nose,” 12:15 p.m. “Havana Curveball” with “Some Vacation,” 2:40 p.m. “El Critico,” 4:50 p.m. “Little White Lie” with “Little Horribles,” 7 p.m. At Castro Theatre. (Closing-night reception to follow.) “Regarding Susan Sontag,” 11:30 a.m. “Above and Beyond,” 2:15 p.m. “In the Image” with “Mirror Image,” 4:45 p.m. “The Green Prince,” 7 p.m. “Snails in the Rain,” 9:05 p.m. At California Theatre. monday/4 “Regina” with “Tzniut” (free), 2 p.m. “Mamele,” 4 p.m. “Little White Lie” with “Little Horribles,” 6:40 p.m. “Magic Men,” 8:55 p.m. At California Theatre. tuesday/5 “Funeral at Noon,” 2 p.m. “Jews in Shorts” (comedies), 4 p.m. “112 Weddings,” 6:15 p.m. “Jews in Shorts” (documentaries), 8:20 p.m. At California Theatre. wednesday/6 “Anywhere Else,” 1:45 p.m. “Life as a Rumor,” 3:45 p.m. “24 Days,” 6:20 p.m. “The Last Mentsch,” 8:45 p.m. At California Theatre. thursday/7 “Shtisel,” 1:45 p.m. “Super Women,” 4:30 p.m. “Run Boy Run,” 6:30 p.m. “A Place in Heaven,” 8:55 p.m. At California Theatre. “Little White Lie” with “Little Horribles,” 7 p.m. At New Parkway Theater. friday/8 “The Village of Peace,” 2:35 p.m. “My Own Man” 4:45 p.m. “God’s Slave,” 6:45 p.m. “Arabani,” 8:45 p.m. At Grand Lake Theater. “Mamele,” 2:10 p.m. “Swim Little Fish Swim,”4:20 p.m. “The Green Prince,” 6:30 p.m. “24 Days,” 8:45 p.m. At Smith Rafael Film Center. saturday/9 “10%: What Makes a Hero?” 12 p.m. “Touchdown Israel,” 2 p.m. “Watchers of the Sky,” 4:30 p.m. “For a Woman,” 7 p.m. “The Secret Life of Uri Geller,” 9:15 p.m. At Grand Lake Theater. “My Own Man” 1 p.m. “Little White Lie” with “Little Horribles,” 3 p.m. “God’s Slave,” 4:45 p.m. “El Critico,” 6:50 p.m. “Comedy Warriors,” 8:55 p.m. At Smith Rafael Film Center. sunday/10 “Havana Curveball” with “Some Vacation,” 12:15 p.m. “Brundibár,” 2:25 p.m. “Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa,” 4:25 p.m. “Transit,” 6:45 p.m. “Swim Little Fish Swim,” 8:55 p.m. At Grand Lake Theater. “The Sturgeon Queens” with “Salomea’s Nose,” 12 p.m. “Touchdown Israel,” 1:45 p.m. “Watchers of the Sky,” 4:15 p.m. “Snails in the Rain,” 6:45 p.m. “A Place in Heaven,” 8:40 p.m. At Smith Rafael Film Center. For more information, go to www.sfjff.org Films will be shown at the following theaters: Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., S.F. CinèArts@Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Rayko Photo Center, 428 Third St., S.F. California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge St., Berkeley Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley New Parkway Theater, 474 24th St., Oakland Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Ave., Oakland Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael J. Correspondent Also On J. Politics Jewish Trump supporters object to prediction of Israel's demise Bay Area Anti-Israel groups say S.F. schools canceled antisemitism training Bay Area Social media influencer Hen Mazzig to speak at S.F.'s Emanu-El Off the Shelf Mother and motherland are abandoned in Israeli novel Subscribe to our Newsletter I would like to receive the following newsletters: Weekday J From Our Sponsors (helps fund our journalism) Your Sunday J Holiday Bytes