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Emily Blunt in "Disclosure Day." (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)
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In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Spielberg is at odds with Jewish thought about aliens

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A still from "Tell Me Everything," the opening night film of the 2026 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Courtesy SFJFF)
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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s 2026 lineup: 65 films and an award for Rachel Bloom

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 17, 2026July 6, 2026
J.’s editor-at-large Chanan Tigay interviewing author Daniel Handler at the 2025 inaugural Magnes bookfest. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Tarot, comedy, poetry and punk. It’s the Magnes Jewish Arts and Bookfest 

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
The raucous world of "Yes" is unsparing in its satire of a country partying near the abyss. (Courtesy of Kino Lorber)
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An Israeli dissident filmmaker finds tainted love amid the Gaza rubble

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Amy Goodman hosts progressive news program Democracy Now. (Wolfgang Schidt/Right Livelihood)
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‘Steal This Story, Please!’ heralds progressive journalist, Democracy Now co-founder

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 7, 2026April 8, 2026
Isaac Mizrahi and band
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Upcoming events: Jewish bluegrass. Iranian activist. ‘Lost in Yonkers.’

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Bettina Devin as Ruth Gold in "Lox." (Screenshot)
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Boichik Bagels is the setting for short drama ‘Lox’ at East Bay Jewish film fest

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Caco Ciocler and Valentina Herszage in "The Polish Women." (Courtesy East Bay International Jewish Film Festival)
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East Bay Jewish film fest to screen 22 films from eight countries in March

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 19, 2026March 4, 2026
Stephen Lang and Elsie Fisher star in a film about Holocaust survivor Herbert Heller of San Rafael
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‘The Optimist’ unfurls life story of San Rafael Holocaust survivor who touched hearts

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 11, 2026February 18, 2026
Director Claude Lanzmann approaches Treblinka, Poland, in 1978. (Courtesy Jewish Film Institute)
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WinterFest returns in S.F. with Oscar nominee ‘The Sea’ and a look back at ‘Shoah’

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

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