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Attendees line up for opening night of the 2022 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival at the Castro Theater. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
Posted inCulture

Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev April 9, 2025April 13, 2025
Naomi Thomas, Dr. Jessica Zitter and Chaplain Betty Clark share a moment of prayer.  (Reel Medicine Media)
Posted inFilm

Oakland doctor’s film honors a beloved hospital chaplain

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 7, 2025April 14, 2025
Protesters gathered outside a Santa Cruz theater on April 1 to demonstrate against a documentary detailing antisemitism. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
Posted inFilm

Anti-Zionist groups protest screening of ‘October 8’ in Santa Cruz

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 2, 2025April 29, 2025
A scene from "October 8"
Posted inOpinion

Is this new documentary giving voice to American Jewish anguish — or simply stoking fear?

Nora Berman by Nora Berman March 27, 2025March 27, 2025
Young man lying down outside
Posted inFilm

Palestinian director of Oscar-winning ‘No Other Land’ arrested, released in West Bank

by Olivia Haynie March 25, 2025March 27, 2025
The documentary includes Tessa Veksler, an East Bay native who faced intense hate during her senior year as student government president at UC Santa Barbara. (Courtesy Tessa Veksler)
Posted inFilm

UPDATED: ‘October 8,’ a raw documentary about antisemitism and anti-Israel activity, plays in Bay Area

by J. Staff March 13, 2025April 4, 2025
a middle-aged woman wearing a yarmulke sits with a very elderly man who is laying in a hospital bed
Posted inIdeas

Choosing how to die: Film and talk at Sherith Israel will probe assisted death

by Patricia Corrigan March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
Photo illustration of "No Other Land" playing in a movie theater. (Movie still: Courtesy. Theater image: Getty via JTA.)
Posted inOpinion

Like other Jews I know, I’ve seen ‘No Other Land’ recently. Can we talk about it?

Russel Neiss by Russel Neiss March 11, 2025March 11, 2025
Two men and their Oscars
Posted inFilm

Israeli officials are criticizing Oscar-winner ‘No Other Land.’ So are Palestinian activists.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales March 7, 2025March 19, 2025
A man walks past a wall of hostage poster, some which have been torn down. "Torn" is a look at the way the posters became a flashpoint in the U.S. (Screenshot)
Posted inFilm

Two stark films explore the aftermath of Oct. 7 in both Israel and U.S.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 3, 2025February 22, 2026

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