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“Coexistence, My Ass!” is SFJFF's opening-night film. The documentary features former U.N. diplomat turned standup comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi examining her shifting perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Courtesy SFJFF)
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Three docs on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one with local ties, make Oscars shortlist

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

The documentary shortlists for the Oscars were released on Tuesday, with three of the films tackling some element of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Two are feature-length documentaries that have played in […]

Mallory Lewis, Shari Lewis’ daughter, smiles as she holds Lamb Chop during the opening night of the S.F. Jewish Film Festival at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, July 18, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Lamb Chop at S.F. Jewish Film Fest opening night: ‘I 100% identify as a Jew!’

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 19, 2024July 22, 2024
The cast and crew of "The Assembly" entering the gates of Auschwitz, Oct. 16, 2022. (SFJFF)
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S.F. Jewish Film Festival: ‘The Assembly’ sees the Holocaust through young musicians’ eyes

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent July 19, 2024July 22, 2024
Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross, the alter ego of Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie. (SFJFF)
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S.F. Jewish Film Festival: ‘Sabbath Queen’ follows drag queen rabbi over two decades

Eli Andrew Ramer (Courtesy) by Eli Andrew Ramer July 12, 2024July 12, 2024
Lidia Perez (right) celebrates Hanukkah with her daughter in a scene from “Los Últimos Judíos de Guantánamo.” (SFJFF)
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S.F. Jewish Film Festival: Northern California filmmaker visits the ‘Last Jews of Guantanamo’

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 11, 2024July 12, 2024
Inventor Eddy Goldfarb is the subject of "Eddy's World," a documentary  in the 2023 Legacy Film Festival on Aging.
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Legacy Film Festival spotlights ups and downs of elderly Jews

by Liz Harris December 27, 2022December 30, 2022
Acclaimed director and cinematographer Milos Forman is the subject of "Forman vs. Forman," a documentary showing at the California Independent Film Festival.
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Films about Jews, plus a ‘Grease’ sing-along, at California Independent Film Fest

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 27, 2022November 2, 2022
"Let It Be Morning" was Israel's entry for the 2022 Academy awards. (Photo/Screenshot)
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Israel’s controversial Oscar submission misses shortlist

by Tom Tugend and JTA December 22, 2021

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