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“The Darkest Light,” a new documentary premiering at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival tells the complicated story of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach (center). (Courtesy SFJFF)
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Shlomo Carlebach’s ugly legacy is illuminated in new film ‘The Darkest Light’

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

Walk into services at almost any synagogue in America today, and you’ll hear music composed by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.  His melodies have buoyed Jewish life for decades. Much of his […]

From left, Pearl E. Gates, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Pickles Kintaro talk backstage at a Weird Al concert. (Courtesy SF IndieFest)
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This ‘Weird Al’ burlesque show becomes an unlikely path to healing

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 2, 2026February 4, 2026
This is the titular home of Amos Gitai's seminal 1980 documentary "House." (Screenshot)
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Amos Gitai’s haunting Israel documentaries return to Stanford

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 6, 2026January 6, 2026
Seymour Hersh in "Cover-Up" (Courtesy Netflix)
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‘I barely trust you guys’: A legendary journalist gets the documentary treatment

by J. Staff October 24, 2025October 24, 2025
Luzer Twersky in "No Name Restaurant." (Courtesy Menemsha Films)
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Carmel Jewish film fest features Jews in Sweden, in space and beyond

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
A still from Swedish TV coverage of Israel
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It was once Sweden’s only news broadcast — what did it say about Israel?

by Olivia Haynie October 14, 2025October 14, 2025
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‘Never Again Is Now’ series in San Jose features Ken Burns’ doc and ‘Denial’

by Sue Fishkoff August 21, 2025August 23, 2025
Naomi Thomas, Dr. Jessica Zitter and Chaplain Betty Clark share a moment of prayer.  (Reel Medicine Media)
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Oakland doctor’s film honors a beloved hospital chaplain

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"Hitler and the Nazis" makes use of colorized archival footage — some from Leni Riefenstahl — as well as reenactments. (Photo/Courtesy of Netflix)
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Is Netflix’s new Hitler docuseries worth watching?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar June 10, 2024
Jewish pro-Palestinian activists protest Birthright in a scene from the documentary "Israelism" (Photo/JTA/Tikkun Olam Productions)
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‘Israelism,’ the progressive Jewish documentary roiling college campuses, gets digital release with Watermelon Pictures

by Andrew Lapin June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

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