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From the poster for "The Meaning of Hitler."
Posted inFilm

Documentary review: ‘The Meaning of Hitler’ is obvious and elusive — and worrying 

by Michael Fox August 10, 2021August 10, 2021
Documentarian Debra Chasnoff (right) with wife Nancy Otto in “Prognosis: Notes on Living.”
Posted inFilm

‘Prognosis’: S.F. documentarian turns camera on herself as she battles cancer

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 12, 2021
From “Charlatan,” playing at this year's San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inTV & Film

S.F. Jewish film fest roars back into Castro — and online, too

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 2, 2021July 6, 2021
Guri Alfi in the trailer for his Israeli documentary TV series, "The New Jew."
Posted inOpinion

‘The New Jew’ shows Israelis how Judaism works in the U.S.

Rabbi Leon A. MorrisRabbi Josh Weinberg by Rabbi Leon Morris and Rabbi Josh Weinberg June 22, 2021
An interviewee in "Final Account." (Photo/Courtesy Focus Features LLC)
Posted inCulture

Former Nazis give their ‘Final Account’ in new documentary

by Andrew Lapin and JTA May 24, 2021
Three older men sit together. Gamal Helal, on the right, points at Arafat, on the left, while talking to him. Bill Clinton sits between them, looking on with intensity.
Posted inCulture

‘The Human Factor’: Documentary tells saga of US-led Middle East peace flops

by Michael Fox April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
Stephen Spielberg and Kate Capshaw attend the 2018 Arthur Miller Foundation Honors at City Winery in New York City, Oct. 22, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Mike Coppola-Getty Images)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Steven Spielberg launches foundation to fund Jewish-themed documentaries

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA April 16, 2021April 16, 2021
Adam Neumann speaks at a WeWork event at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Michael Kovac-Getty Images for WeWork)
Posted inFilm

Hulu’s new ‘WeWork’ documentary hits me where I worked

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 12, 2021April 14, 2021
State Sen. Scott Wiener. (Photo/JTA-Randy Shropshire-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Orthodoxy and medicine; Antisemitism is racism; Ethnic studies opinions; etc.

by J. Readers March 31, 2021April 2, 2021
The eight-episode series "Muna," about a 30-something Israeli Arab photographer with a Jewish boyfriend, will stream as part of the 2021 East Bay International Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inCulture

East Bay Jewish film fest: ‘See the world’ from your sofa (and meet the cast of ‘Fauda’)

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 24, 2021March 29, 2021

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