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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Hans Moser in “The City Without Jews” (Photo/Courtesy JFI)
Posted inTV & Film

Restored 1924 Austrian satire eerily foreshadows Jewish fate

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 16, 2018
Jirí Menzel (left) and Peter Simonischek in “The Interpreter” (Photo/Courtesy Menemsha Films-JFI)
Posted inCulture

‘Interpreter’ evokes war angst in past and present Europe

by Michael Fox July 16, 2018July 27, 2018
Jowita Budnik as Rachel Auerbach, one of only three members of the secret Oyneg Shabes group to survive (Photo/Courtesy Anna Wloch-JFI)
Posted inFilm

The secret society that documented truth of the Warsaw Ghetto

by Rob Gloster July 13, 2018July 23, 2018
“The Man Who Stole Banksy,” part of this year's SF Jewish Film Festival asks if the mysterious street artist's work can be owned. Can it be removed? Can it be sold? (Photo/Courtesy JFI)
Posted inCulture

Banksy in the West Bank: Whose art is it anyway?

Hannah Jannol by Hannah Jannol July 13, 2018July 13, 2018
Israeli writer Etgar Keret in “Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story" (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Film Institute)
Posted inCulture

Global zeitgeist on screen at 38th SF Jewish Film Festival

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 12, 2018July 13, 2018
Gilda Radner in the documentary “Love, Gilda” (Photo/Courtesy SFJFF)
Posted inFilm

SF Jewish Film Festival announces lineup

Laura Pall by Laura Paull June 20, 2018July 9, 2018
Iván Angelus (left) and Marcell Nagy in “1945” (Photo/Menemsha Films-Lenke Szilagyi)
Posted inCulture

In Hungarian director’s daringly sparse ‘1945,’ silences speak volumes

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 12, 2018April 12, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-Disney ABC CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inCulture

First, S.F. Jewish Film Fest — next, the Oscars?

by J. Staff April 2, 2018April 9, 2018
a man (Menashe) and boy walking down the street together, both in traditional hasidic garb
Posted inCulture

Yiddish drama ‘Menashe’ opens lens on Hasidic Brooklyn

by Michael Fox August 9, 2017March 23, 2018
A-wa plays the Fillmore tonight, Aug. 4
Posted inThe Weekender

Yemenite music and wrapping up the SF Jewish film festival

by Liz Harris August 4, 2017March 17, 2023

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