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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

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
Subhi Nahas speaks at the S.F. Jewish Film Festival. (Photo/Pat Mazerra)
Posted inCulture

Syrian-born gay man adds his perspective to S.F. Jewish Film Fest screening

David-Elijah Nahmod by David-Elijah Nahmod July 28, 2017May 26, 2021
looking winded, bobbi jene leans against a wall outside
Posted inArt, Dance, Culture, Film, On Stage, TV & Film

S.F. dancer goes ‘Gaga’ in dynamic documentary

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 26, 2017March 23, 2018
Naomi looks wary in an unadorned apartment with a cool blue-white tint
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Gothic thrills take Israeli film ‘A Quiet Heart’ to dark places

by Michael Fox July 25, 2017March 23, 2018
two men in suits talk, one is holding a soccer ball
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Winner takes all in Israeli political mockumentary ‘The 90 Minute War’

by Sue Fishkoff July 21, 2017March 23, 2018
an old man with a bandaid on his forehead holds up his hand to block the sunlight
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Deep memories of an ‘underground’ man in Buenos Aires animate late-in-life saga

by Michael Fox July 20, 2017March 23, 2018
Sarah (left) and Hagar form an unlikely bond in “Harmonia.”
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Midrash on film: Biblical drama unfolds as modern heartbreak

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 17, 2017March 23, 2018

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