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"Some people seek. Jews question. And to answer their questions comes The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, a bible of Judaism that, in its deeply knowing and highly entertaining way, reflects the diverse and at times irascible tribe who identify as Jewish, or Jewish, or, in the case of future converts and/or spouses, Jewcurious. Here is a popcultural guide to all the many, many aspects and delights of "being Jewish," created by the hosts of the most popular...
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Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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The nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of WorldWar II. *"An enthralling documentary by Matej Minac..." - Anita Gates, **New York Times***
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Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Since 1925 the Streit's matzo factory has sat in a low-slung tenement building on Manhattan's Lower East Side. While other matzo companies have modernized, Streit's remained a piece of living history, churning out 40 percent of the nation's unleavened bread on pre-War machinery as old as the factory itself. In a neighborhood where the Jewish immigrants long ago moved on, in a nation where progress and profits trump all else, where manufacturing has...
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Dover books on philosophy volume T351
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English
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Great classic of medieval Judaism, major attempt to reconcile revealed religion -- Pentateuch, commentaries -- and Aristotelian philosophy. Enormously important in all Western thought. Includes Life of Maimonides, analysis of The Guide, indexes of quotations from Scripture, Talmud.
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Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Before the arrival of Miami Vice and MTV Spring Break, South Beach was home to the largest cluster of Jewish retirees in the country. Drawn by the small apartments, low cost of living, sunny weather, and thriving cultural life, they came by the thousands seeking refuge from the Northeast's brutal winters. By the 1970s, these former New Yorkers had turned from seasonal visitors to year-round residents, making Miami Beach home to a population that was...
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Icarus Films
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2021.
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Français
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The final film from groundbreaking auteur Chantal Akerman, NO HOME MOVIE is a portrait of her relationship with her mother, Natalia, a Holocaust survivor and familiar presence in many of her daughter's films. At once disarmingly intimate and formally rigorous, NO HOME MOVIE is a singualr exploration of family, memory and history.
10) Beyond the Bolex
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Collective Eye Films
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2021.
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English
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When visionary Jewish immigrant Jacques Bolsey invents the Bolex in the 1920's, he puts the first home movie camera in the hands of everyday folks, fomenting a film revolution that still inspires artists to this day. Nearly a century later, Alyssa Bolsey uncovers his long lost archive and journeys to discover the man behind the machine through his personal and professional struggles.
11) Lest We Forget
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Menemsha Films
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2020.
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Deutsch
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LEST WE FORGET gives the culture of remembrance a voice and a face. To make this possible, the photographer and filmmaker Luigi Toscano recorded more than 300 stories of survivors. Unique and very personal stories that are also told for those whose voices can no longer be heard. Stories we must never forget because "When we forget the past, we are damned to repeat it."
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Menemsha Films
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2020.
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English
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Kutsher's Country Club was the last surviving Jewish resort in the Catskills. One of the legendary Borscht Belt hotels during its heyday, Kutsher's was family owned and operated for over 100 years. Exploring the full Dirty Dancing-era Catskills experience- and how it changed American pop culture in the comedy, sports and vacation industries-this award-winning documentary captures a last glimpse of a lost world as it disappears before our eyes.
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Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Barry Avrich's gripping documentary, PROSECUTING EVIL: THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF BEN FERENCZ, tells the fascinating story of one of the Holocaust's most heroic figures. Ben Ferencz, age 98, is the last surviving Nuremberg trial prosecutor and he is on a life-long crusade in the fight for law not war.
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Kanopy Streaming
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2015.
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English
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Welcome to the Waks Family...With 17 children to the same two parents, it's one of the largest families in Australia. Everyday life in the Waks household is a logistical challenge of monumental proportions. There are two minibuses to move the family around and the kitchen in its suburban Melbourne home has five ovens for kosher cooking. The family follows an orthodox form of Judaism. School, work, synagogue and socialising all take place within a...
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SND Films
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2014.
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English
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Six remarkable stories of survival from eyewitnesses of Nazi atrocities during World War II, brought to life for through animation. Official Selection at the **Sheffield Documentary Festival.** Official Selection at the **Annecy Animation Festival.**
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Jason Aronson
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[2014]
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English
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For those seeking to learn more about Jewish celebrations. Intended for the reader who has no prior knowledge about the Jewish holidays as well as the reader who knows the basics about the holidays but wants to understand them on a deeper level, Axelrod's book takes a humorous, light-hearted look at the eleven most important Jewish holidays. Instead of simply explaining that Jews are obligated to observe in a certain way because of a biblical text,...
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Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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When two stolen children reappear after 40 years, their eccentric family is thrown into disarray. Attempting to put the past to rest and discover the truth, Ben-Moshe and his family embark on a remarkable journey from Australia, to England and Iran, in an attempt to unravel the dense web of secrets, and put the past to rest. Best Documentary nominee at the **Jewish International Film Festival** and the **UK International Jewish Film Festival**.
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Like many survivors of the Holocaust, after World War II, Saul and Ruby moved to America, started families and careers, grew old, and retired to South Florida. For them, retirement could have been the last chapter in their story. But then they decided to start a klezmer band, named the Holocaust Survivor Band in order to celebrate life!
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Seventh Art Releasing
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2017.
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English
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Set almost entirely in a Chinese restaurant, DREAMING OF A JEWISH CHRISTMAS is an offbeat, irreverent musical documentary that tells the story of a group of Jewish songwriters, including Irving Berlin, Mel Tormé, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Gloria Shayne Baker and Johnny Marks, who wrote the soundtrack to Christianity's most musical holiday. It's an amazing tale of immigrant outsiders who became irreplaceable players in pop culture's mainstream -...
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