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The Sinai Desert, the day after the Israeli/Egyptian ceasefire, June, 1967. An Egyptian soldier, the only survivor of his destroyed convoy, manages to reach an abandoned UNEF outpost in the middle of the desert. Circumstances bring an Israeli sergeant on his overheated Jeep to the same outpost. Getting off his vehicle to seek shelter from…

Eli (Ryan Ochoa from ICarly) gets to know his grandfather Samuel (Hal Linden of Barney Miller fame) for the first time when he makes him the subject of an animated art project for school. With dreams of becoming a professional artist, the high school senior discovers that his grandpa, a Jewish dry cleaner, was heroically…

Budapest, 1936. The Hungarian prime minister returns from Germany in a coffin, his dream of making Hungary into a fascist state snuffed out—for now. Crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon has other things on his mind. A cynic who thinks he has seen it all, a tip leads him to an unusual crime scene in a seedy…

“I am experiencing that feeling of zest which goes with exploration. I am in the thick of a historic moment. I am in an era in the making…” —First lines of Ruth Gruber’s initial dispatch from the Soviet Arctic, 1935 For seven decades foreign correspondent and photojournalist Ruth Gruber didn’t just report the news…she made…

The film An Israeli Love Story is based on the true story of the love affair between Pnina Gary from Nahalal and Eli Ben-Zvi the son of Rachel Yanait and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi the second president of the State of Israel. The film is set during the turbulent period of pre-state Israel 1947-1948. Margalit (Pnina Gary)…

At the beginning of the 20th century, in the Jewish shtetl of Anatovka, Jews and Christians are trying to live in peace and in accordance with their religious beliefs. Tevye, the milkman, struggles to support his wife and five daughters. He knows that their only way out of poverty is to make successful marital matches.…

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me is the first major film documentary to examine Davis’ vast talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. Davis strove to achieve the American Dream in a time of racial prejudice and shifting political territory and was…

The Atlantic Jewish Council & Congregation Tiferes Israel Present: “Were The House Still Standing” (WTHSS) Film presentation and talk by Dr. Robert Katz Sunday, October 28th | 2:00 pm Congregation Tiferes Israel | 56 Steadman Street, Moncton, NB Guest speaker: Dr. Robert Katz, Professor of Art, University of Maine, Augusta; Board of Director and Past-President…

The Atlantic Jewish Council & Jewish Federations of Canada present: “Contemporary Antisemitism in Today’s Society” 7:30pm | Sunday, October 28th RSVP to Naomi at nrosenfeld@theajc.ca Location Available Upon RSVP As per the most recent Stats Canada data, hate crimes targeting the Jewish community are on the rise across the nation. The versatility of antisemitism masked as…

The Monday morning Rabbi’s class, The Secret Lives of our Forefathers, will reconvene this coming Monday, October 15th @ 10:30 am The Beth Book Club is holding its first meeting on Wednesday, October 17th @ 7:00 pm at the Rabbi’s residence, 1226 Blenheim Terrace.  The book is The Weight of Ink, by Rachel Kadish.  Joyce Barak and…