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Finding Escape and Hope in Jewish Films

JL;DR SUMMARY In the face of profound societal challenges, the New York Jewish Film Festival offers a haven of cultural reflection and exploration, diving into the Jewish experience through a diverse film selection. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustFeminismLgbtqJewish ExperienceAshkenaziNew York Jewish Film FestivalHenrietta SzoldArt And IdentityMierle Laderman UkelesHidden Histories

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New York, United States
"Last month, I joined many in seeking in the dark, warm, womb-like escape of this years New York Jewish Film Festival at the Walter Reade Theater."
Israel
"Many Israeli filmmakers are suffering pariah status worldwide post Israels crushing revenge on Palestinians."
Uganda
"The Cave Synagogue, where Ugandan Jews prayed in hiding from Idi Amin."
Poland
"My Underground Mother, realized she had based her own life on a lie when her great aunt accidentally revealed that her mother, Tamar, had a secret identity."
Czechia
"as a 14-year-old slave laborer at a spinning mill with other Jewish girls taken away by the Nazis to what is now the Czech Republic."
Australia
"through women at the end of their lives in Australia, Europe, the U.S., Canada, Israel."
Canada
"through women at the end of their lives in Australia, Europe, the U.S., Canada, Israel."
Germany
"Israeli (male) filmmakers Udi Nir and Sagi Bornteins German/Israeli production documents the life of Efrat Tilma."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Fox, with three children of her own, just wishes her mother had shared her full story."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"as an Orthodox Jewish artist. The daughter of a Denver Orthodox rabbi."

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