The Festival Continues
Monday, February 24, 7:00 pm
Beyond October 7th with Leah Polin "Remembering Hersh Goldberg-Polin"
Leah Polin is the grandmother of October 7 hostage Hersh Goldberg Polin who was held in captivity for more than a year and then brutally murdered by Hamas.
A special screening of the documentary film Beyond October 7 will follow Leah’s presentation.
In this intimate documentary that begins just two days after the Gad family physically survived the devastating assault by Hamas on October 7th. It captures this family’s painful struggle with shock, trauma, and grief at both personal and communal levels and explores what it means to move forward in the face of unimaginable loss.
Tuesday, February 25, 7:30 pm
Champions
A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
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February 26: Island of Roses: The Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles
Director: Gregori Viens, 55 minutes, English, French, Italian, and Ladino with English subtitles, 1995
Jews who lived on the Mediterranean island of Rhodes from 1492 to World War II now populate the Los Angeles community of Rhodeslis. These immigrants settled in Los Angeles during and after World War II and passed down their traditions, food, songs, rituals, and their medieval Ladino Spanish dialect to their American-born children and grandchildren.
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The Sephardic Jews and the Pike Place Market
Director: Stephen Sadis, 30 minutes, English with English subtitles, 2001
At the turn of the century, Sephardic Jews fled the turmoil of their homeland to start a new life in America. Filled with interviews, archival photos, this slice of Northwest history captures their story as they arrived in Seattle and found work at the Pike Place Market.
Friday, March 14, 1:00 pm
Letters from Jackie with Joe Dorinson
Letters from Jackie: The Private Thoughts of Jackie Robinson explores Jackie's deepest motivations as he solidifies his role in the civil rights movement after his days as a trailblazing baseball player. The film uses unedited and uncensored letters written by Jackie to iconic figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Eisenhower. Interviews with his daughter, Sharon Robinson; his pen pal, Ron Rabinovitz; historian Joe Dorinson; and an array of MLB players paint a vivid picture of this complex and inspirational man. Historian Joe Dorinson will be present at the screening for a Q&A.
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March 19: Challah Rising in the Desert: The Jews of New Mexico
Director: Isaac Artenstein, 84 minutes, English, 2017
A cinematic celebration of the history and people of New Mexico’s unique Jewish community. Five waves of Jewish settlement include Conversos escaping the Spanish Inquisition, German merchants on the Santa Fe Trail in the early 1800s, international scientists at Los Alamos in the 1940s and the counterculture of the 1960s create a moving tapestry of the Jewish experience woven into New Mexico’s fascinating landscape and history.
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March 26: To The Ends of the Earth: A Portrait of Jewish San Diego
Director: Isaac Artenstein, 75 minutes, English, 2018
By wagon train and steamship, Jews began arriving in San Diego in 1850 when it was a small pueblo. Meet descendants of early Jewish pioneers, scientists, entrepreneurs, avant-garde artists, rabbis, and surfers in a living portrait of a vibrant and culturally dynamic community.
March 30: Harmonia
Director: Ori Sivan, 97 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles, 2016
A contemporary variation of the biblical story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar. Sarah, a harpist of the Jerusalem Philharmonic Orchestra is married to Abraham, its conductor. When Hagar, a young Palestinian horn player joins the orchestra, the thin balance in their family is shaken. Harmonia uncovers the metaphoric emotional roots of the ancient conflict between the two peoples living in Jerusalem, now seeking harmony through a dramatic encounter between Western and Eastern music.
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Featured Films
Enjoy our expanding selection of year round films including Israeli, international, independent and art films.
Tuesday, January 21, 1:00 pm
Look At Us Now, Mother!
Director: Gayle Kirschenbaum, 84 minutes, English with English subtitles, 2015
An unflinching look at the complex bond between mother and daughter told through biting humor and raw honesty. Director and film subject Gayle Kirschenbaum will be in attendance.
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Thursday, January 30, 1:00 pm
Matchmaking
Director: Erez Tadmor, 96 min, Hebrew with English Subtitles, 2022
Come see the biggest box office hit in Israeli history! Matchmaking is a light romantic comedy set in the world of Orthodox matchmaking in Israel. The sequel, Matchmaking 2, will be the closing night film of the 2025 edition of the Judy Levis Krug Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival.
Monday, February 24, 7:00 pm
Beyond October 7th with Leah Polin "Remembering Hersh Goldberg-Polin"
Leah Polin is the grandmother of October 7 hostage Hersh Goldberg Polin who was held in captivity for more than a year and then brutally murdered by Hamas.
A special screening of the documentary film Beyond October 7 will follow Leah’s presentation.
In this intimate documentary that begins just two days after the Gad family physically survived the devastating assault by Hamas on October 7th. It captures this family’s painful struggle with shock, trauma, and grief at both personal and communal levels and explores what it means to move forward in the face of unimaginable loss.
Tuesday, February 25, 7:30 pm
Champions
A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
View Trailer »
Friday, March 14, 1:00 pm
Letters from Jackie with Joe Dorinson
Letters from Jackie: The Private Thoughts of Jackie Robinson explores Jackie's deepest motivations as he solidifies his role in the civil rights movement after his days as a trailblazing baseball player. The film uses unedited and uncensored letters written by Jackie to iconic figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Eisenhower. Interviews with his daughter, Sharon Robinson; his pen pal, Ron Rabinovitz; historian Joe Dorinson; and an array of MLB players paint a vivid picture of this complex and inspirational man. Historian Joe Dorinson will be present at the screening for a Q&A.
View Trailer »
