They wanted to capture a growing Jewish generational divide over Israel. The Jewish makers of “Israelism” accomplished that — and then some. Over the last seven months, the documentary critiquing the ...

From antisemitism and identity to romance and family, themes relatable to all will be represented in 11 films at the 21st ...

In the wake of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Azerbaijan’s national leader Heydar Aliyev, the founder of the independent state of Azerbaijan, the documentary “The Great Leader and the Jews” was ...

Following the new scientific study by the University of Granada revealing the final resting place of Christopher Columbus, it has been concluded that Christopher Columbus was Spanish and Jewish. The ...

For today’s opening of the 37th Boston Jewish Film Festival. Artistic Director Joey Katz has spent the past year viewing, booking and refining the films, docs and events that make it all work year ...

The Jewish Historical Society of Long Island has released a documentary to kick off the celebration of the Jewish community’s 150th anniversary on Long Island. Brad Kolodny, president of the Jewish ...

Audrey Glickman, a survivor of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, blows the shofar outside the building in the new HBO documentary “A Tree of Life.” (HBO via JTA.org) On Feb. 21, ...

Four Jewish-themed, award-winning documentary films produced in the United States, Australia, France and Spain will be screened in person and virtually beginning Jan. 5, for four consecutive weeks.

EXCLUSIVE: The Jewish Film Institute has revealed the recipients for its 2025 grants. In total, JFI is honoring six narrative and documentary films this year, chosen from a record 136 applicants. The ...

According to American filmmaker Wendy Sachs, Hamas is not just a threat to Israel, but also to the United States. Sachs, who was recently in Israel to present October H8TE, her new documentary on the ...

When Mel Brooks was filming “The Producers,” he recalled an executive approaching him and saying, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” Brooks said he would fire the actor, but never ...