2026 Jewish Film Series
Films shown Sunday and Wednesday
of each week at 3:30pm.
A fascinating true story about a landmark libel lawsuit in the 1920s brought by Aaron Sapiro, a young Jewish lawyer, against Henry Ford, industrialist, regarding antisemitic articles in Ford’s, newspaper, the Dearborn Independent. A David and Goliath moment in American legal history that focused on the struggle to understand the difference between free speech and hate speech. (USA 2026 English 68 min. Documentary)
Week 2
You Had to Be There
The film centers on a 1972 production of the stage musical Godspell, which premiered at the Toronto
International
Festival from which many of the cast members would go
on to have a transformative impact on both
Canadian and American comedy in projects such as Second City, and Saturday Night Live. Martin Short, Gilda
Radner, Eugene Levy, and Dave Thomas to name a few, with Paul Shaffer serving as musical director. With Judd
Apatow, Exec Producer. “A funny and moving ride” (USA 2025 English 98 min. Documentary)
Week 3
The Road Between Us
The story of retired Israeli General Noam Tibon, along with his wife Gali, who saved their son and his family at their
kibbutz during the Oct 7 attacks. A universal theme of mission and parental courage that includes graphic security
camera footage from the kibbutz as well as publicly available Hamas bodycam footage.
(Canada
2025 English 95 min. Documentary)
Week 4
The Last Spy
The thrilling biography of a 102-year-old CIA spymaster who escaped from Nazi Germany as a young Jewish refugee
to become the first CIA Station Chief in post-war Berlin, as well as an important player in later Cold War espionage.
(USA 2025
English, German with English subtitles 106 min. Documentary)
Week 5
Once Upon My Mother
An autobiographical story about the triumphant power of maternal love. Based on a novel by French lawyer and
broadcaster Roland Perez, who is born with a clubfoot and his Sephardic/ Moroccan Jewish mother’s determination to not let his disability prevent him from leading a full and successful life.
(France/Canadian
2025 French with English subtitles 102 min. Comedy/Drama)
Week 6
The Sea
The story of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, Khaled, who is determined to finally see the Mediterranean Sea, despite
being turned away for invalid travel documents at a military checkpoint, during a school trip. The winner of 5 awards
at the 2025 Ophir Awards in Jerusalem, including Best Picture.
(Israel 2025,
Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles 93 min. Drama)
Week 7
Neshoma
This
documentary was inspired by true Jewish Amsterdam community testimonies about
their rich and interconnected lives before WWII. Neshoma is the Hebrew/Yiddish
word for soul or spirit.
(Netherlands 2025 English; Dutch with English subtitles 87 min. Documentary)
Week 8
The Magic Lantern
A very personal story which begins with a letter received by Marijke Brown 30 years ago, revealing details about her rescue as an infant by the Dutch underground during the Holocaust. It sparks a very emotional journey for both her,
her filmmaker son (Eli) as they try to piece together a previously unknown and complicated history, as well as
her/their
ultimate rescue.
(USA 2026 English 77 min. Documentary)
Week 9
Among Neighbors
A Holocaust survivor and residents of Gniewoszow (Poland) discuss the complicated history of the town as well as
the interplay of love and hatred that shaped the lives of Polish and Jewish neighbors.
(USA 2025
English 1 hr. 40 min. Documentary)