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Immigration & Globalization

Yiddish Aroma

Yiddish Aroma

The film deals with Yiddish culture in its various aspects, from the Jewish kitchen to the most profound literature

Sumna's Letter

Sumna's Letter

After another fierce argument with her adopting parents, Hanna embarks on a significant journey to find her real mother in Romania.


Refusenik

Refusenik

REFUSENIK, a groundbreaking documentary, tells the story of the activists who led the three-decade international struggle to free Soviet Jewry.

Weitzman Street Number 10

Weitzman Street Number 10

Russian Jewish family immigrates to Israel; even stranger than the air raid is the behavior of their new fellow countrymen.


Violinists

Violinists

This is a Sisyphean, uncompromising journey of 10-year-old children from Tiberias who are remarkable at playing the the violin.

My German Children

My German Children

Born and raised in Israel to a holocaust survivor father and a German mother and after raising her children in Germany, Tom wonders about her roots and her identity.


Soul Tripping

Soul Tripping

The film explores the American Jewish experience and the impact of an encounter with Israel, through three women participating in Taglit Birthright-Israel project

The Girls from Brazil

The Girls from Brazil

A dramatic story of four young Israeli women that were adopted in Brazil in the 80`s, and return to Brazil to search for their biological mothers.


The I.D.F. - A Civilian Look

The I.D.F. - A Civilian Look

A series that examines the IDF from the perspective of civilian society.

Five Hours from Paris

Five Hours from Paris

In a working-class suburb of Tel Aviv, two people meet. He is a taxi driver and she is a music teacher.


Cafe Noah

Cafe Noah

In 1948, many Jewish musicians arrived to Israel from Baghdad and Cairo -- the Arabic music they played, however, was not welcomed in their new homeland.

Mendelsohn's Incessant Visions

Mendelsohn's Incessant Visions

Unfolding through letters between Mendelsohn and his wife, this documentary tells the story of two artists who helped each other weather a turbulent time in history.


Kaddish for a Friend

Kaddish for a Friend

In a test to prove himself to his fellow Arab youths, Ali, a new immigrant to Berlin, breaks into the apartment of his neighbor, an elderly Russian Jewish war veteran. To avoid being deported he must seek forgiveness.

A Green Chariot

A Green Chariot

Sasha`s greatest wish is to become an Israeli. But when he receives a package from his aunt in the Ukraine, his world is shaken.


Children by Remote Control

Children by Remote Control

This documentry is a personal journey which attempts to solve the riddle of Thai laborers in a foreign land, whose ties of love and affection to their children are based on phone calls and letters.

My Australia

My Australia

Poland, mid 60's. Tadek, 10 years old, is a member of a Neo Nazi gang. When his mother finds out, she has no choice but to act. She is a Jew.Winner-Audience Award, Jerusalem IFF


Across the River

Across the River

One mans plight to save his community from AIDS.

Code Name Silence

Code Name Silence

The story of heroes who abused their power and became criminals. At the same time, it reveals the pain of the victims and the scars still borne by thousands of Ethiopian Jews living in Israel today.


Torn

Torn

Can one be a Catholic priest and an Observant Jew at the same time? Jacob is unable to renounce either, and therefore is rejected by both religions. Now he is required to choose.

Rita Jahan Foruz

Rita Jahan Foruz

Rita Jahan Foruz, world famous singer, immigrated to Israel from Iran with her family as a young child. 40 years later, with enormous tension between Tehran and Jerusalem looming in the background, she records her first album in Farsi.