Events

With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse.Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz, where he lost his wife and child, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return […]

In 1963, Esther gives birth to Roland, the youngest of a large family, born with a club foot that prevents him from standing. Against everyone’s advice, she promises her son that he will walk like the others—and that he will live a full, extraordinary life. From that moment on, Esther dedicates herself to keeping this […]

More than just a game, Rebound takes you courtside with the Yeshiva University Maccabees as they face their toughest season yet. Playing through the grief and shock of October 7, 2023, these young men turn basketball into a symbol of hope and resilience. The film follows their pursuit of a championship while navigating the profound impact of […]

Based on the astonishing true story of one of Germany’s most beloved TV icons, this absorbing period drama follows Hans Rosenthal, a national superstar whose vibrant on-air charm conceals the wounds of surviving the war. In 1978, at the height of his fame, he learns that a milestone live episode of his hit game show […]

FREE community screening at the JCCNS!Hostage is an original Jewish Journal documentary on four released Israeli hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 and held in Gaza – some for more than two years.The 45-minute film was shot on location by Steven Rosenberg, editor and publisher of The Jewish Journal of Greater […]