Left to fend for themselves in Nazi-occupied France, two young Jewish brothers must rely on their courage and cunning to escape Nazi barbarism and avoid capture, in this lavish, suspenseful, family-friendly adventure.
A defiant Holocaust survivor and alleged Nazi collaborator looks to make a buck in postwar Frankfurt, in this bittersweet and engaging salute to European Jews who chose to tough out painful memories to reclaim their lives.
Unwittingly united in grief by a closet affair, a gay German baker and his deceased lover’s weary Israeli widow seek mutual catharsis, in this compassionate meditation on the human urge for connection.
Intent on moving to Berlin, a young Israeli woman clashes with her appalled father, the son of Holocaust survivors, in this German-Israeli animated production that employs shadowboxes as a visual conceit to explore collective memory and generational perspective.
The dazzling international career of a musical maestro is celebrated in this tribute to an artistic virtuoso and true believer in the international language of music.
This little-known story of Jewish teens and young adults who outlasted the Third Reich while hiding in Berlin, comes emotionally and vividly to life through an unusual hybrid docu-drama technique, to offer a powerful, uplifting message of resilience and courage.
An aging, cantankerous Jewish tailor leaves his life in Argentina to embark on a journey back through time and halfway around the world, to find the man who saved him from death at Auschwitz, in this bittersweet, wistful road movie.
Exquisite cinematography and raw brutality combine in the childhood wartime memories of an old man, an eyewitness to Nazi murder, who is forever haunted by the nightmare of his past.
Ranked among the greatest and most historically significant films, this is the unsparing, profoundly moving epic, a rigorous, sobering, accessible and artistically stunning Holocaust drama that continues to inspire with lessons of moral courage. Winner of 7 Academy Awards including for Best Picture, its black-and-white cinematography, and John Williams’ haunting score.
Classic Film Series
An uncompromising Holocaust researcher uncovers highly classified evidence that suggests a long-buried secret about his mother, which casts doubt on his family history, in this Best Film winner at the Haifa International Film Festival.