2026 Jewish Film Series
Films shown Sunday and Wednesday of each week at 3:30pm.
Week 1
Sapiro vs Ford
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)
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)
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)