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Leon Blum:
For All Mankind
This powerful documentary tells the story of a Jew who served as prime minister of France, and who was also a prisoner of the Nazis at Buchenwald.

A Look at the Past

The Night of Broken Glass
After seizing power, the Nazis turned to violence openly in what has come to be known as Kristallnacht: the night of broken glass.

On the Lighter Side

Dad on the Run
Fueled by klezmer and set in the Paris night world, Dad On The Run is an intelligent & hilarious screwball comedy involving Bar Mitzvahs, frozen fish and a misplaced foreskin.

Issues of Faith

Spark Among the Ashes
A 13-year-old boy stands at the center of a complex human drama when he travels to Cracow to participate in the first bar mitzvah there since the War.

In the Performing Arts

Last Dance
Follow the dazzling Pilobolus Dance Theater and Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) as they collaborate on a dance-theater work honoring a Holocaust legacy..

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Top Ten Jewish Experience Titles

1. Forgiving Dr. Mengele
A victim of the infamous Nazi doctor decides to forgive the unforgivable.

2. A Life Apart
An intimate look into the mysterious and joyous world of the Hasidic Jews.

3. Eyes Wide Open
A ultraorthodox family man falls for his handsome young assistant..

4. Old Jews Telling Jokes
Just what it’s called: old Jews telling jokes.

5. Praying with Lior
Can someone with Down syndrome be a “spiritual genius?”

6. Verdict on Auschwitz
The story of one of the most important trials of the 20th century.

7. Defamation
Israeli director Yoav Shamir examines anti-Semitism in the modern world.

8. Four Seasons Lodge
An aging group of Holocaust survivors gathers each summer in the Catskills.

9. Off and Running
An adopted black teen with two Jewish moms struggles with her identity.

10. Hiding and Seeking
A Jewish father tries to instill interfaith tolerance in his ultra-orthodox sons.