Laemmle family to be honored at film festival
Avishay Artsy
May 12, 2016
The Laemmle Theatre chain has been bringing art-house films to the Los Angeles area since 1938.
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Documentary asks: Just what is Israeli cuisine?
Eitan Arom
May 11, 2016
In the opening sequence of the documentary “In Search of Israeli Cuisine,” chef Michael Solomonov walks into a Yemenite grill in Tel Aviv and asks for “something grilled, something special” in American-accented Hebrew.
Moving and Shaking: Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, David Myers and Richard Sandler
Ryan Torok
May 21, 2015
A red carpet ceremony and a screening of “The Outrageous Sophie Tucker” kicked off the 10th annual Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival (LAJFF) on April 30 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.
Yom HaShoah: The boy who ran, the man who lived
Tom Tugend
April 23, 2014
Every survivor of the Holocaust has a distinct story, and among the most remarkable is the one told in the movie “Run Boy Run.”
Two Comedy Kings Celebrate Another
Tom Tugend
April 23, 2014
The curtain-raiser for the 2014 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival is an explosion of humor that will bring tears to the eyes of old-timers and introduce younger folks to the progenitors of today’s star comedians.\n
L.A. Jewish Film Fest: From grave to whimsical all in one week
Avishay Artsy
April 23, 2014
This year’s Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, running May 1-8, features more than a dozen feature films and a number of shorts, all touching on major topics in Jewish contemporary life; many focus on self-preservation and conflict, but there’s also lighter fare mixed into the programming.
Roman Polanski gives his side of the story
Pat Sierchio
May 29, 2013
“People that don’t know me have an opinion of me that comes from the media. And that’s so far remote from what I am that I can’t even try to straighten it out.” These words from the controversial film director and provocateur Roman Polanski about his public image are the basis of a new documentary, “Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir.”
‘La Rafle’ recalls Vichy sins
Jewish Journal
November 15, 2012
The biblical book of Exodus begins the ominous story of the Israelites’ descent into slavery with the following words: “A new generation arose” in Egypt that did not know Joseph.
Priest, born Jewish, is ‘Torn’
Tom Tugend
August 2, 2011
In the opening scene of the documentary “Torn,” an official asks an elderly man for his name, and he replies, “Romuald-Jakub Weksler-Waszkinel.”
New Valley Festival Accentuates ‘Festive’
Robert David Jaffee
March 23, 2006
At the heart of Los Angeles\’ Jewish community lies a paradox. As the community grows and spreads into different areas in the Southland, can it still be a community? It is this very question that Hilary Helstein, executive director of the latest incarnation of the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, has had to confront.
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