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Remembering Yom Hashoah Through Film
Boston Jewish Film – What we're watching this week - bostonjfilm.org
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What to Watch from Boston Jewish Film
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Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, begins tonight. As always, we will be remembering the victims of the Shoah through their stories. We will be watching documentaries and narrative films which preserve the memories of those who survived and those who perished.
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Three Documentaries and one narrative film that highlight the importance of sharing and preserving firsthand accounts of the Holocaust:
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Soul Witness: The Brookline Holocaust Witness Project
Through interviews conducted 30 years ago, in
Soul Witness: The Brookline Holocaust Witness Project (Director, R. Harvey Bravman) presents the stories of survivors from our own community.
Click HERE to watch.
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Who Will Write Our History? (BJFF 2017)
This remarkable film, tells the story of the
Oyneg Shabes, a group of journalists, scholars, and community leaders who risked their lives to preserve the stories of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Click HERE to watch.
Click here to learn more about Dr. Emanuel Ringelbaum, who established the Oyneg Shabes and who was murdered by the Nazis in 1944 and to see images from the archive.
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Denial (BJF 2016)
Holocaust studies professor Deborah Lipstadt (portrayed here by Rachel Weisz) was sued for libel when she named a Holocaust denier in her book. This is the story of how she fought for historical truth.
Click HERE to watch.
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Son of Saul (BJFF 2015)
One of the most stunning portrayals of the Holocaust we have seen is in the Academy Award-winning film,
Son of Saul. Through tight, hand-held shots, the film is claustrophobic and haunting, portraying Auschwitz-Birkenau through the eyes of a Sonderkommando.
Click HERE to watch.
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The stories of survivors are beautifully portrayed in these short films:
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Chika, the Dog in the Ghetto
In this animated short for audiences of all ages, Chika the dog and the 5-year-old Mikasch live in a Jewish ghetto. When the Germans arrive, Chicka helps Mikasch.
Cick HERE to watch.
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The Driver is Red (BJFF 2018)
An animated documentary about how in 1960, Mossad agent Zvi Aharoni tracked down a top ranking Nazi living in Argentina.
Cick HERE to watch.
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Edek (BJFF 2019)
Rapper Kapoo and Holocaust survivor Janine Webber turn her story into a meditative rap video.
Cick HERE to watch.
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I Have a Message for You (BJFF 2019)
Through animation and documentary footage, Klara shares the story of how she had to make an unfathomable decision to leave her father in order to survive, and how, decades later, she received a message from him.
Cick HERE to watch.
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Joe’s Violin (BJFF 2017)
The touching friendship between a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor and a 12-year-old girl from the Bronx all started when he donated his violin. Another short that we recommend for the whole family!
Cick HERE to watch.
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Here’s what else we are watching this week:
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Fauda – Season 3
It’s a good thing we don’t have anywhere to be because we are having a hard time moving away from our screens. Season 3 of Fauda has arrived and we are binging this Israeli thriller. Watch seasons 1-3 now on Netflix.
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The Booksellers
For another kind of bookseller, check out The Booksellers, now screening at the Coolidge virtual cinema.
The Booksellers is a view into the world of antiquarian booksellers and collectors featuring interviews with Parker Posey, Fran Lebowitz, Gay Talese, and more.
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Find more films to watch on our Streaming Now list!
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Boston Jewish Film has put together a list of Festival alums and other great Jewish movies and TV shows that you can see today. The list includes documentaries, narratives, shorts, and more, so head over to BostonJFilm.org to begin watching now! |
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