Here we've displayed a list of the best Jewish Culture films : Against the Tide(2009), The Revolt of Job(1983), Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love(1977), Fill the Void(2012), The Jazz Singer(1980), Bye Bye Braverman(1968), The Year My Parents Went on Vacation(2006) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2009
102 Minutes
american jew jewish immigrant holocaust survivor historian expert documentarian activist interviewee fascinating gripping moving emotional inspiring united states holocaust world war ii jewish culture jewish identity survival
'Against The Tide' examines the conflict that erupted in the American Jewish community over the best means to rescue the European Jews trying to escape the Holocaust. It tells the little ... See full summary »
Drama
Hungary
1983
98 Minutes
Barna Kabay Hedi Temessy Ferenc Zenthe Gabor Feher Henry Gregor Léticia Cano Péter Rudolf
young boy jewish man mother neighbor nazi father bleak emotional touching hungary town yard house occupation family parenthood jewish culture nazis world war ii growing up
An elderly Jewish couple, adopt an unruly non-Jewish child to whom they intend to pass on their wealth and knowledge before Nazi oppression engulfs Hungary.
Documentary
Canada
1977
90 Minutes
Jean Gascon James Mason Joseph Wiseman
artist wife curator filmmaker fascinating striking nice, france museum marc chagall art inspiration jewish culture family marriage love rise discovery 1970s
Drama
Israel
2012
90 Minutes
Hadas Yaron Yiftach Klein Irit Sheleg Chaim Sharir Hila Feldman Renana Raz Yael Tal Michael David Weigl Ido Samuel Neta Moran Melech Thal
orthodox jew jew religious person bride sister brother-in-law melodramatic heartwarming engaging sad intense moving israel family home hasidic judaism jewish culture jewish tradition family tragedy difficult decision new life
When the older sister of Shira, an 18-year-old Hasidic Israeli, dies suddenly in childbirth, Shira must decide if she can and should marry her widowed brother-in-law, which also generates tensions within her extended family.
Musical
USA
1980
115 Minutes
Neil Diamond Laurence Olivier Lucie Arnaz Catlin Adams Franklin Ajaye Paul Nicholas Sully Boyar Mike Kellin James Booth Luther Waters Rod Gist
cantor father wife agent friend singer inspiring passionate brooklyn, n.y. los angeles synagogue nightclub recording studio bar father/son relationship rebellion music tradition jewish culture dreams
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1968
94 Minutes
George Segal Jack Warden Joseph Wiseman Jessica Walter Phyllis Newman Sorrell Booke Zohra Lampert Anthony Holland Susan Wyler Lieb Lensky Alan King
writer poet book critic intellectual widow cab driver witty offbeat gritty emotional manhattan, n.y. greenwich village brooklyn, n.y. synagogue cemetery death friendship jewish culture grief aging
Four Jewish intellectuals carpool to the funeral of their old friend Leslie Braverman, who died suddenly at age 41.
Drama
2006
104 Minutes
Michel Joelsas Germano Haiut Simone Spoladore Daniela Piepszyk Caio Blat Eduardo Moreira Liliana Castro Rodrigo dos Santos
boy father grandfather bartender soccer player political activist emotional gripping tense são paulo neighborhood political repression growing up jewish culture death military occupation family discovery escape transformation
In 1970 a Jewish neighbor (Germano Haiut) takes in a Brazilian boy (Michel Joelsas) whose parents are fugitives and whose grandfather has unexpectedly died.