Thu, Jan 16

1 – 2:30 PM

Mrs. G

New York Jewish Film Festival

The Gottex swimwear empire was founded by legendary designer, Holocaust survivor, and larger-than-life character Lea Gottlieb. Her unyielding vision and complex relationships with her daughters are on display in this inspiring documentary. Screening with Gurit Kadman.

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3:30 – 5:15 PM

An Irrepressible Woman

New York Jewish Film Festival

The year is 1940, and the French-Jewish socialist reformer Prime Minister Leon Blum has been imprisoned at Buchenwald. This touching drama tells the story of Jeanne Reichenbach, who has loved Blum since they were teenagers and risks everything to reunite with him in prison.

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6 – 7:45 PM

Four Winters: A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance and Bravery in WWII

New York Jewish Film Festival

This essential documentary tells the stories of the Jewish partisans who took up arms against Hitler's war machine in World War II. The last surviving partisans tells their stories to director Julia Mintz who shines a spotlight on their bravery through interviews, archival footage, and historic war records.

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8:30 – 10 PM

Aulcie

New York Jewish Film Festival

In 1976, Aulcie Perry was playing basketball in Harlem when scouts from Maccabi Tel Aviv spotted and signed him. A year later, he led the team to their first European Championship, converted to Judaism, and become an Israeli citizen. Dani Menken’s documentary tells the story of this legendary athlete.

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