The Mikveh ritual is the final step in the process of joining the Jewish people. The converts, both men and women, are required to immerse themselves in the Mikveh in the presence of three rabbinical judges, while the women wear nothing but a robe. This ceremony served as the basis for the "'A Ta...

Eight decades after that terrible war, Irene's daughter retraces the rocky and impossible family's journey against all odds. In a journey that will cover thousands of kilometers, bombarded roads, conquered cities, pogroms, ghettos, and countless dangers, the family members tried to survive.

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For more than 50 years, fashion designer and mogul Elie Tahari has been living the "American Dream." He arrived in New York in 1971 with less than $100 in his pocket, slept on benches in Central Park, and went on to build a billion-dollar empire.

Year: 2021
Language: English, English subtitles (...

Part stream-of-consciousness diary, part experimental documentary, "Mr. Cortisone, Happy Days" follows director Shlomo Shir's last years and moments as he battles the recurring tumor which ultimately claimed his life. Shot over three years, the film follows Shir in and out of hospitals and into h...

"I've got it... I am H.I.Jew positive," a young Polish student summed up his feelings when he found out he was Jewish. Stories like that abound in Poland as many people have discovered that their parents kept their true identity hidden from them — the fact they were Jewish, second and third-gener...

The world of Hanna Mendelssohn, an 80-year-old widow, disintegrates as the Kibbutz which she helped to found undergoes privatization.

Year: 2011
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Hadar Friedlich
Producer: July August Productions
Starring: Batia Bar, Gili Ben-Ozilio, Hadar Avigad, Rut...

The film depicts filmmaker Ronit Kertsner's personal journey 10 years after she met her biological mother in Paris, in an attempt to find ways to maintain a meaningful relationship with the woman who had come to Israel from Paris in 1956, gave birth to her, and then gave her up for adoption. In a...

Get to know Israel's leading female comedians, as they work on their gigs and provide moving and amusing interviews about the hardships of breaking into an industry ruled predominantly by men.

This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

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An autobiographical film, "My Fantasia" tells of director Duki Dror's journey to his home, to his childhood and to his family. Spurred into motion by the First Gulf War, which forces him to return home from America, Dror comes home to find his Iraqi Jewish father in preparation to close the doors...

At 80 years of age, Colonel David Rokni is preparing to command a national ceremony for Israel's Independence Day. Just like in each of the last 30 years, he goes through an arduous series of training, routine formation, and foot drills for the traditional military parade, a job no other person i...

Documentary about an American-born Jewish street performer named Alex Jacobowitz who plays the Marimba on the streets of Germany dressed obviously as an Orthodox Jew. The film was made over a period of approximately 14 years, and follows Alex through Europe to South Africa, Australia, and the Uni...

Hadassa Hospital is located in the ethnically charged buffer zone between Jerusalem's Palestinian and Israeli communities. This is the story of its ER, as seen through the eyes of two female doctors, a Jewish immigrant from Chile and a Palestinian Israeli from the north of Israel.

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Set in an industrial zone of Tel Aviv, a group of charismatic young artists, immigrants from the former Soviet Union, whose provocative punk-trash music and rebellious ideology of ”Black Communism” make them too defiant for the fragile Israeli society. Ausweis & Friends engage in the creative pro...

A group of Czech Jewish teenagers sets out on a journey to the North. Without their parents to look after them, they must rely on each other. That's how their great adventure starts. They spend four years in Denmark, an oasis in the midst of raging World War II. More than 70 years later, they are...

A moving documentary account of a son's struggle to understand his father's past. The film takes us on two journeys: the first is to Vienna, where director Preminger's father returns to his childhood home to share stories of his youth during the Nazi occupation. On the second journey, we follow P...

This is the story of a family in Nahariya, a small traditional town in Israel, whose lives change completely after their father finally decides to tell his family that he's a transgender woman. Their mother chooses to stay with her spouse through the whole process, but just as it seems that life ...

82-year-old Elisheva Rise passed away. As her children clear out her home, they find journals she secretly wrote to each of them, documenting their lives from their birth until her last day. Every evening she would sit in her kibbutz home and write to her seven children, whom she had never hugged...

Operation Entebbe, hailed as the most brilliant rescue operation in recent history — and Israel's greatest mythological raid — is the Mimouni family's greatest tragedy.

This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

Year: 2012
Language: Hebrew, ...

As the State of Israel celebrates 70 years of independence, Rino Zror compares between the current Jewish state and the previous, historical ones. The resemblance is overwhelming. Only twice before can a full Jewish sovereignty be found: one lasted only 75 years, during the First Temple period, a...

Six years after the Six Day War, Menashe is still deeply traumatized by his experiences as a soldier. He withdraws from society and spends hours aimlessly driving around in his red pickup. His young wife Daphna and their 10-year old son Shlomi suffer under his silence and rejection. At a time whe...

In a world where water is everything, three Israeli innovators are applying water technology to an increasingly thirsty planet.

Year: 2019
Languages: English & Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Micah Smith
Producers: Rebecca Shore, David Coleman, Raphael Shore, Mitchell R. Julis

Is the Biblical story of David's Kingdom indeed true? This question divides the academic world. Typical of the Holy Land, this academic argument has come to involve politics, religion, and many emotions. The film sets out on a journey to find the answer, and reveals unexpected findings about the ...

A coming of age drama that follows four outstanding adolescent athletes living at Israel's national sports academy.

This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

Year: 2018
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Alon Marom
Producer: Irit...

The inspirational story of Rabbi Yehuda Dukes as he battled COVID-19 in New York City.

Year: 2022
Language: English